Monthly Archives: August 2015

Another stereotype of more “mature” people is the lack of flexibility. Flexibility is not a black-and-white issue and there are more than 50 shades of flexibility. Keep an open mind and sometimes take a moment/breath to ponder before dismissing a new idea. Be flexible and prove them wrong.

Like it or not – There bounds to be ups and downs in life. Therefore, the ability to weather the storms of life is very important. Be an experienced warrior in life. Recover fast and stand up tall after a fall. Keep your chin up.

Passion is the main driver for excellence and great work. We need to keep the fire of passion burning strong and bright (I meant for work here). Look for interesting topics and areas that you are passionate about and continue to fuel your motivation and drive. Let your passion shine through your work.

Keep the mentality of hard work. Nothing can will replace hard work. Despite all the years (decades) of foundation work you have already put in to establish your career so far, you still need to remain hard working. The world and everything around you are evolving and changing. We need to work hard and keep […]

Being resourceful can be an important asset in rebooting one’s career. As a person with more experience in life and work, you should have a wider network (compared with the time when you first started your career) and knowledge base on where and how you can get help. That is a huge advantage and should […]

Remember to take initiative regardless of your age. One of the common stereotype for more mature people is “set in one’s own way” and reluctant to change. Like learning, taking initiative and seeking improvements in all aspects of life should be a life long journey. It is more a life style than a one-off.

Taking risk is not a thing only for young people. I am not talking about recklessness (that is closer to stupidity than taking risk). As a more mature person, we can use our experience to take educated and calculated risk instead of shying away from taking any risk at all. Many opportunities won’t be lost […]

Humility is also an important element for rebooting one’s career. It should be noted that having confidence in yourself is not mutually exclusive to humility. One aspect of humility is to accept the fact that you don’t know everything on earth and other people sometimes (not always :>) may also have valid points that you […]

On the topic of rebooting one’s career, related to the first element of curiosity, I think being open-minded is also important. When we first start with our career with a blank sheet of paper, so to speak, we tend to be more open to ideas and concepts which is natural as we don’t have enough […]

I would like to share my opinions on how to reboot or rejuvenate one’s career as a more “seasoned” worker. First, keep the level of curiosity high. It is important to have the curiosity to find out new things. There are new discoveries, inventions and solutions every day. We should stay keen to learn new […]