Part 1:The Positive (self and couple preserving) "NO." By Shel J. Miller, Ph.D. »more»

Is "middlescence" hurting your career? Or your company?

And what is it anyway? »more»

Thinking of a midlife career change? Read Joe's story.

Joe's background was in technology and worked for a variety of large and small tech companies in the Los Angeles area. But he had always loved cooking so after a move to the Santa Barbara area he decided to try a midlife career change. It worked out for him but not in the manner he expected. In Joe's words: »more»

This is the fifth column on the macro trends to consider when making your midlife career change.

Someone once said to me in the early days of Internet 1.0 that ‘everything that exists in the physical world will be replicated on the Internet.' In this new age we now have a choice between the way of the physical world and how society has operated in the physical world and a new, cyber way. »more»

For a good part of my working life I've wondered whether there was something wrong with me. Most of my friends had a very clear career path and stayed at established companies for a long time and only leaving to go to a related job at a different established company. »more»

The National Law Journal recently wrote that people who want to make a second career as an attorney shouldn't expect to find work at big firms. »more»

It surprised us when "Midlife career change: Long-haul truck driver?" became one of LifeTwo's most constantly read posts. The traffic came mostly from people searching on some combination of "career change "and "trucking". »more»

"We are all disappointed after 20 years. Anyone who isn’t disappointed is dishonest with themselves. Life is hard. It’s full of tradeoffs. We all struggle to align our tradeoffs with our values and still it is disappointing to have to say no to things." (Penelope Trunk)

Marc Freedman's “Encore: Finding Work That Matters In the Second Half of Life” is a detailed analysis about the meaningful work that members of the baby boomer generation are increasingly seeking after leaving their primary careers. Encore careers are a significant social trend that represent a new phase of an individual’s work life. Historically, the author notes, the proverbial goal of aging was to secure freedom from work. Now the goal is to secure meaningful work—that is work that has a sense of purpose. »more»

In a prior column I listed the seven macro trends one should consider before making a midlife career change. We have covered the first two trends and now look at the third: disintermediation. »more»