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From Politics To Business: 6 Lessons on How to Manage a Risky Career Change

By Sab on 9 March 2011 at 13:57 in Careershifters Blog

In this article, the author shares his experience and lessons from taking a huge leap of faith. He used to work in American politics and knew he had to leave that field. Not only did he choose to quit the sector, but also he returned back to full time education, got married, and moved to a town where he knew nobody! 

This kind of major change may not work for everybody, but his experience reveals tips and lessons that all career changers will find useful. Visit the article to find out more; in summary his six tips for success at change are:

  1. Read widely
  2. Plan
  3. Have patience
  4. Timing is important
  5. Have Self-Discipline to follow through
  6. Use your community to help

 

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