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Changing Career Paths
It's Never Too Late to Start a Second Career
By Teri Brown
Like many trends of the last 30 years or so, baby boomers are once again setting the mark. More people than ever before are choosing to change career paths in their 40s, 50s and even 60s. Why would people risk the possibility of a diminished retirement to switch careers in midstream? Suzanne Freiberg, executive turned career coach, says there are many reasons why someone may want to switch careers. In her case, it was a search for something more meaningful.
"There were many aspects of my career I loved and opportunities that I am thankful for to this day, but at this point I was really done with the corporate scene and wanted something where I could express more of my authentic self, something I could be passionate about," she says. "In retrospect, I believe this had a lot to do with the fact that I was mid-career and felt that with the little time I had left in my career life, I really, really wanted to feel like I was investing my time and not spending it without a greater meaning and purpose."
Freiberg, who recently turned 50, quit her corporate life to found SmartWork Career Coaching, a move that has satisfied her need to have meaningful work. "I discovered I could make a career out of my passion," she says. "I had never considered coaching, but when I saw how a coach could 'free a person' and help them clarify their issues, become more self-aware, develop an action plan and better manage their career, I was in! This is what I wanted to do with the rest of my life and career."
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