The Best Time to Explore New Career Options

John is tired. He is tired of the corporate grind, the office politics, short-term strategy, commuting, C.Y.A. meetings, seeing people he has worked with for years get laid off, fearing that at 52 he’s becoming a target. It’s become nothing more than a paycheck that can disappear at any time and high blood pressure.

So many executives feel as John does. They want to try something new; they know there has got to be something better, an alternative to what they’ve been doing. People want to feel excited by what they do. They want to have more control and to know that their hard work, their good work, is lining their own pockets. They want to have the security of knowing they won’t be let go because the company can find someone younger and less expensive.

Now is always the right time to explore something new – not tomorrow, or 12 months from now.

One of the advantages of your membership is that you can explore many different opportunities, both within and outside of traditional corporate life. Use all the resources we offer – from Master Class sessions, to the peer network, to the practical insights contained in the many articles found on the member website  – in order to develop a framework for taking your career wherever you want to go next.

For example, have you considered owning your own business? If you have, why not use your membership to learn the nuts and bolts from someone with years of experience helping executives like you understand what it takes to make the leap: Visit our new Buying a Business page, featuring the advice of Aaron Paul, CEO of Acquisition Finders, for trusted guidance on everything from researching and finding the right business for you, to closing the deal and effectively marketing your new venture.

To your next success!

Mark Anderson

Mark Anderson is ExecuNet's president and chief economist. An Arjay Miller Scholar, Mark received his MBA from Stanford University and a BA in economics from Yale University. He joined ExecuNet in 1993, with extensive marketing and new product and business development experience, having served as president and founder of A&M Associates, an investment management firm. Mark's corporate leadership experience includes several senior marketing and financial positions with RCA Global Communications (a GE subsidiary) and American Can Company.