WHAT'S YOUR DREAM JOB? Filled with inspiring stories from people who have changed careers mid-life, What's Next? is an exciting roadmap for anyone looking to make their next job their dream job. From a former mortgage banker who's back in the classroom to a tough cop turned Nashville music agent, these in-depth testimonials offer encouragement and advice-and prove that it's possible to pursue your passion. What's Next? offers those seeking a more fulfilling path the tools to get started and the inspiration to do it.

 

Journalist and author Kerry Hannon, a leading authority on careers and personal finance, shows you how to manage your money and career with confidence. Whether you're new to saving and investing, planning for retirement, gearing up for a second act, or coping with a heavy debt load, her books and articles provide the tools you need to get started and the inspiration to do it now.

 

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Radio Interview: Kerry Chats with Dr. Alvin Jones PDF Print E-mail
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I was  delighted to be the guest on dralvin.comWCBQ-WHNC-AM, Raleigh NC: Where World Leaders & Thinkers Come To Chat on Wednesday July 14. His passion for great people stories was obvious with every question he asked. In truth, this was more of a conversation than an interview. When it was over, I wanted to call him back to talk some more!
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Seven Common Sense Steps To Finding a Career You Love

Find a place to start.  You don’t need a precise definition before you get going. Start by making a list of what you do know you want in the next phase of your career. If you are preoccupied with what you don’t want, make a list and restate them in positive terms. For example, if you are determined to stop working sixty hours a week, you might add “forty-hour work week” to your wish list.

Take steps.  Don’t struggle to find an ideal starting point or perfect path. Once you have some picture of where you want to go, get things moving by taking small steps toward that vision. Your activity won’t be linear and you don’t need to plan out your steps in advance. What really matters is that you do a little something on a regular basis.  Even if you just take one tiny step each week, at the end of a year you will have made some real progress toward change.

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Lessons From a Recovering Doormat

 Thursday July 22, 2010

I'm happy to have author of Kerry Hannon, What's Next? Follow Your Passion and Find Your Dream as my guest today. In the current economy, many people are out of work or trying to change what they do to earn a living. Kerry has some great tips! When you take control of your work situation, you give yourself more ammo to build the confidence to leave DoorMatville or stay out of it if you left.
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By Richard Eisenberg • July 18, 2010
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Thinking of switching careers? Go for it, but don't be rash, says Kerry Hannon, author of What's Next? Her tips, based on interviews with second-career success stories and career coaches:


 

A hobby isn't always the answer. “A woman I interviewed loved gardening and thought she'd become a landscape designer, but she realized it would be too solitary,” Hannon says.

Plan for it. “Successful career changers didn't do it impulsively,” Hannon says. You can take classes or volunteer in the field; volunteermatch.org lets you search more than 54,000 listings.

Stash your cash. A new career often means less money initially. Stick to a monthly budget, and pay off your high-interest credit cards.

Network like crazy. Talk with people in the field you hope to join. “People love to talk about themselves,” Hannon says. Entrepreneurs: Check out score.org for free advice.

Leverage your age. Don't consider being over 50 a barrier. “Every job you've had gave you a kit of tools,” Hannon says. Play up your life experience when interviewing.

Get physically fit. Changing careers can take strength and energy.

 
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About 8.4 million Americans between ages 44 and 70 have begun "encore careers" to balance their earnings and their yearnings.

In What's Next? Follow Your Passion and Find Your Dream Job, retirement writer Kerry Hannon relays their counsel and their caveats.

If at first it seems all Hannon's subjects were buoyed by government pensions or hefty buyouts, keep reading. With the latest Retirement Confidence Survey showing only 13% of older workers are very confident about their retirement finances, the average reader may not relate to many of the well-off early retirees interviewed. But the book features (a few) ordinary folk, too.

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More.com featured What's Next? as one of their top picks for career changers in their story:  "DIY: 9 Books To Tune Up Your Career and Your Finances"

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In this collection of real life stories, Hannon shares testimonials and inspiring advice from people who made big midlife career changes. A light read full of insightful Q&A’s and lots of encouraging words, the book offers simple tips on such topics as starting a journal and stopping your inner enemy. “Journaling is a great way to map your new career direction,” Hannon writes. “Make lists. These Lists will help you hone in on your passion and visualize yourself harnessing it to pursue something new and exciting.”

 
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