ReDesigning Your Creative Career After 50
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Philip VanDusen discusses how creative professionals over 50 can redesign their careers to build resilience and relevance in an evolving job market.
ReDesigning Your Creative Career After 50 with Philip VanDusen If you’re a creative professional over 50, redesigning your creative career after 50 isn’t about starting over, it’s about building resilience, relevance, and long-term leverage. In this episode, I walk you through a practical framework for career reinvention, income diversification, and staying professionally valuable in an AI-accelerated world. The Workbook Prompts: "If traditional employment became unreliable tomorrow, how else could I create value with what I know?" "Which parts of my work still challenge my thinking, and which parts simply consume my energy?" "What would it look like to make that guidance explicit, structured, and an 'intellectual deliverable' that I could be paid for?" "List five potential, or existing income streams you could realistically develop over the next few years." "Where in my work does human context matter more than speed?" "Write down the names of three people you would want in the room as you rethink, and redesign, the next phase of your career." Many experienced designers, creatives, and agency professionals discover that traditional employment becomes less reliable later in their…
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