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If you are not continuously building your career, you are watching your career dissipate, die and go down the drain. The keynote of today's marketplace is Change. If you are not in the mentality of change, then you are in the mentality of losing all of your enthusiasm, energy and creativity in the workplace. Change is the key concept that one must grasp in order to energize and build a career that one loves. Many older people settle down into an occupation, job or profession. This could be a recipe for disaster, boredom and job dissatisfaction. That's not to say that young people in their 20s and 30s will not get bored or dissatisfied with the jobs and careers that they find themselves locked into. In todays workplace, employers are looking for people in their 20s and 30s who possess high-energy, enthusiasm and creativity, rather than experience. It is not uncommon for people who reach their fourth, fifth or sixth decade to find themselves at the top of the mountain, looking around to see "What's Next?" A common problem that aging workers face as the top of the career mountain is reached, is the possibility of a new or different career mountain presenting itself. Crashing burnouts may occur once a person reaches and fulfills the heights of ambition. Therefore, it becomes necessary to realize a career is not just the attainment of a goal. A career is a dynamic, organic process that constantly needs to be energized with change and challenge. Many aging workers are not aware of this process and find themselves stuck in a job, occupation, or creativity rut. Even if the waters of fulfilled dreams and ambitions are successfully navigated, one must remember that building a career is a lifetime challenge, requiring commitments to change, renewal and relearning. If this is not implemented, boredom and dissatisfaction will set in. When ambition becomes derailed and dies, aging workers may find themselves lost. To avoid going the way of the occupational dinosaur, workers of all ages must think about acquiring the training that makes them more marketable. Anyone stuck in a rut must reframe him/herself as a "silent job seeker." Sometimes when people stay too long in the same position, organization, occupation or job, they may be seen as someone who has lost the spark and tenacity of ambition. It used to be that you could get ahead in your career by knowing the right people. But now, it is more important for you to be known by the right people. This necessitates an orientation towards curiosity, inquiry and questioning. Find out if your skills are transferable and don't get caught in the archaic thinking that if you are over 50, you are over the hill. I have seen this over the hill mentality occur in people who are approaching their 30th birthday. If this thought process enters your mind, take it as a signal that it might be time to consider energizing your ambition, your career goals and your enthusiasm. Accept the challenge. If you don't, you may end up wondering what to do with the rest of your life. Realize that you have more to give and the only problem is that you have become stuck in a career rut.