I’ve had 24 jobs. Advice from a 60 year old business owner.
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- How this 60 year old found fulfilling jobs.
It took me most of my life to figure out what kind of job was right for me. I started over many times and each time I learned some valuable things about myself. A few years ago I started my own small business based off of what I love to do, which is thrifting. I hope you will follow this almost 60 year old beginner as I strive to find purpose and joy in my life.
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How to Find a Career You Genuinely Love, Ali Abdaal
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Changing jobs or change, in general, is never comfortable. Just embrace the discomfort and the learning curve. It's good for the mind and body to shake ourselves out of our comfort zones.
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I always like dogs and I thought it was going to be my dream job being a dog sitter and having my own business. Man was I SO wrong. It was a total prison at home, clients who abandoned dogs on me, dogs who ran away..... I had no personal life or space. After 5 years I decided that was not making me happy anymore. At 41, alone, and with all my expenses I started all over again. That's life 🤗☀️
Hi Catarina, i love dogs too but i wouldn't have guessed dog sitting would be a prison! Best of luck with this next phase of your life, good things will happen 🥰
I've changed careers several times and had a number of jobs within each career, including being a high school English teacher and a paralegal, which is my current occupation. I'm still "finding myself" at 60. My goal is to never stop growing. I do find, however, that I don't get a lot of joy or satisfaction out of working for others any longer. I want to work for me and grow my own business, i.e., reselling, which I do part-time. I'm even considering starting a TH-cam channel! It's important to have a sense of accomplishment and to take control of your own destiny. You seem to have done a wonderful job of evolving and finding the joy in life, and "work." Thanks for the inspiring videos! 🙂
Hi rosepetalupscycle, its great to meet you! It may be cliche but the beauty of aging is we gain wisdom from what we went through! Love that you are doing things more for you! Its good that you have your full time job so you can afford to try other things. Let me know when you start your channel so i can subscribe! Thanks so much for your wonderful comment, I really appreciate you! 🥰
I think reselling hits a couple of key things for me! My love of fashion, salesmanship, flexibility and entrepreneurial spirit. This is such a helpful video for people looking for their "thing"!
Looks like reselling tick all the boxes for you, Stasia, awesome! Thank you for watching and your wonderful comment, i really appreciate you my friend! 🥰
I had a few jobs when I was very young. From age 21 to 63, worked for a large company, earned a pension. Because I was a single parent, I held onto the job with blood sweat and tears. I can say, it was more survival than enjoyment. I dealt with backstabbing and office politics. I would do something different if I had a do over. I’m afraid of working again so I am doing the reselling business and I do enjoy it. So much to learn. Thanks for your video.
Hi Igarcya, you really put in your time and did what was best for your family, hat off to you!! I'm really glad you are enjoying reselling, nice to own your own business, huh! Thanks so much for your wonderful comment, I really appreciate you! 🥰
Hi Dana! I'm a fellow reseller from the Tech Patreon group. I always enjoyed your comments on the clothing calls; you come across as thoughtful and insightful. I believe your appeal stems from a startling realization for most of us that life is not a straight line. If you could talk to your younger self to reassure her that she will survive the curve balls and disasters- that its ok to be confused, overwhelmed, bored, and thrilled in the same week. 20 somethings could really benefit from hearing your life stories. Keep up the great work!
Hey there spare change, its great meeting you! Thank you for your video idea, i had this on my list but you really clarified the topic for me, thank you!! See you in Tech's calls, thanks for your awesome comment, i appreciate you 🥰
Thank you!❤
I'm a small TH-camr for now, but I’m committed to sharing my life, 'East meets West' (from Shanghai to Germany and Europe). Every story counts-breaking boundaries of myself!
