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Advice from a Musician: Tips for Pursuing an Alternative Career

By Sab on 30 March 2011 at 14:32 in Careershifters Blog

If you want to follow your passion in your new career, check out this interview with drummer and composer, Dave Price.

While he's not a career changer, he's someone who has always stuck to his own path.

Whether you want to quit the 9-5 to pursue a creative passion, start your own business, or turn a beloved hobby into a career, his insights can help support you.

Here are some highlights:

  • Only you can decide if you are good enough
  • Take every opportunity to put yourself forward without worrying about what other people might think about you
  • Be honest with yourself and with others
  • Do not allow yourself to become distracted from following your dream

Read the whole article here.

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How I got here

By ClaireM on 8 December 2009 at 22:12 in ShiftLogs

This is my first shiftlog...the first little account of how I decided to change the life that seemed to be living without me!

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Creative Job Hunting

By Jacqui Mitchell

Do you, like most people, still just apply for advertised vacancies and register with recruitment consultancies when you're looking for a new job? Did you know it's estimated that as many as 70% of jobs are not advertised? That's why it makes much more sense to be creative in your job search, and to try and uncover these unadvertised openings, explains Jacqui Mitchell More

It's all in the Planning

By Mike Howard on 7 June 2007 at 22:41 in ShiftLogs

I’ll have more fun with the creative stuff when I’ve got something to be creative with. More

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Assistant Director in Corporate FinancetoFacilitator and Life Coach

By Martha Cuffy

If I had employed a coach to support me during the career transition I would have stayed for a shorter time in my past role and had more faith and confidence in my decisions. More


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