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Burnout may indicate time is right to plan midlife career change.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, November, 2004
By Evan Pondel, Daily News, Los Angeles Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Nov. 21--Rod Dunnett began to tire of Italian suits and high-powered lunches shortly after his 50th birthday.
His salary had peaked. His title as president of a bank commanded more than enough respect. Dunnett had done everything he set out to do.
But his family didn't recognize the man whose spirit had been flattened under the wheel of corporate America. And that's when things changed.
"I can vividly remember asking myself a question, 'Do I want to die behind my desk, or do I want to die doing something I love,"' said Dunnett, now 54 and a ski instructor at Mammoth Mountain.
Midlife career changes aren't easy for everyone. There are risks...
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