Hi Frieda, thanks so much for watching and your wonderful comment, i appreciate you! Just sub'd to your channel 🥰
@@danafindwell Great! I have sub'd your channel too🥰
You are such a wonderful person.🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thank you Joyellas, i think you are awesome!! 🥰
You are so calming. I hope to get to buy you a tea when I come home to visit my family in November
Thank you so much 🌹🌹❤❤
You are very welcome, Ms. Siri! Thank you so much for your support, i appreciate you!! 🥰
Thanks for this video, Dana. It’s filled with timeless and sound advice. I wanted to add a thought from my own experience, especially as someone who went back to study later in life. I found that, for some of us, early career choices were about survival more than passion, leading to jobs that drained us. As a more mature person now, I've realised that while ageism isn't always overt (since it’s against the law), it can still subtly impact opportunities. It creates a unique challenge for those of us putting in the effort to re-train and update our skills but finding that age can still be a barrier. This dynamic is complex and not always discussed, but I really appreciate your insights. Thanks again for your thoughtful content!
Hi Joane! Yes, that really makes sense, both my brother and i both wanted less stressful jobs when we got older. I do believe ageism is both internal and external which make it even more difficult to track? Thanks so much for your insightful comment, I really appreciate you! 🥰
Thank you for creating this video. Loved it so much! I did the exercise and identified a career that fits me best! I realized my past jobs had 2/4 and the 2 jobs that had 3/4, I stayed the longest at, which was really insightful. ❤
Love it! I'm so glad the exercise worked, Crispy, thank you for doing it. And thanks so much for your wonderful comment, I really appreciate you! 🥰
Good one! Thank you, Dana👍
Hi Joanna, thank you soooo much for watching and your awesome comment, i appreciate you! 🥰
Purely we are hard hit by Ageism and discrimination apart from inflation and other excuses and bs.
Oh Dana the world 🌎 loves a trier. Love how you tried extending your education and the time you put into this. I’m fortunate and have retired early and can choose what to do. I cook diy read keep up with current affairs walk and enjoy fresh air. It’s fab you have tried different things. Good for you. Also I’ve got a bit of an artistic side learning a new instrument. Dana you come across so well and it’s refreshing. I think you come across so well is your natural look and how you use your hand gestures to talk. lol 😂. Dana you can pick my brains anytime. I’ll get the coffee ☕️. Hopefully you’re vintage clothes are selling well. I’m sure you’re inspirational for many people that are unconfident. Well done you have a good day. Go girl. 🏴😜🌹
Hi Stephen! Your retirement sounds amazing, sounds like its exactly what retirement should be! Thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support, I really appreciate you 🥰
Thank you for sharing about your experiences with your videos, they really help not just myself but I'm sure many others. It's a good thing that we can support each other and collectively learn during this crazy time in life. ❤
Thats soooo true! Kirk, its great to see you, i really value your support. Thanks so much! 🥰
Thqnk you for sharing your experience!
You are very welcome! 🥰
This video was right on target, both for me and my daughter. Like one of the commenters, I kept at my job, even though it was not particularly fulfilling because I had family to support. Still doing a job, at 72. I don't know if I will be looking for any more work, but I am grateful to you for this advice.
Hi Lisa, i'm so happy that you and your daughter liked the video! Yes there are so many levels to job fulfillment and if the job helps pay the bills then i say its pretty fulfilling! We can always find joy in other areas of our lives. Thanks so much for your support Lisa, I really appreciate you! 🥰
Hi Dana I really like how you think but mmm possibly overthink. You are you and you maybe underestimate your how much you have achieved in intellect legality and life. Divorce and starting over you have learned life and have family. You have achieved so much. It’s now time to try enjoy what you have achieved. Your posts have given many folks food for thought. That’s an immense achievement. Dana stay vintage your saving our planet. Love what you’re doing. Remember coffee is on me. Virtual hugs and kisses. Enjoy the rest of your day. 🏴😜🌹x
Hi Stephen! Yes i do overthink things, btw thats a great video topic thank you. Hope you have a wonderful day. Thanks so much for your support, I really appreciate you! 🥰
When I retire in a couple years. I plan on going back to school and learn another IT skill...
