Questions people ask
What should I do after high school if I don’t know what I want to do?
You’re not behind, and you don’t have to know yet. In Australia, uni, TAFE, an apprenticeship, work, travel or a gap year can all be good first steps.
Start with what you’re good at, what you enjoy and the kind of life you’d like, then choose a first step you can try.
What Do I Do After High School? walks you through exactly that.
Is it like a career quiz?
No. A quiz gives you a label.
A Think Along book walks you through the question on a few short sheets, in your own words, with a worked example to show you how, and you finish with your own answer and your next steps, not a score.
How do I know if I’m on the right career path?
I’d start by noticing which parts of your work give you energy and which ones drain you, and then ask whether the doubt is about the work itself or the place you’re doing it. Am I on the Right Path?, is the Think Along book for your twenties, and it ends with your next move in your own words.
Should I quit my job?
Maybe, but not before you’ve asked what’s really bothering you: the work, the place, the pay or the people. Sometimes asking for more, or different, fixes it.
Sometimes moving is right.
Am I on the Right Path? walks you through whether to ask, build or move, and What’s My Next Move? whether to stay or go.
How do I decide between two job offers?
Put them side by side on more than the pay: the work you’d actually be doing, who you’d learn from, where each could lead, and what each costs you in time.
Am I on the Right Path?, walks you through comparing two offers, and asking for more.
Is it too late to change careers at 40 or 50?
No, I don’t think so. Your skills come with you, and plenty of people change direction in their forties and fifties.
Start with what you’re good at beyond your job title and where you stand financially, then plan a few small moves. What’s My Next Move?, is the Think Along book for this stage.
Should I retire at 60 or 65, or keep working?
Your age won’t answer this one. You will.
Money matters, and so does what your work gives you, and for a lot of people that’s a reason to get up in the morning. Work out what you want the next few years to be, then try a small version of it before you decide.
Should I Keep Working or Retire?, is the Think Along book for this question.
What can I do after retirement to keep busy?
A lot of people keep the bits of work they’d miss, like the people and the routine, and find somewhere new for them, maybe volunteering or part-time work, or family, or those projects they never got round to. What Do I Do Now I’ve Retired?, walks you through what work gave you, who your people are and what you’d like to pass on.
What is a Think Along book?
A book you work through. In each one I show you how, with examples, and you fill in short sheets in your own words, ending with your answer and your next steps.
Each book can come with Mo, my digital double, to talk it through with you.
How do I get the book after I pay?
The PDFs come to the email address you pay with, one to type into and one to print, and checkout tells you when yours arrives.
Nothing comes in the post. If you’d rather have paper, the paperback is A$29.95.
What if it isn’t right for me?
Tell me within 14 days and you’ll get your money back in full. Prices are in Australian dollars and include GST.
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