Career counselors and career coaches often tell you, "The first step in a career change is to decide exactly what you want to do next." That's actually dangerous advice. As a career consultant, I find that career change often happens only after a series of explorations. People seeking mid-life career change often cut off exploration too soon because they say, "It' not what I want." Or they say, "I don't want to do that even on a temporary basis." This video shows you what to do instead with examples of people who took apparent detours during career change. Brought to you by Cathy Goodwin, Ph.D., http://www.MidlifeCareerStrategy.com

1. Mid-Life Career Change
Obstacle #4:
“Define Your Dream Job”
By Cathy Goodwin, Ph.D.
http://www.MidlifeCareerStrategy.com

2. “Define Your Ideal Job”
usually the first step in
career change…

3. “Define Your Ideal Job”
is an obstacle to
career change

4. 5 Reasons Why There’s No
“1 Best Career”
Wide Variation Across Companies and Jobs
Career As A Collection of Trade-Offs
One big YES can overcome many negatives
One big NO can override many positives

5. Why There’s No
“1 Best Career”
Careers change over time
Serendipity and luck

6. Instead …
Exploration instead of definition
Don’t cut off options too soon
Exploring A might lead to B …or Z
Your “Hold that thought” journal
Bridge Jobs
Perch jobs
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7. Perch Job to New Career
From lawyer to financial VP
From adjunct instructor to
tenured professor

8. Resources
Website:
http://www.MidlifeCareerStrategy.com
Consulting Session:
http://budurl.com/careersession
Ebook on Amazon:
http://budurl.com/choosecareer