Conservation Careers

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Mid-life and mid-career is your “purpose period.” It’s the time in your life where you finally have the perspective and perception to understand not just what you do, but who you are. Armed with these insights, you’re in a better position to decide whether the work you do is fulfilling and/or impactful in the ways that check the right boxes.

While making career transitions in mid-life is often challenging, you can’t afford to ignore the opportunity. If you do, you’ll find yourself farther and farther away from your sense of purpose.

On Dr. Nick Askew’s Conservation Careers podcast, Nick and I talk about this as a theme for all of us – including the people he serves in the conservation community.

By defining what makes our work meaningful, and aligning that with what employers (or clients) need, we make it much more likely we’ll get hired for jobs we really want to do.

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John Tarnoff is an executive and career transition coach, speaker, and author who supports mid and late-career professionals in defining, planning, and achieving more meaningful and sustainable careers.

Fired 39% during his 35 years as a film producer, studio executive and tech entrepreneur, he learned how to turn setbacks into successes in a volatile business. He reinvented his own career at 50, earning a master’s degree in counseling psychology to share his career lessons with others going through similar challenges.

Since leaving entertainment in 2010, John has coached individuals, groups, and led career workshops for university alumni, including for UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. Corporate coaching clients have included Bank of America, Bridgewater Assoc., Levi-Strauss, Softbank, TD Ameritrade, and Thrive Global.

He is the author of the best-selling Boomer Reinvention: How to Create your Dream Career Over 50 and has been named a Top Influencer in Aging by PBS/NextAvenue.

 

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