It is happening to many if not most people from their late 40s to their late 50s. In fact, according to one top study, over 50% of people over 50 will lose their jobs. In this conversation with Dr. Steve Anderson, we talk about the challenges to sustaining careers for as long as we want to work and need to work.
The key is to surrender your expectations. Don’t look backward to the career you’ve had. Look forward toward the career you can create at this stage. It may be different from the old one, but chances are it can be more meaningful and more rewarding.
While conventional wisdom holds that we are more risk-averse as we age, I try to turn this concept around. Don’t we actually have less to lose? Isn’t now the best time of our lives to take on managed risks?
John Tarnoff is an executive and career transition coach, speaker, and author who supports mid and late-career professionals in defining, planning, and achieving more meaningful and sustainable careers.
Fired 39% during his 35 years as a film producer, studio executive and tech entrepreneur, he learned how to turn setbacks into successes in a volatile business. He reinvented his own career at 50, earning a master’s degree in counseling psychology to share his career lessons with others going through similar challenges.
Since leaving entertainment in 2010, John has coached individuals, groups, and led career workshops for university alumni, including for UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. Corporate coaching clients have included Bank of America, Bridgewater Assoc., Levi-Strauss, Softbank, TD Ameritrade, and Thrive Global.
He is the author of the best-selling Boomer Reinvention: How to Create your Dream Career Over 50 and has been named a Top Influencer in Aging by PBS/NextAvenue.
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