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A career that fits you well is sexy, but tricky to get. There are as many people in their 40s and 50s who are
trying to 'find the perfect career' as there are in their 20s.
The quest for a perfect career is somewhat more common today, but it isn't universal. Not everyone is on this quest.
Those who are, about 1 in 5 people, are hard-wired differently. They typically have creative abilities that need regular expression.
If you have a strong imagination that is pulling you to seek an ideal or unconvential career path, you're probably in this club.
My career consulting practice attracts dreamers, mavericks and perfectionists who are frustrated with the status quo in the conventional workplace.
Personality-wise, many have an intuitive temperament, they're tuned into the big picture and want to tackle more meaningful challenges than most jobs offer.
Even professions like medicine, law and high-finance don't live up to their expectations.
Down on the front lines of real life, many high-status fields like these aren't nearly as exciting as they
are touted to be.
Nonetheless, if you're somewhat more of a out-of-the-box kind of person, the usual 9-to-5 job probably isn't cutting it.
Being well-educated and highly paid quickly looses it's sex appeal, and there you are
sitting in your cubicle, secretly
yearning for something better out there.
If you can't seem to find the 'perfect' career, the right career path for you may not exist as a ready-made job-off-the-shelf.
Rather than try change what you are, or force fit a square peg into a round hole—try something different. Find a way to engage your talents and traits in a career by your design.
If you think you're the more creative type,
the traditional approach to finding a career probably
feels like hopping from from frying pan to another. The good news is, there's another way . . .
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