I was reading an article in a magazine....an the author discussed Plan B careers. It was a time when a person would get a job and stay for thirty years and get a gold watch at retirement. My father was one of those individuals, he worked two jobs at the same time, retiring from one at 25 years of service and then the next one at 30+ years. You do not hear about that now a days because lay offs happen....job changes, etc.
It is said that a person will change jobs over 6 times in a lifetime. I can agree with that because I have changed jobs after working for one place for 12 years. I am currently in my third career and I did not really have a plan B in place when I changed from Retail Management working at Hills Department Store to the Custodial Banking arena to currently in the Counseling - Not for Profit Management Business. As I think about what will be next or what if I walked in and was laid off, I think about my Plan B Career. What would I like to do?
Think about what would or could be your plan B career....what did you want to do when you were younger and there is still a possibility that you could do it? In the article, a guy sold everything and went from a life of being a financial analyst to a blogger in Thailand. He was seeking his calling and followed his heart. So begin to think about your Plan B Career....what could you do next?
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