Are You Managing Change… or Letting Change Manage You?

Unknown Pathway April 6, 2010

How can managing change be possible when lately everything seems so out of control, so unpredictable? “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” – Viktor Frankl It’s easy to feel like a helpless victim of outside circumstances right now. Maybe you’ve been hoping to create something [...]

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Making a Difference: Growth in Encore Jobs Expected

New Day March 30, 2010

If making a difference in your work is important to you, there just might be some good news ahead. A new study projects that in the next 5 to 8 years, people over 55 will be needed to fill more than 5 million job vacancies. There will be more jobs available than people to fill [...]

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Need Retirement Work, But Not Having Any Luck?

Retirement Work March 3, 2010

Is retirement work something you wish you didn’t have to think about? Most of our parents didn’t have to worry about working in retirement. But a lot of us over 50 are realizing we will need to continue working past traditional retirement age just to make ends meet. Many of us boomers want to continue [...]

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Creating a Portfolio Career: A Way to Take Control of Your Work

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How would you design your portfolio career? A portfolio career is a combination of smaller, more flexible work roles rather than just one job. For instance, to create your portfolio career, you could pick and choose from part-time jobs, temporary assignments, freelance or contract work, and/or self-employment. You might find yourself working two or three [...]

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Updating Your Computer Skills: Important for Finding Work After 50

Computer Skills February 14, 2010

How up-to-date are your computer skills these days? What about your LinkedIn profile? Updating your computer skills is the fourth success strategy for finding work after age 55, according to the MetLife study of the job market for baby boomers, “Buddy, Can you Spare a Job?”. The study found that interviewers are looking for people [...]

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Could an Encore Career Be For You?

Encore January 28, 2010

What do you think about when you hear the words “encore career”? According to the website Encore.org, an encore career is work in the “second half of life” that combines “personal fulfillment, social impact and continued income, enabling people to put their passion to work for the greater good”. The idea is to be able [...]

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Finding Your Passion When You Don’t Know What You Want

meryl streep as julia child by daves cupboard, on Flickr January 23, 2010

Having trouble finding your passion in midlife? So did Julia Child! I recently saw the movie, Julie and Julia. In the movie, Julia Child has no idea what she wants to do, after being relocated to Paris with her husband. She finally realizes the one thing she likes is food and decides to explore her [...]

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Job Search Networking After 50

Handshake December 18, 2009

How healthy is your network? Most everyone would agree that job search networking is probably the most important element in any career change or job search. The MetLife study, “Buddy, Can You Spare a Job?”, lists nurturing your network as the third success strategy for finding work after age 55. I talked about the first [...]

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