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Are you a Victim of “Career Drift” Syndrome?
For all too many people, career paths develop more as a result of “drift” – the decisions you make by not deciding – than as a result of planning. But I’d hate to see you fall into that trap as you prepare for your second-act. That’s why I wanted to share this video with Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project, where she discusses how she “drifted” into being a lawyer before finding her way to becoming an author.
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Want to Make a Difference? Here is How
- Photo by Blake Robinson Photography
Looking for a career that matters? Let me introduce you to Nicole.
Nicole is the daughter of a dear friend and former client of mine. As you can see from her photo, she is a true beauty with crystal clear blue eyes and a megawatt smile.
What you can’t see is that Nicole is being treated for a life-threatening illness. Last fall, this tri-varsity athlete and honors student started her junior year of high school anticipating a year filled with AP courses, SAT prep and college visits.
What she got instead was a diagnosis of leukemia. And more.
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Second-Act Career Reinvention Tip: How To Turn a Passion Into Profit
“Nancy, I’d really love to __________( paint, cook, sing, knit, do carpentry, make chocolate, brew beer, fill-in-the-blank), but I don’t know how to turn that passion into income.”
Sound familiar? It’s a common concern that I hear from many of my readers. Figuring out what you love to do is (relatively) easy. Building a viable business around that passion or hobby, especially when your goal is to create a lifestyle-friendly career, often proves more challenging.
But I’ve got a suggestion that might help make the process of going from idea-to-income a bit easier.
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Love Pets? 6 Ways to Profit From Your Passion
Did you know that Americans spent upward of $53 billion (yes, that is billion with a “B”) on services for their pets in 2012?
While food and vet care account for about two-thirds of the dollars spent, the remaining third (approximately $19 billion) was spent on alternative vet care (acupuncture, massage, etc.) grooming, boarding and pet-sitting services, and to a lesser degree, miscellaneous pet-related products and services.
Whoa doggie, that’s a lot of cash being spent on our four-legged friends!
Clearly there is plenty of opportunity here for people who want to turn their love of pets into a second-act career. If that sounds like you, I’ve put together a group of resources to help get you started exploring.
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5 Sites To Inspire Your Second-Act
I’ve done several interviews recently about Second-Act Careers and one of the questions that I keep getting asked is,” What do you recommend that people do to get their own second-act careers started?”
Of course, there are lots of things people can and should do. But one of the easiest ways to get this process rolling is to simply make a conscious effort to surround yourself with second-act success stories. These stories do more than just entertain: they expand your world of possibilities, empower you with helpful resources and inspire you to move forward with your own reinvention journey.
About Nancy
Nancy Collamer is a career coach, speaker and author who writes a weekly column about careers and volunteering for NextAvenue.org (PBS) and Forbes.com.
My New Book
"A terrific resource to lead you right into a realm of possibilities for what you might like to do when you 'retire' but still want, or need, to work." -- Forbes.
