"hyphenates" pursue multiple concurrent careers in order to fulfill creative needs. A "doctor-potter," for example, might pursue ceramics for creative fulfillment as well as profit and professional development. Sequential multiple careers (smc) Workers with sequential multiple careers adopt a changing professional identity over time. Thus, a worker may devote 10–20 years of his/her life to one career and then switch to a related career or an entirely new one. As life-expectancy increases, as retirement benefits decrease, and as educational opportunities expand — workers may increasingly find themselves forced to fulfill the goals of one career and then adopt another. Some view this as an opportunity to expand meaning and purpose into later life, while others see this trend as an unfortunate economic and social reality. References Lloyd, Delia (June 20, 2008). "The job changer's bibles". The International Herald Tribune. Goldsmith, Marshall (June 23, 2007). "Unleashing Your Many Identities". Business Week. Savannah Guthrie (Correspondent). (2007, November 26). "Baby boomers juggling more jobs". Today [Television Broadcast]. New York: National Broadcasting Company. External links The Shifting Careers column and blog in The New York Times. Career development