'How I survived my career reinvention'

These six people were brave enough to take the leap and change their careers -- most of them with the help of Pamela Mitchell's Reinvention Institute. Here's how they did it.

When Pamela Mitchell got laid off in 2002, she realized it wasn't time for a new job - it was time for a whole new perspective. More
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