If we have been doing a job for a while, it’s easy to become comfortable. You get into a familiar routine of getting up, going into the office or your place of work and doing what you know. It’s no longer the challenge it once was and while it perhaps isn’t too exciting or might not even be what you want to do, it’s something you don’t need to think about too much.
Yet this comfort isn’t always good and you can find yourself stuck in a rut. While you mightn’t have the Monday morning dread of going into something you hate, you also aren’t jumping for joy at the thought of going in either. If this is you, it’s never too late to turn it around. In fact, changing careers when you’re older is actually a great thing to do. Here’s why.
One – You Are More Confident in Yourself And Your Abilities
One of the first things that will benefit you in changing your career when you’re older is that you are more confident in yourself and your abilities. When you start out and are younger you don’t tend to know your worth as much and can be less self-assured. By the time you’re in your 30s, 40s or even 50s you have a much better sense of what you should be doing and are less inclined to settle for less.
Two – You Know How to Create a Better Work Life Balance
Another great benefit to changing careers when you’re older is that you know how to strike a better work life balance. When you’re just starting out you might feel you have to work overtime for no extra money in order to show your worth and might not get to see your family or have a personal life. When you get older you know your worth and that working overtime isn’t indicative of how good you are at working. This means you’ll be better at striking a balance and saying no should you need to.
Three – You Have a Better Idea of The Career You Want
After you’ve worked for a fair amount of time, you will know what sort of career you want and the field you want to be in. When getting hired, employers will need to think about your wage, employee training cost and other fees so by seeing you know you want to be in that career it will make them a lot more likely to want to invest in you. When you’re starting out fresh you’re more likely to not know what you want to do and are more risky to an employer. You also might end up in a career you hate as you don’t know what you want to do in life.
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