Default Path A lot of baby boomers, including myself, took the default path in our careers. We waited for opportunities to appear, and then we reacted. We let others dictate the path our careers followed. I know I sure did! I graduated from Northwestern University with an engineering degree in the late 1970s. I took […]
Next for Me: A Guide to Startups for Dreamers [Book Review]
Next for Me While targeted to entrepreneurs over 50, Next for Me is really for anyone creating a new business. The authors and business partners, Carole McManus and Jeff Tidwell, are two self-described “time-tested Silicon Valley professionals” with careers spanning startups to Fortune 500 companies. They don’t claim to know the secret formula for success. […]
Is Medicare at 50 a Solution for People in the 2nd Half of Life? [Podcast]
Podcast #164 – Marc Interviews Danielle Roberts from Boomer Benefits about Medicare at 50 Description: Danielle Roberts is a co-founder of Boomer Benefits, a licensed insurance agency that helps baby boomers navigate their entry into Medicare in 48 states, and has nearly half a million social media followers. She is a member of the Forbes […]
Repurposing Your Industry Knowledge or Skills [Updated]
Repurposing Your Industry Knowledge or Skills When you want to make a career pivot you will either be repurposing your industry knowledge or job skills. We make career pivots rather than career changes because for those of us in the 2nd half of life, we have financial obligations…mortgage, putting kids through college, retirement, savings… Note: […]
2019 Career Pivot Readers’ Survey Results
Career Pivot Readers’ Survey Results I want to thank everyone who participated in the Career Pivot readers survey. I know I called it the 2020 Career Pivot Readers Survey because I was late putting the survey together. This is the third year I have run the survey but previously I did them in December. 2019 […]
Do You Know About the Next for Me Community? [Podcast]
Podcast #163 – Marc Interviews Jeff Tidwell and Carole McManus, founders of NextforMe.com Description: Next For Me was founded by Jeff Tidwell as a catalyst for change. This organization celebrates potential through new work, a new purpose, or a new social contribution. Jeff began his career with alternative newspapers and then moved online; he has since […]
Are You a Closet Creative? Are You Coming out of the Closet?
Closet Creative I have a lot of clients who should wear a name tag that says Closet Creative. That would be the only way you’d know they have many creative talents that are waiting to burst out. These folks have taken their musical, artistic, or literary interests and shoved them into a closet, especially as it […]
Overwhelm and Burnout – What’s the Difference? [Guest Post]
Overwhelm and Burnout This article was originally published on the CareerWise website – “Your source for career development news and views.” We are time-crunched and over-scheduled, with demands from our work and personal lives that can make us feel overwhelmed. Who hasn’t looked at their to-do list recently and thought, “How am I ever going to get […]
How to Become a Flight Attendant in the 2nd Half of Life [Podcast]
Podcast #162 – Marc Interviews Joanne Webb, Author of Desire the Skies – The First Book Every Aspiring Flight Attendant Needs to Read Description: Joanne Webb has been a flight attendant for nineteen years. As she pursued this career path, she also took some miss-steps along the way. She applied to become a flight attendant […]
