I Want to Change My Job (But I'm in My 40s Already)

Many of us arrive in a stage in our life where we felt we are trapped in our job and got nowhere else to go. We want to change course but we are afraid to take the risk. Most of us opted to stay in a job we don't like. On the sadder note, because of economic crisis, a group of people find themselves out in the streets unemployed. Many of us think that this is the worst scenario that can happen. Another issue is when aging goes with it. It is then that we begin to ask ourselves, "Are we expected to be stable in our forties? If you are going to ask me, all I can say is don't be afraid like it's the end of the world. There's a saying that goes "life begins at forty."

A major career shift at 40 is not as difficult as everyone thinks it would be. Don't be afraid to change course when the bridge ahead collapsed. You may take flying as an alternative to cross over. You may say that these are big words, easily said than done, but it's possible.

Millions have successfully shifted their career and there is no reason why you can't do that.

Changing a career is not like a three hundred sixty degree turn as you may expect it. It is not like a fisherman-becoming-a-farmer situation. One should assess his own talents, skills, hobbies and even childhood dreams and aspirations too. Think of what you had always wanted to do all this time. Start from your hobbies and brainstorm on how you could earn money from doing what you want.

Maybe you are fond of making paper dresses for your dolls in grade school. Maybe your grade in dressmaking is excellent when you are in high school and you decided that its worth doing full time by enrolling in a dressmaking refresher course. This may be the start of building your own boutique. Maybe you are very good in making cookies and cakes before you took up accounting. You may start your own cake and pastry shop with you as the baker and accountant in one. Or perhaps, you can grow plants and flowers easily when you're a kid then you might consider a green thumb an asset to earn full time by enrolling in a landscaping course.

The key to a successful career change is a thorough planning of the transition. What are the things that you are going to sacrifice for this? How much time you will invest? Who will be affected? How serious are you? How much will it cost you? Is there prospect of growth when you do this? What are the initial steps you would make? Will you do it part-time or full time? Who will take care of the kids when you are out? Detailed planning is essential for your success. Don't be too lazy to do it. Scribble it if you are brainstorming. As always, be positive in everything you do. After calculating the risk and laying out your plans, trust it to the universe as it will turn out right for you.

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