Second Act Success Blog:
Business Tips, Career Advice, and Inspiration on Starting Over

Your Past Experience Isn’t Wasted. It’s About How You Use What You’ve Done to Create a Second Act Career That Fits Your Life Now That Matters. Have you ever caught yourself thinking about what would happen if you made a career change? Do you fear if a change means everything you’ve done up to this […]

I Missed My Son’s First Birthday. The Moment That Started My Second Act Career. There is a story I have never forgotten. It’s the story of the day I missed my son’s first birthday. At the time, I was a television producer. I had built a 16-year career in the entertainment industry. I was producing […]

If you’re a woman in your 40s, 50s, or 60s who feels restless, stuck, or unfulfilled in your career, you are not alone. The term for this is a midlife career transition, and it’s becoming one of the most powerful movements among professional women today. Why? Because many are realizing that what they chose as […]

Fear of Success: The Hidden Reason You’re Not Launching Your Dream Business Have you ever been more afraid of your dream coming true than of it failing? Sounds strange at first, but then the reality sinks in. We’re used to talking about fear of failure. Fear of losing money, looking foolish, or the fear of […]

Insider Career Change Advice from a Former Recruiter If you’re navigating a career change, re-entering the workforce, or facing a job search after layoffs, you’ve probably asked yourself: Why am I not getting interviews? You update your resume. You carefully fill out applications. You click submit. And then… nothing. The truth is, today’s hiring process […]

If you are searching for the best business coach for women, chances are you are standing at a crossroads. You might be ready to find a coach to help you with your second act if you’re: Feeling stuck in a corporate job that no longer fits Dreaming about starting a business but unsure where to […]

Rethinking the Corporate Ladder in Your Midlife Career Transition If you don’t want your boss’s job…why are you still climbing the corporate ladder? It’s a simple question, but for many ambitious, high-achieving women, it’s also deeply uncomfortable. For years, we’ve been taught that success looks like upward movement. Work hard. Be responsible. Say yes. Get […]

Learn Before You Leap If you have ever read Two Weeks Notice by Amy Porterfield or followed her work, you know that one piece of advice she shares to aspiring entrepreneurs is to pick a quit date and put it on the calendar. For some women, that bold move is exactly the push they need […]

Most people never change careers, which is remarkable when you consider how little evidence most of us had when we chose our first one. For many professionals, early career decisions are shaped less by long-term fit and more by convenience and coincidence. We follow friends into certain degrees. We accept the first decent job offer. […]