Career changers

[greenrollneck]

Would love to chat to anyone who changed career in their late 40s early 50s and what you are doing now?

I've spend my whole career in the creative industry and run my own business, with staff etc. I'm getting very tired of fixing the same issues over and over and now working with really incompetent clients.

I'm on HRT not just fed up and depressed etc, I was but ride that out. I have a positive outlook and energy and would love to hear from others to get some inspiration on what 2nd careers are out there.

I go from thinking about medical pathways, midwife, nursing, to dog walking, to renovations and Project management, to being a tiler or painter etc!! The most random selection of thoughts.

Sorry just correcting my own post.. the HRT thing was about the fact I did have a wobble and almost sold up! But I've ridden that out and find myself still wanting to do something else.

I trained to teach when I was 50. Really enjoyed it, but have decided to resign after 5 years as elements of the job are absolutely doing my head in and I can’t juggle them with the family stress (elderly parents) that I also have going on.
however, the change, reskilling etc was brilliant and invigorating and I found you could come to a new role with confidence and energy somehow. It was a good thing to do.

@greenrollneck you really, really want the Mature Study and Retraining Board, here:

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/mature_students

Countless accounts of doing or considering exactly what you’re thinking of.

Arhhh fab!! I'll have a look thank you. ☺️