Capacity, Not Age: What Really Decides Your Next Career Season

Susan is 61, doesn't need the money, and just took on more work. From the outside it looks like a mistake, but she understood something most people miss about what makes a working life fulfilling. If you are weighing retirement, a career change over 50, or what comes next, this episode will change how you think about your next season of work.

What You'll Learn:

Why going back to work after you have earned your way out can be a deliberate choice, not a step backward The seasons of a working life, and why obligations shape them more than age does Why capacity, meaning how much you carry compared to what you have to carry it with, matters more than the size of your load How two people with the same mortgage and the same kids can face the same season in completely opposite ways The question to ask yourself now so your circumstances stop picking your next season for you Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit  happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!

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