Have you ever had a midcareer fantasy where you quit your job and go do something new?
Many executives secretly admit to their coaches that they’re contemplating midcareer shifts. They may not actively seek change, but they certainly start imagining it.
Of LinkedIn’s 313 million members, 25% are active job seekers; 60% are passive job seekers (not proactively searching for new jobs, but seriously willing to consider viable opportunities). There’s also been a steady increase in self-employed and temporary workers over the last two decades. Entrepreneurship may sound lucrative every time a startup goes public.
Regardless of your age, background or professional accomplishments, you’ve probably dreamed about a new career at some point. Midlife is often a time when we reevaluate our goals, aspirations and what truly matters to us in life.
In “5 Signs It’s Time for a New Job” (Harvard Business Review, April 2015), Columbia University Professor Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic examines what happens to many people at midcareer. Few of us actually shift to something different. Complacency often trumps transformation.
Chamorro-Premuzic cites five signs that indicate it’s time to seriously consider a career switch:
- You feel undervalued.
- You’re not learning.
- You’re underperforming.
- You’re just doing it for the money.
- You hate your boss.
Yet, who hasn’t experienced these feelings periodically? Do they mean you’re headed for a full-fledged midlife or midcareer crisis?
This article explores midcareer crisis and offers exploratory questions that help to examine options for a meaningful career and a happy and fulfilling life.
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- The Stereotypical Story
- The Happiness U-Curve
- The Other Side of Midlife
- In Search of Meaning and Wisdom
- Midcareer Coaching
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