March to the Beat of a Different Drum

Careers for Nonconformists by Sandra Gurvis (Marlowe & Company, 1999) highlights 75 colorful jobs ranging from food stylist to tattoo artist to music promoter. It also contains tips on how to thrive, with profiles of 30 people who have succeeded in unusual endeavors. [Source: "25 Ways to Reinvent Yourself" originally published in Modern Maturity January - February 2000, transcribed by Greg Olszewski]

Hire a Personal Coach

Need someone to push you toward your goals? Like a fitness trainer, a personal coach stays on your case and keeps you on track, checking in weekly by phone, in person, or via e-mail. Visit www.coachu.com, a site that also contains information about coaching as a career. [Source: "25 Ways to Reinvent Yourself" originally published in Modern Maturity January - February 2000, transcribed by Greg Olszewski]

Form a Board of Advisers

Just as a corporation has a team of people who represent an array of specialties - marketing, finance, sales - an individual should have a similar set of personal advisers, according to Marti Smye, author of Is It Too Late to Run Away and Join the Circus? (MacMillan, 1998). This informal board should be made up of friends whom you respect and admire, whose opinions you value, and who would be willing to offer you their counsel when you need it. [Source: "25 Ways to Reinvent Yourself" originally published in Modern Maturity January - February 2000, transcribed by Greg Olszewski]