#CareerChange #CreativeJobs #MidlifeCrisis 🎨
Hey there fellow creative souls 🌟 Have you ever found yourself feeling stuck in a career that just doesn’t light you up anymore? I’m talking about being in your mid-thirties, having gone through the planning and prepping phase of life, only to realize that you’re solidly in a career that you have zero interest in.
I totally get it – the pay is fine, the benefits are great, and your team is just okay. But there’s this nagging feeling inside of you that craves more creativity, more fulfillment.
I recently shared my story about working in compliance for corporate, which is arguably the least creative career out there. I’ve been climbing the ranks for the past 6 years and have a flawless track record. But I’m yearning for something that allows me to exercise my creative muscles 💪
Switching careers can be scary, especially with the current job market and layoffs happening. But I can’t afford to continue in a role that is completely unfulfilling. I need a change.
If you’ve crawled out of this slump before, I’d love to hear your story. What did you choose to do? How did you make the transition?
One possible solution that I’ve been considering is exploring different industries that value creativity, such as marketing, design, or even entrepreneurship. It may be a bold move, but sometimes taking that leap of faith can lead to amazing opportunities and personal growth.
Let’s support each other in finding our true passion and purpose in our careers 🚀 Drop your thoughts and tips in the comments below!
I wish I knew. I’m 53 and despise my job and company. I have a side gig involving 3D printing that I love but I am not sure how high I can sale it. I feel trapped in a really bad situation and don’t know what to do.
How important is it for you to have a career that is fulfilling your creative needs?
It might be interesting to explore how you might tweak your current role to bring in more of what you love into it. For example, if you love being creative, could you get involved with a project at work where it allows you to explore this passion while still working your day job?
Careers are for making the money you use to finance the hobbies that nurture your creative spirit.
I really grappled with this for over two decades until I got cancer.
Get a side hobbie, a passion project if you don’t want to leave
I’m focusing more on my life outside of work. I make decent money and have good benefits. I realized that I would have to get a pretty amazing offer to consider leaving, and I don’t even think I’d want to be promoted “up” into a more senior role at my current job in the near future. It’s actually kind of nice, I was very career oriented in my 20s and early 30s and had a pretty quick trajectory to where I am now so I feel like I can take my foot off the gas a bit and prioritize other things . There is always more money to be made but I’m comfortable now.
TL;DR I don’t really care about using my job to fulfill me and see it as a means to enjoy my life and nothing more
Don’t worry, eventually you’ll get laid off. Then you won’t know what to do AND you’ll be terrified.
I’m late 50’s. Have never had a job I was interested in or that was fulfilling. But have loved life! I busted my ass and proved valuable. I changed jobs when I saw a good raise. The majority of people do not love their careers. Fulfillment, and enjoyment comes from lifestyle in its totality. It comes from family. From friends. Relationships. Hobbies. Faith. Whatever. What I do 8am-6pm M-F is immaterial. It simply provides money for living, What I do outside of work is living. And I love my life! I don’t say that to brag or Aggie. I say that as somebody getting older who has watched people be in despair and depressed and anxious trying to find that perfect job they are passionate about. I mean it might be out there, but people are letting a lot of good life go by while they try to find it
make a plan to exit early. learn how to invest properly and invest your savings aggressively. set a number where you will be able to retire. use your vacations to the max. keep networking to find good opportunities elsewhere. do not be afraid to jump ship every 2 years
Life is too short to not do what you want. Leave the job. Take risks. You’re still young
Brother you just moved onto a new stage of your hierarchy of needs. Why are you trying to go backwards?
I realized that I was trapped in a career that would have little to no advancement when my kids started college. Trapped because it had great retirement and health care.
So I stuck it out until I retired. Now I’m living the retirement dream