Let me guess, you are 1 _____ bored at work, you watch for the clock to strike 5 o’clock, and you can’t stand the people that you work with. If you are nodding your head right now, then you might need a change of scenery. What we have to change is not the work place, but the 2 ______. If you enjoy the work you were doing, you might be able to get over the fact that you can’t stand the people around you. You may have thought about switching careers in the past, but you were paralyzed with fear. Here are some excuses that might be holding you back from jumping to a 3 ______ career. I only have experience in the current career that I’m in. How do I decide on a career 4 ______ any experience? I don’t have the right degree for the career that I want to be in. No one gives me an interview when I turn in applications. I don’t have the skills 5 _______ to qualify for a different career. Let me be the first, the second, or maybe the one hundredth person to tell you that you don’t need to let these mental barriers keep you from transitioning to a different career. New generation often lives longer than the other, because new technology allows us to live 6 ________ and fuller lives. The idea that we will pick and keep one career for the rest of our lives is quickly fading away. 7 _______ show that the average person switches jobs every three years. This isn’t 8 _______ switching new careers, but it proves the point that very few people these days are faithful to one company, let alone one career. And that is okay. 9 ________ careers may be the best thing that ever happened to you. You’ll get a fresh lease on life. You’ll find that you have a little more hop in your step, and any moments of depression may start to fade away. Make sure that you don’t switch from one boring career to another. If you are going to take the plunge and switch careers, make sure it’s a career that you are 10 ________ about and have a desire to work at every day.