30 articles on making a Career Pivot – End of the Series

I started the blog series on making a career pivot right before Thanksgiving.  I have been writing about the process and the mistakes I made in going from a high tech veteran to being a high school math teacher at inner city high school.  I made a lot of mistakes. On the other hand, I learned so much about myself and what is important to me in my life.  Even though I only taught for two years, I am very happy I did it.  I would not be in the place that I am now unless I tried.

During this time over 6000 articles have been viewed by over 4000 visitors.  I have had hundreds of comments. If you missed any of the series, please take a moment to read the parts you missed.  Your comments and feedback are valued.

1. Baby Boomers — What is next? A Career Pivot?
2. Being Hit by a Car Changed the Course of My Life – Career Pivot 
3. Being Hit by a Car Changed the Course of My Life – Part II – Career Pivot
4. Designing my Career Pivot – Step #1 – Assessments
5. Designing my Career Pivot – Step #1 – Career Reflection
6. #1 need that should be met in your next Career Pivot
7. #2 need that should be met in your next Career Pivot is …..
8. Rewards – How about giving LinkedIn Recommendations
9. #3 need to be met in your next Career Pivot – the need for variety
10. #4 need to be met in your next Career Pivot – the need for respect
11. Next step in a Career Pivot – Life Event Reflection
12. Step #2 in a Career Pivot – Lifestyle changes
13. Step #3 in a Career Pivot – Finding a new direction
14. Step #3 in a Career Pivot – Course Correction
15. Career Pivot – Building a fan club
16. Step 4 in a Career Pivot – The Job Search – Part 1
17. Step 4 in a Career Pivot – The Job Search – Part 2
18. Assumptions – Be careful when making a Career Pivot
19. Step 5 in a Career Pivot – Build Your Team
20. Career Pivot – Learning to ask for help – ouch!
21. How do you measure success in a Career Pivot
22. Career Pivot – To Find Happiness, Forget About Passion
23. Write Blog During Your Career Pivot – Do Not Tell Me You Can’t!
24. Career Pivot – Do your skills match your interests in your career anymore
25. Career Pivot – The End of My First Year of Teaching – Decisions
26. Career Pivot – Skipping Steps and Following Your Instincts
27. Career Pivot – Knowing when your tank is on empty
28. Career Pivot – What do you do when your tank goes empty
29. Career Pivot – Dealing with that Directionless Feeling
30. Career Pivot – Lessons learned. What would I do different next time?

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