This week we look at the second* of the seven macro trends to consider prior to making a midlife career change: The Flow to Individual. »more»

In my last column I gave an overview of the seven macroeconomic trends that one should consider when making a midlife career move. All seven are of importance as you decide what your next career might be, but depending upon your chosen career path, some of these trends might be more significant than others. I leave it to you to bring that level of discernment to the decision making process.

This week we take a look at the first trend listed in the last column: The Flow to Global. »more»

"Hunting for a job is not a task, it's a lifestyle."*** »more»

Penelope Trunk has just released the Brazen Careerist, her handbook for achieving career goals. Penelope has a lot of non-traditional career advice (such as "job hopping in your twenties is a great idea."). This is definitely not your parents' job handbook--probably because it is no longer your parents' world. »more»

The Wall Street Journal's Laura Landro writes about three people who left highly compensated jobs to run their own art galleries. »more»

By the time we reach the midpoint in our careers, we probably consider ourselves experts at differentiating between good and not-so-good bosses as we will likely have had our fill of the latter. Not so says columnist/author Penelope Trunk who brazenly states that there are no bad bosses, only whiny employees. »more»

Writing in the San Jose Mercury News, Marc Freedman looks at people starting new, more meaningful careers in their 50s: »more»

Thinking of changing careers? Most people do. But it's a big decision worthy of a great deal of soul searching and due diligence. To help you with the later, LifeTwo asked futurist David Houle to identify the most important macro trends that potential career changers must evaluate. »more»

"Midlife crisis" may be many things -- depression, a reassessment, dissatisfaction, or unease -- but a key contributor can be career issues.

But like so much about midlife, there is little hard data on what happens to midcareer adults. »more»

Founding your own company is the American Dream. But being an entrepreneur requires skills and capital. For skills you take time working in a field, learning everything you can about a particular area so that you'll have a unique, sustainable and defensible competitive advantage. Only after toiling away for years developing a deep knowledge about a specific market and then refining a winning concept can you then approach the capital markets about funding your brilliant idea. For new markets, "capital markets" means venture capital. The only problem is that if you are over 40 (and possibly over 30), you're almost certain to be rejected before you can say "full-ratchet anti-dilution".

You are guilty of being too old and all of the tweaking of the business plan and/or your pro forma models won't change the fact that you are no longer in your twenties. Yes, Silicon Valley is as ageist as Hollywood movie studios or New York modeling agencies. »more»