Hi Madbug, sounds like a great plan! Always good to keep learning, especially tech stuff! Thanks so much for watching and your comment, i really appreciate you 🥰
Great video! so important and authentic. love your attitude and your videos.❤️ Dalit
Hi Dalit, soooo great to hear from you! Thank you for your awesome feedback, i really appreciate you 🥰
Excellent work Dana😍
Thank you Mike!! 🥰
Thanks Dana. I love the journey. You're so cool.
Hi Tech! Awww thank you, i think you're pretty cool yourself. Thanks for your support, you're awesome!! 🥰
My heart goes out to you regarding your experience with being a paralegal (and the time invested in learning for the role). I think that part of the picture is workplace culture--the legal environment strikes me as being somewhat harsh, unforgiving, and kind of cynical.
Hi Matthew, yes it was a hard lesson to learn, but i did have some good experiences with some of the jobs. Overall its not the best fit for me! Thanks so much for your wonderful comment, I really appreciate you! 🥰
Yes, the best research is to talk to people in the job you're considering. I'm trying to guess who that attorney was! I worked as a paralegal in Oakland. It's actually a pretty small world when you're in it. Everybody talks. My firm was really great but we had a few stinkers too. I worked with a big career coach in the bay area and she told me to stop hunting for the perfect job. She predicted I would continue to get bored easily and should get better at embracing who I am. And she said it's so important to really understand what you hate. I met with her for a few months and it changed my life. She gave me a ton of tests. And in the end she was right. I had sooo many great jobs and was always getting new certificates and training and trying new things. I actually feel like all of it helps me be a better ebay seller. Networking is the best way to get hired. I've hired a bunch of people and referrals make it so easy. Attitude was always more important to me than skills. And ability to learn.
It really is super helpful to hear about your job history and work with the coach, Jackie, thank you! Here's a hint, her intitials are AW. The best lawyer i met in Oakland is Alexandra Easley, have you heard of her? Thanks so much for your wonderful comment, I really appreciate you! 🥰
@danafindwell haha I think AW a disney character right? Nightmare. AE is on youngish side and I don't know about her. Good attorneys are out there for sure. I feel lucky that I have a strong network for advice now and then. Accountants too. Networking makes life so much easier. I was resistant for many years because I'm an introvert but that just means I need time to recover after socializing. You can learn to do almost anything. I hired people without almost no current skills but their ability to learn was high. And motivation. It's such a nightmare to find the right people. If job seekers understood this and put themselves in the shoes of the interviewer they might lose all anxiety. But going in cold with a referral is tough. I'm loving your new content. I think your channel is going to explode. And just some advice on your store. You've said it's been tough to grow because you sell what you list. Think about what you can pick up that's lower asp and slightly lower sell through or higher asp and slower sell through. They have to be solid items of course. So even dumb polo shirts. If you get 50 extra listings up it makes a difference. I know space is an issue. But that number of total items listed makes a difference. I tell people not to cross list until store at desired size or you'll sell too much!
@@jackiegerarde9938 Wow, you know who AW is, thats crazy!! Good to know that she is known to be a disaster...i didn't think it was me but sometimes you don't know! Yes, Alexandra was my lawyer and she did a fantastic job for me. i was in a terrible custody battle and when i switched over to her she won the case. Thanks for your feedback on my channel and store, i appreciate the advice! Hope all is good with you and your having awesome sales 🥰
I don’t have passion about my current job and now I have already send letter resignation and will be effective on the end of this month. I want to do something which make me enjoyable and happy to do it. I did not plan anything yet. I really appreciate you to share good ideas and preparation. I can do everything but I did not take deeply in it. I’m focusing with myself.
Keep me posted, i want to hear about what decide on! Thanks so much for your wonderful comment, I really appreciate you! 🥰 Best of luck to you!!
Would of been disappointing been offered assistants job then being withdrawn, good to see you bouncing back, same happen to me.
Your videos hit home on a lot of points that I find really interesting. Thank you.
