7 Steps To Empowerment Through Entrepreneurship

Often the best midlife career change will be a path to entrepreneurship.

Mid-life career change doesn’t always mean moving to a new job. Many people successfully find new, satisfying jobs as they reach their fifties and sixties. However, you can empower yourself by reducing your reliance on the job market and the whims of employers.

Starting a business can seem scary (and it should). Unfortunately, media stories tend to escalate those fears. The truth is, even if 90% of all businesses fail, many of those businesses are *first* businesses. Many people learn from their failures and go on to become successful.

In any case, the twentieth-century ideal of a “job with benefits” may not be a realistic option for many of us. If you’re happily employed now, it’s a good idea to begin getting ready for entrepreneurship. Even if you never need those skills to start a business, you will be a stronger contributor as a corporate executive or manager.

(1) If you are still on a payroll, discuss your plans only with trusted advisors who are not connected to your current company.

(2) Leverage your company’s resources. You might not want to use the tuition plan to pay for coach training or entrepreneurship, but you can grab lots of training in skills like speaking, WordPress, HTML…