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Midlife Career Change
How To Prepare, How To Succeed
        by Gunnar Jaschik
 gunnar@thecareernavigator.com
http://www.thecareernavigator.com
Senior position
                                         Providing for family
     Junior position
                                             Established
    Not much to loose yet
                                         Less time left
     Highly flexible
                                        Limited flexibility
  Provides for herself only
                                         Costly lifestyle
Inexperienced
                                             Big repertoire
        Still enough time
                                        More particular likes / dislikes
Expectations from other people mostly
limited to parents
Goal: Opportunities to Outweigh Risk
              Risk                   Opportunity
      Stepping Out Of Comfort Zone        More time for the family
     Not Sure What Else To Do          Feeling to live fully

        Limiting Beliefs                     Less Stress
                                       Excited about work
            Fear
                                          Sense of Meaning
          Other People’s
                                       Independence
          Expectations
Approach: Think like a Designer to
Reduce the Risk Of Reinventing Your Career
  First: Dive deep enough to really
  understand the client’s problem




    Start with an “anything is possible” attitude and create ideas!
Project: Design a Successful and Fulfilling Career
                          Self Awareness
                       1. Design Criteria

                            2. Create change ideas

                           3. Select, create concepts &
                                build relationships
                      4. Pick most compelling concepts
                        and start implementing them
                        5. Check feedback and learn

                                   6. Iterate!
1on1 Coaching

    Group Coaching

   Online Course

Free Online Resources

     Learning Path
My Perfect Referrals
• Experienced and
  successful professionals
  who know they have to
  change something but
  don’t know what or how
• Senior Expatriates who
  have to decide how to
  move on after their
  assignment
• Companies and HR
  Departments who want
  to keep their experienced
  people on board
Get Started For FREE At…

www.midlifecareerchange.org
      Or contact me directly:
  gunnar@thecareernavigator.com
Photo References
•   http://www.flickr.com/photos/samantha__marie/8277053296/sizes/k/in/photostream/
•   http://www.flickr.com/photos/76029035@N02/6829295985/sizes/l/in/photostream/
•   http://www.flickr.com/photos/76029035@N02/6829478403/sizes/l/in/photostream/
•   http://www.flickr.com/photos/vculibraries/6032097281/sizes/l/in/photostream/
•   http://www.flickr.com/photos/clab4design/4187539425/sizes/l/in/photostream/

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Midlife career change - intro

  • 1. Midlife Career Change How To Prepare, How To Succeed by Gunnar Jaschik gunnar@thecareernavigator.com http://www.thecareernavigator.com
  • 2. Senior position Providing for family Junior position Established Not much to loose yet Less time left Highly flexible Limited flexibility Provides for herself only Costly lifestyle Inexperienced Big repertoire Still enough time More particular likes / dislikes Expectations from other people mostly limited to parents
  • 3. Goal: Opportunities to Outweigh Risk Risk Opportunity Stepping Out Of Comfort Zone More time for the family Not Sure What Else To Do Feeling to live fully Limiting Beliefs Less Stress Excited about work Fear Sense of Meaning Other People’s Independence Expectations
  • 4. Approach: Think like a Designer to Reduce the Risk Of Reinventing Your Career First: Dive deep enough to really understand the client’s problem Start with an “anything is possible” attitude and create ideas!
  • 5. Project: Design a Successful and Fulfilling Career Self Awareness 1. Design Criteria 2. Create change ideas 3. Select, create concepts & build relationships 4. Pick most compelling concepts and start implementing them 5. Check feedback and learn 6. Iterate!
  • 6. 1on1 Coaching Group Coaching Online Course Free Online Resources Learning Path
  • 7. My Perfect Referrals • Experienced and successful professionals who know they have to change something but don’t know what or how • Senior Expatriates who have to decide how to move on after their assignment • Companies and HR Departments who want to keep their experienced people on board
  • 8. Get Started For FREE At… www.midlifecareerchange.org Or contact me directly: gunnar@thecareernavigator.com
  • 9. Photo References • http://www.flickr.com/photos/samantha__marie/8277053296/sizes/k/in/photostream/ • http://www.flickr.com/photos/76029035@N02/6829295985/sizes/l/in/photostream/ • http://www.flickr.com/photos/76029035@N02/6829478403/sizes/l/in/photostream/ • http://www.flickr.com/photos/vculibraries/6032097281/sizes/l/in/photostream/ • http://www.flickr.com/photos/clab4design/4187539425/sizes/l/in/photostream/