A few years ago, seeing what a difficult time people I know were having changing careers after age 50, I asked myself, "What kind of work gives me the most satisfaction?" After thinking about it a while, I contacted one of my college peeps who works for a dictionary publisher and asked him, "What would you say to someone interested in pursuing a career in lexicography?" and he replied, "Find a field with a future."

I'm still working on that.