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Relocation for Your Dream Job Doesn't Have to Be A Moving Nightmare You've been offered a terrific job...just 2000 miles away. Most people begin setting up the moving van. But your real stress (and expense) comes from planning the answer to one question: Will I be happy here? When Career Change Seems Like a Hopeless Goal Career change often feels like Mission Impossible. Every career coach and career counselor hears the question: "Does anybody really make a successful career change?" The truth is: many people do make brilliant career moves, when they realize what they really need and what's really out there. Midlife Career Planning: When Creativity Doesn't Belong In Your Job Description Traditional career counselors tend to say things like, "It's up to you. Want creativity? Introduce new ideas into whatever job you have." But sometimes a career will never offer you a creative outlet. Career Change Goes More Smoothly When You Talk to Strangers During a career change, people often turn to friends and family for advice and support. So they often hear recycled outdated myths. For realistic information, you need to venture outside familiar territory and seek out strangers. Making a Mid-Life career Change: 10 Tips For Smart Decisions Mid-life career change can be scary, unless you develop a technique for making tough decisions when your world feels out of control. By following a few simple steps you will begin to gain confidence and make choices that lead you in the best possible direction. Mid-Life Career Challenge: Escaping by Degrees Mid-life career planning includes continuing your education. When your career encounters a speed bump, a new degree may be the best or the worst career decision of your life. 5 Essential Mid-Life Career Skills You Won't Learn in Business School Why do some mid-life, mid-career professionals continue to grow in successful careers, while others seem stalled and stuck? It's not about expertise and education. It's about these these five essential career management skills that no one teaches you in business school. Networking 2.0: Midlife Career Change For the 21st Century Thirty years ago, we advised career changers to call strangers to set up "information interviews." Today we find contacts on the Internet and strangers are far too busy to take our calls. Here's how to network in the 21st century. 10 Tips to Job-Winning Interviews Congratulations - you just got the interview! Now here are 10 steps for mid-life professionals who want to turn this opportunity into a new career. Job Search Stalled? 5 Ways To Keep Your References From Killing Your Career You do everything right in your job search but get stalled after a reference check. Somebody hates you. They are determined to be sure you'll never work again. Don't give up. This article shows you how to overcome bad references and find your dream job. 7 Outdated Myths That Will Kill Your Career Change Before You Start Up to 90% of all workers hate their jobs, but few will change. Most get stuck with beliefs that are not true today (and maybe they never were). Let's get rid of these ideas and get moving to your own vision of career freedom.