Now I think it's time to figure out what I'd love to do. However, she had concerns about how to accomplish this - and wisely realized that this is just the kind of goal a personal and career coach could help her achieve. Here are a few of her questions and some answers. I hope that you'll find them helpful, too. In the short run, you may want to find the best possible job in your new home without changing careers.
Transitions entail more than change.
Even after the boxes are unpacked and you've established a new routine, you'll still find yourself in the process of creating a new life in a new community. It's helpful to maintain as much constancy as you can - stay in contact with old friends and former employers, for example. In time, as you begin to adjust to all the ways your life has changed, you can begin to consider new careers. Read the classifieds - not to job hunt, but to see what interests you. Find out whether you can do some vocational testing through a local college or university adult education program.