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

How do you actually get clients? You started the business. You created your offer. Maybe you built the website, opened the Instagram account, created a logo, and officially announced to the world that you’re an entrepreneur. And then comes the question almost every new business owner eventually asks: How do I actually get clients? As […]

Is Your Career Still Working For You? What if you know your career isn’t working anymore, but you don’t want to start a business, completely change industries, or throw away decades of experience? That’s something we don’t talk about enough when discussing career reinvention. A second act doesn’t always mean quitting corporate America and becoming […]

Leaving Corporate to Reinvent Your Life What happens when the career and life you carefully planned no longer feel like the life you want? For many women considering a career change, the hardest part isn’t knowing they’re unhappy. It’s figuring out what comes next. Do you find another job? Leave corporate altogether? Start a business? […]

Fear Almost Stopped Me I wanted to give a TEDx Talk for a long time. I wanted to stand on that famous red circle and share a message I believed could make a difference. But wanting to do something and actually doing it are two very different things. The TEDx stage intimidated me. What if […]

Stop Downplaying Your Potential Have you ever encouraged a friend to go after a promotion, start a business, write a book, or make a big career change? You can immediately see all of the reasons she would be amazing at it. But when someone suggests that you start a business or make a career change, […]

Do you have to quit your job before you can start your second act? Absolutely not! One of the biggest misconceptions about making a career change is that you need to make one dramatic leap. Quit the job. Change careers. Start the business. Become a completely different person. Real-life career transition rarely works that way. […]

Career Change Without Starting Over: How to Turn Your Corporate Experience Into Your Second Act If you’re thinking about a career change after spending 10, 20, or even 30 years building your career, one thought may keep creeping in…Do I really want to start all over again? Here’s the good news. You don’t have to. […]

Have you ever looked at your career and thought, “I know I don’t want to do this forever, but I have no idea what I would do instead?” That question can feel especially overwhelming when you’ve spent 10, 15, or 20+ years building a successful career. You have experience. You have skills. You may have […]

One of the biggest myths in entrepreneurship is that successful business owners do everything themselves. The reality? Successful entrepreneurs know when it’s time to ask for help and when to hire your first employee. If you’re starting a business or growing your small business, you’ve probably worn every hat at some point. You’re the CEO, […]