Here are a couple of good quotes that go well with this subject:
The biggest risk is not taking any risk... In a world that is changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks. - Mark Zuckerberg
Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks. -Warren Buffet
If you are needing to start a new career later in life, there are risks associated with this. But, usually the need for making the change, outweighs the risks involved, and you have to do it, like it or not. If you have lost your job for one reason or another, if health issues arise, or if your need for better income forces the change, you must get past mental roadblocks first, then you can focus your attention on what to do and how best to go about doing it!
Some of the mental roadblocks I wrestled with before starting to learn something new were:
1) Fear of failing: I didn't want to invest time and money into something, and then and then fail, and be in worse shape than before I started. But I have finally realized that if I continued to allow the fear of failing to stop me from ever starting anything, I would never change my conditions. I now have the attitude that if I do try something new and it does not work out, I have still learned a lot, and that will help me towards the next thing I try. Sometimes we have to try many different things before we find the one thing we succeed at, but the key is to not get discouraged, but to apply what you have learned from the past, and use that to your advantage towards the next opportunity!
2) Finding the time and energy: I have a full time job as a cross country truck driver, with a very irregular work schedule. Even when I do have some free time, I don't usually have the energy to focus on doing anything that would require much mental capacity. But I have been excited to learn, that now that I have found something that I really enjoy doing, like writing this blog for example, it is much easier to find the time, and when I am learning and doing something I really enjoy, I have the energy and focus I need to do it!
Here is a quote from an article that is discussing the subject of midlife career change:
This old dog can't learn new tricks.
Reality: Says who? Of course there will be a learning curve to any new career you try. But isn't having a new professional challenge part of why you seek this change? As Harkness says, the goal is to find a career that taps into your innate strengths and interests. As for the aspects of the job that may intimidate you (such as becoming tech savvy), accept that getting proficient in these skills may be frustrating and difficult, making mastery of these challenges more gratifying.
If these myths are stopping you from pursuing a career change in midlife, expand your thinking about your capabilities instead of focusing on what you see holding you back. Also consider that accepting these myths is easier than taking a risk. View this entire article here.
The above example is another excuse I used many times. I had never learned another trade, or had any other education, and I had not kept up with all the new technology that is so prevelant in society today, so I was sure I wouldn't be able to learn anything new.
I hope I can be of encouragement to those that have any of these same fears when it comes to learning and starting something new. If I can do it, and I am far from being the sharpest tool in the shed, so can you!!
"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him." James 1:5.
I hope I can be of encouragement to those that have any of these same fears when it comes to learning and starting something new. If I can do it, and I am far from being the sharpest tool in the shed, so can you!!
"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him." James 1:5.
"In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths." Proverbs 3:6.
In the area of changing jobs, or in any other area in our lives, it is so needful and important to go to God in prayer. He will give us wisdom, guidance and direction. It is not that He won't allow us to fail sometimes, but He has some plan and purpose for all that we go through.
In the area of changing jobs, or in any other area in our lives, it is so needful and important to go to God in prayer. He will give us wisdom, guidance and direction. It is not that He won't allow us to fail sometimes, but He has some plan and purpose for all that we go through.
