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PERSONAL FINANCE

Mid-career Crisis If your role isn’t the right fit for you, could you start all over again? Ben Tutty talks to people who retrained and now work in fulfilling roles.

Most of our waking adult life is spent working. Despite that, around 40 per cent of Kiwis hate their jobs, according to a recent survey by culture coach Shane Green. Are you one of them? If you are, there are probably several reasons why changing jobs or retraining seems difficult or downright impossible. And the fact is, you’re right – changing careers is a gigantic undertaking, a leap into the unknown. But for some who’ve found a new calling, it’s well worth the trouble. Crisis sparked a career Liz Barry studied her masters in pharmacology at the University of Otago and got a high-flying job for a large drug company. It aligned with what she wanted to do, and what she felt she should be doing, but for some reason the job was the wrong fit. Then Barry’s parents were killed in a car accident. As the oldest of four, she took on the role of mentoring her brothers and guiding them through life’s obstacles, not to mention their careers. Something about mentoring just felt right. She felt this was her calling so she now runs a thriving Auckland business as a life and career coach.

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pages 120-124

Snapshot

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pages 116-117

The Good Fight Against Inflation

5min
pages 118-119

Bitcoin Scales Up

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pages 112-115

Going Up, Going Down

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Fashion: Winter Warmers

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pages 106-107

Book Reviews

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page 103

Travel: Tropical Breezes

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pages 104-105

Wellbeing: A Better Version of Me

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pages 100-102

Should I Use a Mortgage Broker?

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pages 86-89

Investing Across Generations

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pages 90-91

Your Guide to KiwiSaver: First Home Buyer’s Guide

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Buy a Business and Be Your Own Boss

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ESG: Why Good Governance Works

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The Secret of Laddering

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How the TV3 Case Changed the Game

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pages 70-71

Invest in Kiwi Tech Start-ups

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pages 68-69

Can’t Earn Money? Get Prepared

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pages 66-67

Inflation Negation

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pages 44-47

Survive the Cost of Living Crisis

4min
pages 62-65

Strategies to Survive Volatility

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pages 50-53

When Money is Tight

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pages 58-61

Why Women Struggle With Separation

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Are We at the Bottom Yet?

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The Overwhelm Effect

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Mr Bond Lives Again

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Mid-Career Crisis

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pages 37-39

Why your Profile is Worth a Million Bucks

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How to Get a Pay Rise

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pages 34-36

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Is it the Right Time to Quit?

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Get Better Returns

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