How did you decide what you wanted to do ? How did you decide what you wanted to pivot to ?

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I found an occupation I was really good at. Took the opportunity to pursue it and had 32 years loving what I did. COVID messed up some of it, bad management messed up some of it, and corporate buyouts did the rest. I loved my job that. i'd do it all again, but the current state of things won't allow that. I'm blessed for my opportunities & look forward to my next venture.

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I was on the fence for a year, then I applied and got passed over for a District Manager position to a kid who is 20 and only has 2 yrs experience, so I looked on the company internal job postings and applied, interviewed and got the position at the same pay rate I am at know. Less responsibility and better hours. Also the bonus I get to work from home.

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I pivoted to things that interested me. I started as a financial advisor, switched to insurance. Those allowed me the financial flexibility to pivot into sports administration and now nursing.

My original career goal was never seen through because of a new disability preventing me from being accepted into the program at college. So when I thought about what to change to (still in school for it), I considered what it was I wanted to get out of my original goal. Not the superficial parts, but what it was about it that would be personally fulfilling for me. I took that and applied it to other potential careers, then considered the practical longevity of a degree for those careers. Something that would stay in demand during job market drops, wouldn’t be at risk of dying out, etc.

So, to give my example: I wanted to be a charge nurse in a nursing home. I grew up with my sick, disabled grandparents in the home, and I saw them constantly dismissed by doctors, treated like they knew nothing about their bodies. I wanted to bring empathy to similar elderly people and, as a charge nurse, create change in how they were treated. (Idealism, I know.)

When I could no longer do that, I decided on occupational therapy. That deals a lot with elderly people with disabilities. I’m still in the medical field, just differently. I can bring empathy to them, provide a sense of independence, change things for them. And OTs are always around, especially with how people are living longer and longer.

IMO, pivoting for some people is a need for a completely different change of pace. Not like me staying in the medical field. But, I also believe that there are fundamental similarities in what a person looks for in any job they take on. I think recognizing your fundamentals can help guide you to whatever type of change you’re looking for, whether drastic or adjacent.

I did carpentry making 16 an hour building door frames.
I decided to become a forklift operator starting at 20 with zero experience.
My choice for pivot was purely for the money. I learned and grew; now I like what I do.

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