I will be 50 in March, my youngest son is a sergeant in the army and he’s getting married in 37 days, Husband lives in Houston, 400 miles away.

I will be 50 in March, my youngest son is a sergeant in the army and he’s getting married in 37 days, Husband lives in Houston, 400 miles away. I am looking for a new job for the second part of my life and I am struggling finding what I want. Unfortunately I’m not able to relocate but I can travel and I can work remotely. Any suggestions please???

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  1. Gretchen Skalka

    Hi there!

    That can definitely be a tough thing to figure out, but I like to help people with this by starting with a couple of basic questions to get a baseline of what you've done in the past, what you liked about it (and didn't), what you do in your spare time and what's important to you (this one's tricky - so we go with 3 words or less to get right to it).

    And we go from there.

    The reason is that it's critically important to get clear on not just 'what' you want but 'why' you want it. Because if you're vague on that part, every decision will be one you'll second-guess and likely not take action toward achieving.

    I hope that helps, but if you'd just like to run through it, shoot me a message and I'll help you. :)

  2. Kori Smith

    Counseling and recovery,

    enjoy making a difference,

    enjoy flexibility,

    enjoy travel/ virtual freelance

    do not want to return to college

    need to support myself

    have been hit hard by Covid

    vaccinated and boosted

  3. Gretchen Skalka

    Just making sure I have this in the proper order:

    .

    What you've done in the past:

    Counseling and recovery,

    .

    What you liked about it:

    enjoy making a difference,

    enjoy flexibility,

    enjoy travel/ virtual freelance

    .

    What you didn't:

    do not want to return to college

    .

    ^^So this was something you did as a college employee or student?^^

    .

    What you do in your spare time:

    .

    .

    What's important to you:

    need to support myself

    have been hit hard by Covid

    vaccinated and boosted

    I think some may be out of order or missing Kori - but I'd love to help you with this (sorry for the delayed response - we had a hurricane).

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