I have many clients that are older and have successfully refocused their career, usually starting their own business. Many have retired from their "womb to tomb" career, gone home and spent many days playing golf, remodeling, redecorating and just sitting around the house. They are now bored, unhappy and realize they don't have a purpose.
Many have to overcome the "I am too old mentality" and realize they can do whatever they set their mind too. Just because you are older, it doesn't mean you can't work in a particular career field or start your own business. It means we just take a different approach. A man come in to meet with me last week. He had sold his very successful business and retired. He said "I am now bored and tired of playing golf", yet he continued that he was too old to get a job now. I thought: why did he come to a career counselor. Maybe he was hoping I would say: "You are right, you are too old to work." No way!
My point is, the minute you stop having a purpose, you are just waiting to die! Don't let this happen to you.
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