‘It is never too late’: You don’t have to stick to the same path ‘until you’re 65’ — here’s how to have your career cake and enjoy it tooFreddie Ransome, a former Buzzfeed producer, was in her early 30s when she decided to ditch her regular 9-to-5 for a life of freelancing. “We think that the career that we choose [in our] early 20s, that’s the career that you have to stick to until you’re 65 — and that is totally not true,” says Ransome. Advertisement“It is never too late,” says Jay, noting that she’s coached a lot of professionals who are 55 or older who wanted a different career. If you don’t already have any contacts, you can find people on LinkedIn or attend industry events and conferences. What do you wish would change?”Burns agrees, adding that you’ll need some financial backing when you’re first exploring a new career.
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