{"id":825,"date":"2021-08-07T14:37:06","date_gmt":"2021-08-07T19:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifesomeday.com\/make-career-change-30-40\/"},"modified":"2021-08-07T14:37:06","modified_gmt":"2021-08-07T19:37:06","slug":"make-career-change-30-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifesomeday.com\/make-career-change-30-40\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make a Career Change at 30 and 40"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Making a career change is incredibly daunting. It\u2019s even less so when you\u2019re out of your vibrant twenties and well into middle age. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

Do you make a change by getting a degree or a certification? How long will it take you to find good-paying work in your field? These questions swarm like bees, cluttering your good sense and leaving you too nervous to act. <\/p>\n\n\n

We\u2019re going to look at making a career change at 30 and 40, from psychology to job-hunting tips. <\/p>\n\n\n

Embrace The Delight of The Personal Journey<\/h2>\n\n\n

Your identity is in everything you do.<\/strong> It\u2019s in your values. Your hobbies. Your goals.<\/p>\n\n\n

Workers today are becoming reacquainted with this fact tenfold. Career changes are so attractive that nearly 60% of workers today<\/a> will accept less pay if it meant doing work they love. If you\u2019re in this camp, you\u2019re already well on your way to making a satisfying career change. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

It may sound like a cheesy new-age guru line, but power really does come from within. If you face your career change feeling pessimistic or doubtful, this will affect how long you stick with your decision.<\/p>\n\n\n

\u201cYou need to carry a positive mindset in life if you wish to build the wealth you want and deserve. You must believe that what you want can be attained, that you have the power to attain it, and that it will be delivered to you in your lifetime. Without this mindset, you\u2019re more likely to give up when times get tough<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

Understand You Have Unique Insight To Offer<\/h2>\n\n\n

You may wonder if you need to compete with the twenty-somethings in the market. This couldn\u2019t be further from the truth. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

Fun fact time: the average worker making a big career change is 39 years old!<\/a> Workers who aren\u2019t quite <\/em>young, but not quite <\/em>old have unique insight to offer. This can be less common in younger workers who don\u2019t yet have the luxury of comparing and contrasting multiple positions on their resume.<\/p>\n\n\n

Positive traits more common in older workers include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n