5 Proven Steps to Effectively change Career Midlife in 2024!
Hey there, I’m Raksha, and remember in the previous post we discussed a few point on the Why, How and When should you consider a Career change or a career transition.
Did you know? There are almost more than 60% of employees in the world that are unsatisfied at their workplace,
The major reasons being,
- Little knowledge while selecting courses at a young age
- Little to no guidance while choosing career.
- Were motivated in the beginning but Now, It’s kills every second to sit in that office cabin without some sunshine.
Which of the reasons was yours to consider a career change?
And, No You don’t have to beat yourself up for not knowing enough at a particular age. And trust me people, I can truly feel you, I’m somebody who has worked 3 years into a corporate healthcare setup, and enjoyed the least, I always used to question myself saying, is this what I was excited about? I was excited about getting a job and earning for myself, but little did I consider how my day to day life would look like. And that’s what makes up a career.
Your work literally takes half your lifetime, Why not earn from something you organically love?
Kind Reminder – ‘YOU ARE NOT STUCK!’
Here’s a detailed blog for you to have a clear picture of how go about it, and change your career midlife with less stress.
Table of Contents
Self Assessment
Finding Your Passion!
You’ve heard that enough, right? How often do you hear people tell you about how to actually find your passion?
Well, You see, all the answers you are looking for, lie in places where you often hangout, we just don’t realise.
So, hear me out, a little backstory of mine, skip if you want to.
It was this, one sunny afternoon in Goa, India. In the summers of 2020, Yes, The pandamic. I was lying on the mattress half naked with a wet towel on my body, because we couldn’t afford an AC or a generator at the time. That was the time I stared hard at the ceiling for a solid 1 hour!
I kept staring until, this one thought struck me, that “Hey! How would it look seeing my full name, below a book’s cover page title, in the author’s section. That would be cool, then I went on to remember this one instance during my early college days I visited the library and simply glanced at the stack of books and wondered, ‘How would the authors actually feel seeing their book on these stack?, How cool might it feel to them’. This was the time when I didn’t yet know it’s my passion. It also struck me, that the World is paused for several months, we are in a lockdown, I have so much time what do I do? Might as well write everyday and see if I can write a damn book!
Guess what, 3 months from that moment I had a Book I had edited and revised 7 times, and I had finally hit the PUBLISH button in the month of OCTOBER. And in the Month of November My very dear fiction book KIAAN-The Unforeseeable journey of Mysteries was live on Amazon followed by many other platforms.
So, Yes I dragged the story a little, so you can feel my exact emotions when I first WROTE my passion project, I haven’t promoted it much, haven’t distributed enough, but it just exists as my batch of honor, followed by my second Novel that I’m writing currently.
But hey! I just want to tell you, that choosing your Passion and finding your passion requires immense Self awareness and a little bit of Time alone!
So, sit alone, spend some time, just Go to a nearby park or a black with your pretty notebook and a dark inked ball pen, to jot down all the ideas you have to create your own piece of uniqueness. Might it be a business idea, or a freelance idea or a passion project, or simply something you can spend hours doing and which also has a little demand in the market.
If you still find it difficult to find what you truly love doing, no worries I have you covered. I’m listing out a few articles that would strongly help you find your passion.
- Screw Finding your passion : “If you have to look for what you’re passionate about, then you’re probably not passionate about it at all.” Says Mark Manson. I want you to Read this crazy article of his!
- How to find your passion by BetterUp : You can also read this article for some clarity, They also provide Coaching on career advancements and finding your passion. *Not sponsered*
- Best narration of the IKIGAI concept :This guy talks about what ikigai is and how do you find it in the best way possible.
Once, you feel confident in what you really really want to do and also be paid for it right? You Now go into the further step That is RESEARCH.
Research
Research in the field that you are interested in
Find everything possible you can to gather enough knowledge to start.
for example, When I started off, I knew a little about blogging, But As I dived deeper, I learned so much more, about Keyword research, seo, marketing funnel etc..
Then what I did next is just BEGIN!
Yes, starting early and implementing the initial knowledge helps you to discover your own style and learn more than any courses. So simply start early, you really don’t need to have thorough knowledge yet! Because what would you do with all advance knowledge if you don’t implement it yet. And moreover, you might have to apply some of the advanced tactics when your blog or business actually grows, research about what you need to start what you’ve decided and then keep learning along the way, the content or the more work you put it, you will have your own data to analyse and adjust your strategies, because trust me! I’ve gone to severe mental breakdowns being overwhelmed with so many gurus talking about so many different strategies that worked, and so many even contradicted each other, this almost made me quit!
That’s when I decided, that if a question or a doubt of mine had NO definite answer, then I note down that doubt to figure out on my own and by TRIAL AND ERROR.
Knowledge is free, there’s access to youtube, your saviour, The doubts will come up while you are on your journey already, and then you can look it up if there’s anything you are stuck with.
Now that you’ve gathered the data, You are set with your Gears, what do you do next?
You START, and for that You need to Begin with GOAL SETTING. Read Below
Goal Setting
Why is Goal setting Important in the first place? Can we start something without a Goal?
If those are your questions which is unlikely, but let me clear it out for you so you take it seriously.
When I started off, I knew exactly what I wanted, How I wanted and by when I can expect it to fulfill.
