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What to Do When You Are Stuck in Your Career

August 27, 2018 by Marc Miller 1 Comment

What to Do When You Are Stuck We have a number of members of the Career Pivot online community who are just flat stuck. They are paralyzed by indecision because they either have too many choices or are not knowledgeable enough to make a decision. They choose to stay stuck. Yes, doing nothing is a […]

Do You Really Want a Full-Time Job After 60?

August 20, 2018 by Marc Miller Leave a Comment

Do You Really Want a Full-Time Job? I am over 60 years of age and I do not ever want a full-time job, ever again. Let me be clear, I have no intention to retire, but I want to work on my terms which means I want to work: When I want to work On […]

How to Move Abroad and Take Your Job With You – Part III

March 26, 2018 by Marc Miller 3 Comments

How to Move Abroad Part III This is the 3rd in this series documenting how my wife and I will move abroad and take my job with me. Take a moment and read the first 2 posts in the series: How to Move Abroad and Take Your Job With You How to Move Abroad and […]

2018 Career Pivot Reader Survey Results

March 12, 2018 by Marc Miller 1 Comment

2018 Career Pivot Reader Survey Results I want to thank everyone who participated in the recent Career Pivot reader survey. This was the 2nd reader survey since the inception of the blog in 2012. It is through your feedback that the Career Pivot team, which includes Stephanie Brodt, my fearless virtual assistant and myself, can […]

Sustaining Your Bottom Line in the 2nd Half of Life

March 5, 2018 by Marc Miller Leave a Comment

Sustaining Your Bottom Line Are you ready to sustain your bottom line as you transition into the 2nd half of life? Do you need to sustain your bottom line as life moves on? I have had multiple discussions with potential clients in the last few weeks around this topic. They are in their early 50s […]

Repurpose Your Career – 5 Steps to Your Next Career Pivot

April 27, 2015 by Marc Miller Leave a Comment

Your Next Career Pivot Whether you are a Baby Boomer, Gen Xer, or Millennial, retirement like your parents had is no longer a possibility for most. Just about everyone will have to go through career changes—career pivots—sometime in their life. It’s time to learn how to repurpose your career. Let me lay out five steps […]

The Illusion of Job Security

December 15, 2014 by Marc Miller 4 Comments

The Illusion of Job Security Job security was something I was raised to attain. I was raised to be an employee to work for a father-like company that would take care of me. After 30 or 40 years there, I would retire and ride off into the sunset. Job security is something that used to […]

The Key to a Successful Career Shift: Asking for Help

February 5, 2013 by Marc Miller 2 Comments

Many people switching fields are loath to reach out to someone who already knows how to get the job done. Here’s how to ask with confidence. My colleague was in her 20s. I was old enough to be her father. But I had switched careers in midlife to be a math teacher in an inner […]