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55, Underemployed, and Faking Normal Book Review [Guest Post]

January 7, 2019 by guest blogger 2 Comments

55, Underemployed, and Faking Normal Elizabeth White’s book 55, Underemployed, and Faking Normal is an unflinchingly honest, practical, and guardedly hopeful look at options for seniors who are struggling, or may soon be struggling, with all-too-common issues of un- or under-employment, insufficient retirement funds, unaffordable housing, and isolation. It’s no secret that ageism delineates our […]

Multi-Generational Workplace – Are You Ready? [Updated]

December 17, 2018 by Marc Miller 5 Comments

The Multi-Generational Workplace The multi-generational workplace is here and will not be going away! Are you ready? With the vast majority of baby boomers (those born between 1946 and 1964) will not be retiring as planned we will likely see many multi-generational workplaces with baby boomers, generation X and Y in the same office or […]

Communication Styles in the Multi-Generational Workplace [Updated]

December 5, 2018 by Marc Miller 3 Comments

Generational Communication Style What is your preferred communication style? Would you prefer to: Write someone a letter Talk to someone in person Speak to them on the phone Write an e-mail Text them on your phone Each generation has a preferred communication style that was developed a long time ago! This does not mean that […]

The Looming Healthcare and Insurance Catastrophe for Baby Boomers

July 16, 2018 by Marc Miller 7 Comments

The Looming Healthcare and Insurance Catastrophe Healthcare and health insurance are the driving forces for my wife and me to leave the country. I have been chronicling our progress on this blog and the Repurpose Your Career podcast. You can find the entire series of blog posts and podcasts here. 2019 looks like the year […]

Being Bold is the Pathway to Success in the 2nd Half of Life

May 7, 2018 by Marc Miller 1 Comment

Being Bold is the Pathway to Success Are you being bold in making changes in the 2nd half of life? The inspiration for this post came from the numerous comments I have been receiving from one of last month’s podcast. People have been telling me how inspired they were by episode #72 of the Repurpose […]

Combat Age Discrimination with Strategic Relationships [Updated]

February 12, 2018 by Marc Miller 8 Comments

Combat Age Discrimination with Strategic Relationships? Have you used a strategic relationship to combat age discrimination? We first want to look at what we mean by age discrimination. Most of you reading this are over fifty years old and probably have had to combat age discrimination. I have heard it many times where someone has said, […]

10 Career Experts Share Their 2018 Baby Boomer Predictions

January 22, 2018 by Marc Miller 6 Comments

2018 Baby Boomer Predictions It is January of 2018 and it is time to look to some experts for their predictions and prognostications for the coming year. You can look back at the predictions and prognostications by a many of the same experts last year in the post 10 Career Experts Share Their 2017 Baby Boomer […]

Over Sixty and Out of Work – Options [Updated]

December 13, 2017 by Marc Miller 30 Comments

Over Sixty and Out of Work Being over sixty and out of work can be a very daunting experience. I want to expose some issues and then offer options. Your Home is Your Castle Home ownership has been a tenant of being middle class. Unfortunately, we have traditionally recovered from recessions by moving to where […]

‘Playing it Safe’ in Your Career is the New Risky [Updated]

December 6, 2017 by Marc Miller 1 Comment

Are you Playing it Safe? If so, that is pretty risky! Are you ‘Playing it Safe’ with your Career? We live in a world where creative destruction has accelerated. If you are not aware of creative destruction then I suggest you read my post: Surviving Creative Destruction in the 2nd Half of Life first. We live in […]

Workplace Stress – What Are The Consequences? [Infographic]

January 13, 2017 by Marc Miller 2 Comments

Workplace Stress What are the consequences for workplace stress for most baby boomers? What brings this up is I have been having discussions with a variety of IBMer’s who were laid off, errr … uh … the subject of a Resource Action. Most had twenty-five plus years with IBM. A common theme has been the physical […]