When Robin Williams told his father about his desire to become an actor, his dad advised him to study welding -- "just in case." My own parents urged me to become a teacher, but it wasn't because they noticed the early signs of a gifted educator. My parents' dreams for me were far more practical. Going into teaching was a Plan B -- in case something happened to my future husband, I'd have...
The so-called safe path is always "easier." Just ask Ursula Clay. Ursula tried to take the secure career path her immigrant parents had chosen for her. In fact, she worked incredibly hard to achieve a level of financial success and security her parents, both high school dropouts, never had. Says Ursula:
"I worked very hard to get through law school at night, all the while working full time...
We all know the story of Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz. Swept away to the enchanting but forbidding Land of Oz by a tornado, Dorothy endures all manner of challenges in an attempt to achieve her one and only dream of returning home to her family in Kansas. It is not until the end of her frightfully wondrous journey that Dorothy has an epiphany. "...if I ever go looking for my heart's desire...
Now and then I meet someone (usually a young person) who tells me they really like helping with people, so they're thinking about going into Human Resources or HR as it's commonly referred to. They imagine themselves sitting in their large private office eagerly awaiting a long line of interesting employees with interesting problems in need of interesting solutions.
Ask most people who are...
You've already made up your mind that there has to be more to life than careers, cubicles, and commuting. Yet, the prospect of making a major life change when you're already feeling caught between a "clock and a hard place," feels overwhelming.
Here are five simple steps even the busiest person seeking a major career change can take to get the process rolling:
1. Turn griping time into...
