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Starting over in midlife can mean changing jobs, changing career direction, or building a business of your own - and none of those decisions are as simple as “just take the leap.”

In this video, I draw on more than 20 years’ experience leading behavioural and organisational change across global and national organisations, alongside my own experience of career change, business and midlife transition; I share 5 uncomfortable truths about starting over in your 40s, 50s and beyond - and what you can do about them.

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00:00 ‘Starting over’

02:29 Your financial position

04:04 How technology and AI are reshaping work and business

05:48 Why your past success can sometimes keep you stuck

07:08 How the people around you might react

08:21 Why your health and energy levels matter.

If you know something needs to change but you’re not yet clear what comes next, Now She Knows helps you work out what fits you now and identify a practical next step. You can find this intervention at https://nowshebuilds.com/products/now-she-knows-self-paced

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About Now She Builds
Now She Builds helps midlife women stop surviving and start building lives, work and futures that reflect who they are today.

Drawing on psychology, organisational behaviour and more than 20 years leading business transformation, I create practical frameworks that help women move from uncertai...