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Finding Fulfillment At Midlife: Home Staging As A Second Chance Career

 
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Debra Gould

According to a study reported in Prevention Magazine, “79% of baby boomers expect to work at least part-time well into their golden years.” The study revealed that “a growing number of adults are looking at their 40s, 50s, and 60s as the right time to start fresh in an entirely new field.”

Craving a more fulfilling and meaningful career is one area of focus during midlife adjustment. As adults reach midlife, the importance of achieving goals and doing what makes them happy becomes much more important. This is the time closet authors, entrepreneurs, musicians or artists begin thinking about careers to match their passion for life.

Women are well represented in this trend, with more women than ever using their midlife as a springboard to experience positive career transformations. Most often, these women want to create something that has the ability to help others while at the same time helping themselves.

According to Entrepreneur Magazine, one of the best, high-growth service businesses is Home Staging (also known as Real Estate Staging or House Fluffing). Home Staging is a fast growing real estate service career that gives individuals the chance to use their passion for decorating to make a difference in people’s lives.

This business is particularly attractive to individuals with a passion for decorating and an interest in real estate. Home Staging is a very low cost business to start because you don't need to invest in inventory or a retail location. And, with the slowing U.S. real estate market, the need for home staging services will grow as desperate home sellers look ways to avoid the significant price cuts recommended by their agents.

After staging hundreds of homes I can honestly say that no matter what the client's circumstances, I am generally doing work that makes a huge difference in the lives of my clients. Selling a home can be a stressful experience. People's reasons for selling vary greatly, but sometimes my clients have to sell and sell quickly because of personal, financial or medical issues. It is very satisfying and rewarding to know that I am able to help my clients through a difficult time in their lives.

For example, many of my clients are couples going through a divorce. It is often a huge relief to them to have me as an independent third party make the decisions about what should be done to get the house ready for sale. They appreciate that I have no vested interest in either the husband or wife’s point of view. I just tell it like it is. In many cases by using my services, the couple makes enough profit to enable them to have down payments for separate houses.

If you’ve been itching to reinvent your life and do something that reflects your real talents, I hope you will do whatever is necessary to seize the opportunity. Changing your job, career or lifestyle may take some work. But if you truly follow your passion, the effort will provide infinitely positive results.

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Internationally recognized home staging expert Debra Gould is president of Six Elements and creator of The Staging Diva Home Staging Business Training Program with 700+ Graduates worldwide. Debra is the author of two home staging guides and offers a Directory of Home Stagers to help homeowners and real estate agents locate home stagers who will decorate homes to sell quickly and for top dollar. Discover her secrets to business success. Free quiz to see if a Home Staging business is right for you at http://www.stagingdiva.com
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