Is your best yet to come? That's what some were asked at the New York Times, and you might be surprised at their response.
Think about the flip side of what you do at work currently, and what you feel called to do. Do these two correspond where you work? In a feature, Taking the Money, from the October 24 New York Times, showcased people who accepted buyouts. For some, suddenly careers they’d always dreamed of came alive in their new lines of business. 
“Phil Bonfanti, a regional sales manager for Ford, took a buyout for his family’s sake. Bobbie Battista, a CNN anchor, did not like the direction the company was going. For Doug Vance, a Delta pilot, it was the least damaging choice in a situation he could not control. Enrique Rosselli, who took three buyouts in four years, saw the third as a sign to find a new line of business. And for Betsy Werley, it was an early push into a career move that she wanted to make later if not sooner.“
For people who want more from their careers, it’s simply a matter that an end looks more like an opportunity for a new start. Whatever the reason, when one leg in their lives ended, their brains kick into high gear to create a segue in another, that brings new beginnings unavailable to them in their youth. How so? They launch new foundations with tips and support from lifelong friends in a field they admire. These friends know other friends. Ideas from new places primed their career-minded pumps.
Encouragement from people you know goes a long way toward successful career moves that may be yet to come for you. Eventually the same folks who encouraged step in as users for the new career they helped you start. Word of mouth is said to be one of the best motivators to build a better career, regardless of the field you’ve chosen.
If you’ve seen yourself locked into a mold lately, that’s merely collecting mold on heads around you … why not start again? Los, a character in William Blake’s poem,
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