Regardless of the success—or lack thereof—that you've seen in your professional career to date, it may be time to think about launching your next career. People are undertaking second careers for a myriad of reasons, not the least of which is the horrendous recession that is plaguing us all. Some people launch their second career to bring more money into their lives, while others do it as a hedge against losing their job. Of course a person who has already lost their job might think even harder about launching another career.

One of the biggest reasons that people start a new career however is to improve their quality of life. Particularly for the baby boomer generation who has achieved some level of success, there seems to be a growing need to not only improve one's professional life, but to improve life at home as well. This is leading people from all walks of life to consider working from home by finding a business opportunity that allows them to make a substantial income without having to go to an office or place of business.

With the Internet in place, launching a home business—particularly in the network marketing industry—is a very viable approach to launching a second career. The key is to find a turnkey opportunity that offers a complete system for marketing and lead generation, as well as extensive training for the new entrepreneur. Of course working from home is still working, and especially for people who are not experienced with Internet marketing, training and hands-on support is also essential in order to get the new business up and running.

One thing that many Internet entrepreneurs are finding is that because of the size of the market and the efficiencies of online marketing, they are making substantially more money than they were in their original careers. These successful entrepreneurs all of a sudden find themselves in a situation where they not only have more money in their life but more time as well. This in turn fulfills the need that many baby boomers are feeling—giving back to the community and helping other people to survive and succeed as well.

Launching a career is not necessarily easy, but it need not be difficult either. Anyone who is seriously considering redirecting their career should consider a packaged, turnkey, online business opportunity. Then they can begin to enjoy working from home.

Author's Bio: 

Ann Shipley is a former corporate sales, retail and medical management executive and former MLM. Being a single mother, Ann looked to a new career, re-entering the network marketing this time however in a new arena, financial education. Ann wants to help others obtain their dreams as she moves closer each day to the next of hers. Health, wealth and wisdom.... changing the world one person at a time.