title: Happily ever after: plateauing as a means for long-term career satisfaction
abstract: Little did I know when I attended Judith Bardwick's presentation on plateauing at the ALA annual convention in 1988 that it would turn out to be one of the most valuable sessions I would attend at any library conference, since it has enabled me to understand the phenomenon of plateauing and to use the strategies she suggested to rejuvenate my career and personal life continually. Key concepts and solutions from her book and from other literature on plateauing are summarized and examples given as to how I incorporated them into my life
keyphrases: plateauing long-term career satisfaction personal life librarians