Ofcourse, the goals weren’t accurate at the time, they needed adjustments overtime, but they helped me gain the courage to start with confidence. Let me take you through my Goal setting process in the list form.
- Completing 8 blog posts per month.
- Uploading min 5 Pins on pinterest.
- Writing 1 medium article daily.
- Writing 1 post on linkedin daily. (Reach 2k followers in 3 months)
Remember these are my Goals as of when I started.
Now I share my updated Goals list. Here are the adjustments.
- Write 1 Long form blog post per week (4 in a month)
- 2 linkedin posts per day
- Update old posts and update internal links to my posts
- upload atleast 10 pins or more on pinterest daily
- Medium article to be written in long form every alternate day and submit to publication.
These adjustments had to happen as my knowledge grew and my content quantity grew. Also since medium had MPP program begun in India I had to make sure I write well for the publications.
So, Keep an open mind, Be adaptable but setting a goal along with being flexible helps to track your growth better.
Now that you have a JOURNEY MAP Planned out, You are all Set! CONGRATULATIONS there! Let me take you to the next step, where you would require to get your work before it’s prospects, Your audience/potential clients, and how do we do that? NETWORKING!
Networking
Now that you have all your knowledge stored, your goals set up, we come to the main thing, that is Network with people, bring your services infront of the potential clients, build an audience, build trust in people, let me remind you, this will take time. Not a definite measure but it is definitely going to take some time. Network right, on the right platforms, with the right people.
for example : I started off a Freelancer on Linkedin, I followed a few freelance writers and digital marketeres, It was only to learn from them, slowly as my followers grew, I began following and connecting with business owners and CEO’s, or Agency owners etc. How does that help you ask?
Well, If you see it in a Business POV, I wouldn’t have gotten any clients from other freelancers because they themselves will be hunting for clients, so following more and more freelancers or increasing my peer group wouldn’t help me scale, I should be spending my time connecting with people who might need my services.
So, It is important to know who your audience, and how you can effectively serve them, And following other people who work the same as you would be a good prospect to analyse competition and to get updates in your industry.
Linkedin, However is the best platform so far that I’ve come across to help.me reach my target audience. Send them DM’s, cold pitch etc and bag enough clients for a month. I will make a detailed blog post on how my Growth has been, I’m collecting screenshot so stay tuned to see me grow on linkedin, I will also be making a guide to How you can scale and optimise your linkedin to grow. You might have to wait a Little bit more, if you love me you’d wait patiently for that POST 😉 I promise it will be Insightful!
Now without wasting anymore time, The next step would scale up your business and bag high paying clients for the services you provide.
Upskill!
Now that you have all the traction, Networking has given you enough confidence in what you do and now that you believe in your craft and finding it a little easier to connect with people!
Hey, Don’t stress out, All of which is mentioned in this Blog post isn’t a a get-rich-quick scheme. This Blog took me a day to write, and almost 4 months of content grouped together. So, One thing I can assure is it might take you, 1 month, 4 months, 6 months or a year. But keep at it, keep it valuable, keep it crisp and concise and feel free to break the process into even smaller pieces to follow with easily. Okay?
This stage of Upskilling can come later in the picture and it’s completely fine. But what exactly is upskilling?
So, Now that you have found your passion, You have gathered the knowledge, and have built a little audience and have actually acquired a little experience with 1 or 2 freelancing projects. I want you to Learn further, and develop some hard skills within your industry, and charge a higher price and reach out to higher authority CEO’s or International Clients to bag some rich and important people, So you are in a position to show them your past work also provide them with extra value for the price they pay.
for example: If you are a Writer, Learn more about, Market research, or Learn more about the industry that your desired client works in, add some more services in your package, including proofreading, reviewing, Updating old content for them or even Revamping their page for better UI.
Yes Lovelies, I love you for the courage you have shown to choose your passion and decide to breakthrough the pain of your 9-5 and finally be your own Boss, Remember If you had the courage to tal this decision, Just make sure you maintain the courage to keep going. I would strongly suggest you to keep reminding yourself of your purpose and why you have chosen what you have chosen now, because we as humans tend to take things for granted and as time passes, we lessen the importance of our gains. So be proud of what you’ve become or are going to become. I’m always open to Your questions and queries and doubts, I’m here to help you out, If you need more such content, so subscribe to my newsletter, so that you be the first person to recieve my exclusive newsletters with more such content and member the linkedin growth post that’s coming up in near future, I will personally remind you.
Thank you for sticking around, Now comes the most awaited!
BONUS TIP
KNOW HOW TO SELL
BE GOOD AT COPYWRITING OR HIRE A COPYWRITER!
The Two above mentioned Tips are Crucial No matter which industry you work for, If you make a decion to ever become what they call a ‘Solopreneur’ or ‘self- employed’ or a Businessman, You will need to know how to Sell! And increase your average conversions, and Copywrite to craft the best hooks or the best titles for the project you sell, Because the body of the project is what you already know, you are a master of creating Your project, You mainly entered this field so you could do what you do best, but seems like you will have to develop or use some of your transferable skills like selling or writing to actually Make Money! If you find yourself stuck! Hire somebody to do it for you.
If you are somebody who is Feeling stuck at work, You feel the office toxicity isn’t suiting your morals, This article about office toxicity and it’s effects will be of help.
Also. Here’s the truth about Quitting 9-5 job!
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