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5 Reasons Women in Their Forties Are Kept Prisoners to Their Jobs

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A recent article on the BBC News talked about women finding success in their forties by starting out as entrepreneurs. The article talks about how once women reach their forties, they are confident to find their own path. The full article can be read here.

This is really encouraging to see as choosing to work for yourself can be very rewarding and fulfilling…

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DON’T HOLD BACK ON FINDING YOUR PURPOSE AT MID LIFE

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An 88 year old employee of the supermarket chain Asda is quoted this week as saying that she returned to work after retiring “so that she had something with purpose to do”. I think that this is incredible and it just goes to show that no matter what your age, it is never too late to find purpose in your life.

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5 CAREER CHANGE FEARS IN YOUR FORTIES

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Making a career change in their forties can be daunting, frightening, and even stressful for some women. Some women lack the confidence to make such a move because of their fears. With the current level of job cuts, many women are being forced to make career changes where they probably previously would not have.

Below are 5 common fears that women in their forties face when making a career change and ways in which these fears can be overcome.

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5 Tips to Help You Move from Public Sector to Self-Employment at Mid-Life

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In November 2011 the Office for Budget Responsibility predicted that there will be 710,000 public sector redundancies by 2017.

In February of this year, the Institute of Fiscal Studies predicted this to be over 1 million which is 300,000 more than originally predicted by the Office for Budget Responsibility.

The public sector that was once considered a secure place to work has seen considerable cuts resulting in significant numbers of job losses over recent times…

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Mid-Life Career Change – Whose Fear Is It?

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Have you ever found yourself pondering over what to do about a situation, taken advice from others around you, only to find that you are then even more fearful of making that change?

Quite often, other people may think they have your best interest at heart but they are actually projecting their fears on to you. This can then make you doubt whether you should make that change.

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