Career Inspiration: Reinvention and brilliant careers

By Sab

Hi there,

Hope you had a great Bank Holiday weekend! Whether DIYing, taking the kids to the park, or having huge lie-ins, hope you also got some inspiration for your ideal career. I had a picnic with some friends, one of whom is a hugely happy and successful physiotherapist - there definitely are people out there having great careers. You should be one of them, too!

Inspirational links

My friend has a lot of medical student mates all training to be doctors, and he often relays their gross-out surgery and injection stories to me, unfortunately. So what if you become a doctor and realise it’s not quite your bag? Maybe you’re in the right ball park, but like this guy, nursing is the way to go:
Kremer’s journey from Doctor to Nurse

“Not everyone gives themselves the chance to reinvent themselves in their forties”:
Academic turned Gardener
(There’s also links to three other career-change stories in the ‘related articles’ section).

At the bottom of this article is a great anecdote about a guy called Alan who found his dream career designing furniture via his love of racing cars:
Career Change by Following your Dreams

Do you work from home or ‘remotely’ from your laptop? Check out the Remote Worker Awards, in association with BT Business. It’s the only business awards featuring remote and home working, and the Awards aim to identify the most deserving individuals and businesses who support this unique method of working. Visit their website for more information and if you would like to enter.

‘Til next time,

Sab


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