We hear about all the young people making a big deal of their successes in their early years. Twenty-something tech gurus or entrepreneurs that make their fortune early.
Who here is past 45-50 and maybe made a switch or restarted and found success and a modicum of happiness in their new position?
I have ADHD and do the same thing with hobbies…so hear me out here.
I worked in the industry of my college degree for 7 years but the company killed my interest in it. I switched careers, quickly learned it wasn’t for me, and changed industries again less than a year later.
I felt like a failure and stayed at that job for 6 years, staying miserable the whole time. I thought that would be my life forever as I missed my chance at securing a career in my 20s.
But then I was talking to a guy I used to work with about it and he asked if I had considered another (less drastic) change. I didn’t think I had the skills for it but he encouraged me to message another old coworker anyway. I did - and his referral led to an interview where I lied about knowing AutoCAD. I was offered the position and watched tutorials for 2 weeks and it’s been smooth sailing ever since. I love what I do now and hope to work here for 20+ years
I know where your head is at and I know it’s borderline impossible to see a bright future but…keep your eyes open. There’s a ton of jobs out there that I’m sure you’d be great at even though you don’t even know exist.
Your current skills may be applicable or at the very least transferrable. Hobbies CAN lead to careers and I’ll bet the sum of your short-lived ones add up to something interesting. Your life definitely isn’t over.
A good advice for you is to spend some time in a cemetery. Dont need to do anything special, just spend some time there
Changed careers and went into decarbonization and environmental protection research at 39. So glad that I now feel like what I do matters and my purpose has meaning. Findings can sometimes be depressing tho
