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Too old to switch career path?

If you are in your thirties or forties and wonder if it s too late to switch career path, the answer to that depends on your specific situation.

I have known guys who are married with kids who have made that leap of faith. Of course it 's a lot easier to do if you were younger with less financial responsibility. But with so much resources on the web, like DVD instructions, online classes, workshop and school that offer supplemental trainings, it has made it easier for more people to jump ships.

As design education increases,  the demand for them will follow.  Just a few years ago, before Gnomon, the only choices you have is Art Center College of Design, Otis, and College of Creative Study. Today, new school are popping up as I type this and the cost to get these type of training is more affordable.

 Now you can even subscribe to Gnomon s dvd collection and watch all the lectures you want.  Hell, even I am giving out free tips! So the resources are available and they are more accessible than ever before. You only live once, make it count.:)

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  1. LoreathanSeptember 24, 2013 at 4:55 AM

    Man I am 35 and have a 2 year old daughter this was what I was thinking for a while. I was planning to follow the same path and this confirms what I thought:) Thank you!

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