DreamBlogs: Career Changes in Progress

Enlisting a Coach and Charting a New Course

Life 3.0 | Dennis Blank

Why I'm enlisting a coach to help me figure out what I want to do in ‘retirement.’
 
Becoming an Art Teacher

Becoming an Art Teacher | Gina Plaitakis

When her daughter enrolled in kindergarten, former art director turned stay-at-home mom Gina Plaitakis bumped into a new calling.
 
Downshifting at Last

Downshifting at Last | Richard Lawton

After years of dreaming and planning and taking small steps, Richard Lawton is making the leap, downshifting from corporate executive to forest dweller.
 
The Rookie Plays on Sunday

Turning Pro at 50 | Graham Banister

You know that movie “The Rookie,” with Dennis Quaid playing a pitcher who makes it to the major leagues after being out of baseball? When he went out on that field, in a major-league stadium, for the first time and looked around…that feeling, that’s what it felt like for me. You never really think you’re going to get there, and then you do.
 
Culinary School By the Numbers

Culinary School at 40 | John Stephano

Going back to culinary school is hard in so many ways. But there are lots of reasons to stick with it.
 
Our New Life: Living in Italy

Living in Italy | John Genzale

How I learned to stop hopping continents and savor a slower, simpler life in central Italy.
 
Expat Diary: Living in Mexico

Living in Mexico | Ken Layne

Looking for a warmer climate, I found a second home—and a new life—south of the border.
 

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