Five Hidden Sticking Points Blocking Your Midlife Career & Life Transitions

You’ve built a career over decades, yet it can feel like your experience isn’t being seen—or valued—the way it used to.

This session explores The Value Paradox, a common but often invisible dynamic that midlife professionals encounter. Understanding it helps you reposition what you bring to the table without starting over.

What you may be noticing

• “I have deep experience, but it feels like others don’t notice it.”
• "Employers seem to be less interested in retaining or pursuing older professionals."
• “I need to stand out and make an impact, but the rules have shifted."

Why it matters

The modern career landscape is noisy and unstable. Employer-employee relationships are more tenuous, and loyalty is less of a factor. The job market rewards self-promotion, entrepreneurialism, and confidence. Communicating your value effectively requires translation of experience, not just tenure. Without awareness of these challenges and a strategy, you may feel invisible.

Takeaways

• A clear lens for why experience can feel overlooked midlife
• Strategy to articulate your value effectively
• Perspective on how transferable skills, self-marketing, and confidence increase relevance and influence

Audience
Midlife professionals who want to understand why experience sometimes loses visibility and how to maintain influence and relevance.