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Don’t Talk Yourself Out of Trying a Second Career

Harvard Business Review

Moreover, since most career transitions take commitment and effort, even sustaining that energy will be questionable for a field in which you have no real interest. As a consultant, you might be self-employed, but if you are an innovative problem-solver, you can find work. Why doom yourself to fail?

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CO2

Trust is a common factor in the cost-benefits analysis, compliance with authority, or loyalty to leaders hypotheses. Leaders who consistently make bad decisions, dither, or fail to quickly secure needed resources or follow through on commitments are not apt to create Self-Starters. Technology and its role in travel 2.0