Article: Nearly the New Millennium; New Job as Well?

Dear Joyce; I was inspired by the November issue of Fast Company magazine with an article about a handful of people who "reinvented themselves" by totally changing their careers. Change worked for them. What has been your experience with career-changing readers?

-- H.J.W.

Not quite so cheery as the Fast Company article portrays. The two biggest reasons why career changes fail are money and work issues.

Despite a head of enthusiasm going in, the financial rewards often come up short of anticipations -- the familiar house mortgage, two cars, kids and costly colleges kind of thing. And, the greener pastures sometimes bleach out when something about ...

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