Hi Steve, i'm so sorry that happened to you, too. Yes i was disappointed, i was really looking forward to it because i love libraries! But i don't think i wouldve been happy there for long, it didn't tick off all the boxes! Thanks so much for your comment Steve, I really appreciate you! 🥰
I worked in restaurants for 40 years. I loved it and I was very good at it. As a single mom I supported myself and two sons for years. Unfortunately that job did a number on my feet and I’m now disabled and can’t work.
So sad.were you standing so long...
@@EmmanuellaJoy-w7z thank you. But I did love what I did and I would do it again if I could. I just realized I typed I was a waitress for 4 years, it was supposed to be 40 years. 🤣🤣. I corrected it.
You could work sitting down and since serving is a customer service job, you could work as a CSR or sales or all kinds of things using just a computer and phone.
Hi grannyprepper, i'm so sorry about your feet, my mom was a hairdresser on her feet all day too. I remember she would be so tired after a long hard day! But it sounds like you loved your job and it provided for you and your sons, thats really awesome. Thanks so much for your sharing your comment, I really appreciate you! 🥰
Great idea, Kim!
We could really be good at what we want and bring out the best of it. And in online business, it becomes my savior. I took the courage to shift online. Yes, helping others to earn online is much more fulfilling.
So true, Regina! I really do like working online two, we can be so flexible and autonomous. Thanks so much for your awesome comment, I really appreciate you! 🥰
You would be such a great job coach! I’m floundering. I suffer from PTSD and work best on my own. I’m a self starter. I am close to getting my associate’s degree in gen eds with an undergrad in business management. I’m not sure what to do after I graduate. I’m 57 and trying to leave an abusive 30+ year marriage after being a SAHM. I love working with people and typing. I don’t have experience with Excel so I am limited. Any advice??
Hi, there are plenty of TH-cam channels that show, step by step, how to use various programs including Excel. If you buy an older, used copy so you don't have to pay for an Excel subscription, it will do pretty much anything you need. There are also classes to help adults our age brush up on our computer skills, and they include Microsoft and Adobe programs. Check out your library, your community college, and talk to a social worker who could point you in a direction. You are looking for a job training and a skills update program. Also, Google's Docs is very similar to Excel, and they have online tutorials. If you can do one, those skills will transfer to the other with minor changes. Good luck!
@doryknits6741 I normally would say no to the Facebook or other social media however, their groups may offer some direction. Whether it's job hunting in your 40s, job hunting for women, for PTSD, etc.
Also, getting your feet wet with volunteering even if 5 hours a month counts. And I use that opportunity to talk with others in that organization about changing careers or gathering more resources for yourself. Remember it's not what you know but who.
Hope this helps
Excell is all over TH-cam and you can download for a free trial to learn. I work as an eligibility Specialist for the State I live in, I work IN spreadsheets that are already set up by someone else and hardly ever have to set one up from scratch. You'd be surprised how many jobs are exactly like mine. Don't let 1 program stop you, I'm sure you are better at maybe writing, so use that as your strength when applying or whatever that strength is.
Great suggestions, Kate!! 🥰
Such great advice, Kim! 🥰
I can relate with you. I was dedicated and wholeheartedly believe that I am living my life until the global pandemic that I saw, lives wasted. I went to the saddest time of my life.
Yes, the pandemic was such a tragedy, hard time for many. I think many of us are still trying to work our way out of it! I just sub'd to your channel, Regina, thank you 🥰
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Thank you Giovanni! 🥰
Dana, sometimes we can't find everything we would like to in a job or a 100% match and we have just to take a job because the situation is like it is and it is never a waste of time. Every job gives us a lesson, don't you think?.
