Am I Too Old To Become A Data Analyst?
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Question
Is it too late to have a career as a Data Analyst at age 49 (nearly 50)?
I have always had the passion for data analysis but have dabbled in other things for much of my adult life and am wondering if at age 50 i could still have a career in data analysis – bearing in mind the job prospects for the over 50s is not particularly bright.
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In “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People”, Stephen Covey mentions that proactive people do not worry or focus on factors or things over which they have little or no control … instead they focus on their “Sphere Of Influence” … those factors or circumstances over which they exercise control!
Why are you focusing or making life decisions based on how you think others will react to your age, when you have no control over your age or the biased, negative opinions of others?
Why not focus on doing what you love. If you really want to become a data analyst, why not focus on being the most skilled, most competent, most knowledgeable data analyst you can be? Surely, if you do that, every single employer is not going to turn you away just because you are 50?
If you really don’t love data analysis, then you have no business considering a career in that industry because you will not be able to give your best to your work. And besides, there is no point in pursuing a career at 50 only to change directions a few years down the road when you discover it is not the right career.
But if you have taken the time to determine that data analysis is the right career fit for you, why would you deny yourself the opportunity to go after what you want out of life, just because some ill-informed, biased person may or may not say no to you?