Sometimes life works in a straight line.
Maybe you knew right away what you wanted to do as a career, so you followed a pretty straightforward path from high school to post-secondary education to working your way up through the responsibility levels in your chosen field.
But for many of us, that line isn’t always as rigid as for others.
For some of us, the choice of what to do in life takes a zig and then a zag (and sometimes even a full 180-degree flip). This isn’t good or bad—it’s just different.
When it comes to your job, that feeling—of taking a risk, or switching industries, of creating your own business—can be both exhilarating and exhausting. It does involve some planning (and maybe even some money) but it can be done.
So what should you consider?
This graphic helps explain the options if you decide you want to switch careers.
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About the Author
Kathryn Casna is a digital marketing and travel writer from San Diego, California.
Customer-facing retail, hospitality, and event production make up her professional roots. Today, she runs her own writing business from whatever new locale she happens to be exploring.
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