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I recently went to go and see Paul McCartney play live – actually twice – in Winnipeg and London’s O2 arena. All the old hits were there including Hey Jude, Lady Madonna, Yesterday, All My Loving, Eleanor Rigby, Blackbird, Band on the Run and Let it Be

There comes a time in any career change where analysis stops working. All the risks have been managed

My experience of being stuck in a career was of returning to work feeling utterly miserable and overwhelmed, but acting as though I was happy to be back. Stop being so obsessed by the news and read a classic book on your commute Go to an evening lecture at somewhere like the School of Life Read a career change book – mine was How to Find the Work cheesey but it connected – or try Working Identity by Herminia Ibarra Try Roman Krznaric’s work on finding fulfilling work, and reflect on his career as a ‘wide achiever’ Go and volunteer in something you feel strongly about Get some coaching – a chance to think about you and what you need from life (perhaps see if your current work will pay for it, or simply give up avocados for a month to cover the cost) The Beatles were actually talking about career paralysis when they said the movement you need is on your shoulders.

This involves crafting a full time role out of a number of part-time jobs. Sometimes the part-time roles are permanent roles but more often the portfolio includes a changing patchwork of freelance roles, temporary roles, project work and self-employment. The coaching gives me plenty of current, practical experience to draw on when teaching my MBA students and the leadership and business theory I cover in the MBA is invaluable in my 1:1 coaching. Sometimes you will need to volunteer your time to your employers but have boundaries – don’t do a full time workload on part time pay!