Making a career change can feel like you are out at sea on a boat that doesn’t know its destination. You think it’s going in one direction, but the wind is shifting direction. The potential benefits of making a career change depend on why you are changing your career. If you are changing careers to escape a bad situation or for more money, the results will be limited. But, if you make a career change in order to improve your life, the benefits will be much more wide-ranging and significantly increase your happiness. It improves personal development in key areas of life.