Midlife Manifesto - Is There Something More Than This?
"In order to live creatively and fulfill the need for a passionate life that arrives on the wings of the midlife passage, many people will be drawn to making major changes in their professions.
" - Kathleen Brehony, Awakening at Midlife How are you feeling about the work you do? This article is part of a series called "Midlife Manifesto" that asks us to carefully examine where we've been and determine if the road we're on now is still right for us.
Nowhere is that more important than the work we have chosen for ourselves.
One of the most common midlife changes is a gradually increasing dissatisfaction with your job or career.
As your understanding of who you are begins to expand, you may realize that if you had it to do all over again, you would choose a different career.
Defining Your Dissatisfaction Which of these statements, if any, reflect the way you are feeling about your work or career?...
1) It doesn't express who you are.
It isn't what you are meant to do.
2) It takes time away from your family and you would rather be at home.
3) You experience stress while at work that you used to just put up with but now can barely tolerate.
4) You have become bored with your work and can't imagine continuing to do it until retirement.
5) You've been thinking that you would like to do something else but you have no idea what it would be.
6) You're afraid to make a change this late in your life but are no longer happy with the work you're doing.
Action Steps Though quitting your job may be premature, if these statements resonate with you, it is important to honor your feelings and be willing to make changes when that becomes feasible.
But first, you might just continue to journal about your feelings so that you become more clear about what's not working and have a safe space to explore your options.
Once you become clear about the changes you would like to make, you can begin to consider what would be feasible.
1) Can your savings account or your partner's income handle being a stay-at-home mom? 2) If you wanting to head in a new direction, would you need to go back to school? 3) Might it satisfy you to keep the job you have and pursue this new thing as a hobby? Create a trail of action steps from where you are now to where you will be when you have made the change you're considering.
Do research and get help with the planning if you need it.
" - Kathleen Brehony, Awakening at Midlife How are you feeling about the work you do? This article is part of a series called "Midlife Manifesto" that asks us to carefully examine where we've been and determine if the road we're on now is still right for us.
Nowhere is that more important than the work we have chosen for ourselves.
One of the most common midlife changes is a gradually increasing dissatisfaction with your job or career.
As your understanding of who you are begins to expand, you may realize that if you had it to do all over again, you would choose a different career.
Defining Your Dissatisfaction Which of these statements, if any, reflect the way you are feeling about your work or career?...
1) It doesn't express who you are.
It isn't what you are meant to do.
2) It takes time away from your family and you would rather be at home.
3) You experience stress while at work that you used to just put up with but now can barely tolerate.
4) You have become bored with your work and can't imagine continuing to do it until retirement.
5) You've been thinking that you would like to do something else but you have no idea what it would be.
6) You're afraid to make a change this late in your life but are no longer happy with the work you're doing.
Action Steps Though quitting your job may be premature, if these statements resonate with you, it is important to honor your feelings and be willing to make changes when that becomes feasible.
But first, you might just continue to journal about your feelings so that you become more clear about what's not working and have a safe space to explore your options.
Once you become clear about the changes you would like to make, you can begin to consider what would be feasible.
1) Can your savings account or your partner's income handle being a stay-at-home mom? 2) If you wanting to head in a new direction, would you need to go back to school? 3) Might it satisfy you to keep the job you have and pursue this new thing as a hobby? Create a trail of action steps from where you are now to where you will be when you have made the change you're considering.
Do research and get help with the planning if you need it.
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