Research a new career path.

“I started by researching potential new careers. My first choice was to become a nutritionist, but unfortunately for me nutritionists now must have a master’s degree. My second choice was x-ray tech. I signed up for the prerequisite classes and found them fascinating. I applied to the program and was accepted.”

“I’m currently close to losing a job I’ve had for 10 years. It’s very depressing, and I’ve been sulking and cursing my fate for having invested a decade and getting nothing in return. I’ve been researching career paths online until 5am. And all I’ve gotten is despair. However, when I started reaching out to my friends who have a career, they gave me concrete advice based on their lived experience. And these are not random internet people with opinions—these are people I trust.”

“I ended up working with a career coach and researching a few different potential career paths based on a "career compass" she had me make through her program. Eventually I found a unicorn job posting on Indeed for an entry level role in one of those fields (project management) where they were open to hiring someone with no experience in their industry (construction). I started the new job in Feb 2025 and I absolutely loved it.”