Create the Job that Matches Your Values

By Guest Author Nancy Anderson

Values undergo a seismic shift in midlife and beyond. Making money is important, but monetary goals take second place to emotional and spiritual fulfillment; not only for yourself, but also for those you serve in your work. Ironically, putting love of what you do before money brings all the money you need.

By contrast, in your twenties and thirties you needed to go for the personal gold, experiment with many options, choose sexual and marriage partners, and compete with peers for recognition from authority figures. But once you reach the early forties it is time to let go of these youthful pursuits so that you can move into the authority role, as was the case for my client, Charles.

When I met Charles he spent most of his time going to networking meetings, and surfing job sites on the Internet. He would get excited about a referral or posting and send in his resume, and then get disappointed when there was no response. It did not occur to him that what he wanted to do for a living was not advertised, and that he would have to create the job that matched his values.

“What do you mean, create the job? “ Charles asked worriedly.

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