Yes, i totally agree with you, Mari Mari. We can always learn something from our experiences, especially jobs. Thanks for your wonderful comment, I really appreciate you! 🥰
I have had such a hard time trying to figure out my work situation, im going to do the exercise you showed, thank you. Also thanks for sharing about how you trained as a paralegal then realised it wasnt a good fit. I had the same experience with teaching, I did a PGCE here in the UK but it was horrendously stressful and made me ill (It's a 3 year degree crammed into one year). I qualified but by then I knew the job wasn't a good fit for me, I couldnt sleep every time I was about to take a class. I've felt big shame about that experience and haven't worked much since, it made me feel incapable. I need and want to return to work again so I'm reviewing my options. I think there should be more focus on jobs and careers, self employment and finances in schools. It's good at least that retraining is always possible for many jobs. I'm currently weighing up my passion of self employed textile design and illustration with retraining in IT. I also considered trades but volunteering I've done indicates I wouldn't have the physical energy or health to do a trade.
Hi Kate, thanks soooo much for sharing your experiences! Yes, becoming a paralegal was a big lesson for me, and hopefully it will help people to hear my story, just as it will help to hear yours! Thanks so much for your comment, I really appreciate you! 🥰
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I have a math degree and I'm gifted with numbers, but I work over nights in a warehouse. I wish I could find something that's more aligned with my talents and interests.
Hi David, thats really great that you know your strengths! I wonder what jobs focus on math and numbers? Besides googling, i just started asking questions to ChatGPT, i wonder if that might help? Thanks for your comment, I appreciate you! 🥰
I have been a recruiter for 7+ years and remained at my current firm for 2 years and 3 months now. However, I had probably as many jobs as you have, at 40. My longest job was about 2 years and 10 months, two companies ago. I was hired by my former employer for 5 months laid off and rehired a year later, and stayed for 1 year. My late father always feared my instability, but super proud of my current employer, due to it's brand in my city, a well known academic medical hospital. The current job I have a pretty has good flex with some autonomy. I would like to be my business owner, maybe a recruitment agency or sales pipeline building. I also wanted to be a coffee seller buy from my native country that is know for coffee.
Thanks so much for sharing, LJA! I had always felt a bit embarrassed about my story, but since i shared it in this video, i feel like a weight has been lifted and i realize that so many of us have had lots of jobs, got laid off, fired, tried new things. Everybody has had different experiences. I think its really common for people to move from job to job, this is a way to keep increasing how much they make! I'm really happy your dad is proud of your current situation, it sounds like an awesome job. And its great to have a goal to start your own business one day, you'll love it! Thanks so much for your wonderful comment, I really appreciate you! 🥰
Thank you, I love the comment.
I’ve had over 60 jobs and I don’t want another one!
But everything just keeps going up, especially things like insurance that you just pay and get nothing for it.
I here you! Its definitely getting harder to make a living nowadays. Thank you for your comment, I really appreciate you! 🥰
Great tips!
Thank you Vicki!! Hope you are enjoying your Sunday 🥰
@@danafindwell It would be a more enjoyable Sunday if it wasn't so hot in Southern California today...106 in my area 🥵🥵🥵
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I’m going back to school to become a teacher as a second career.
I think thats awesome, Kelly! Teaching and helping people is such a great career choice. Thanks so much for your comment, I really appreciate you! 🥰
I’m 28, I’ve had about 15 jobs, never stayed more than four months in a job. I still haven’t figured myself out.
Hi Chizoba! It sounds like you are still searching for a fulfilling job, you will find it just remember to figure out what interests and tasks make you happy and then find jobs that match them! Just sub''d to your channel. Thanks so much for your comment, I appreciate you! 🥰
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Hi Dana, This is a great video! I love your energy. I'm looking for any part time online work that has a flexible schedule. I have chronic health issues and can be hospitalized or too sick to work at times. Also, I live in SE Asia to keep my costs down. Do you know of any websites to try? Thank the s o much!
Hi TJ! Have you tried Upwork or Fiverr? If you do online work such as copywriting, design, and probably other things, you can get hired per project. It might be a good fit for you? Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback, i appreciate it so much! 🥰
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Hi William, its soooo great to see you! Thanks so much, i really appreciate your support 🥰
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Hi there! thanks for your offer but i'm really enjoying editing my own videos. I do appreciate you reaching out, thank you 🥰