Adaptability and Resilience Do you have the adaptability and resilience superpowers? If you have managed to survive and thrive the last 18 months I would think so. I am sitting writing this post on August 7th of 2021 having experienced a July that came in with hope and left with a lot of uncertainty. I […]
Where to Refocus Your Career for the Post COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery
Where to Refocus Your Career Have you thought about where to refocus your career for the post-COVID-19 pandemic recovery? As the vaccine rollout takes hold throughout the world there will be an economic recovery. The vaccine rollout will be very uneven around the world and the United States. Therefore, there will be winners and losers […]
How to Become Relevant Again in Your Career Post COVID-19
How to Become Relevant Again Do you know how you are going to become relevant again? I know that some of you will find that offensive, especially if you have stayed employed during the last year. Even if you have, you need to be concerned if your skills are still relevant. I have been blogging […]
How to Maneuver Your Career in a Crazy Time of Disruptive Innovation
Disruptive Innovation The COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting just about everything, therefore, the companies that will survive and thrive are embracing disruptive innovation. In my previous post, How Have You Been Successful in Dealing with Industry Disruption, I discussed several drivers of industry disruption. These drivers include: Supply chain issues Customer purchasing habits changing Regulatory changes […]
Have You Prepared For Your Unplanned Early Retirement?
Unplanned Early Retirement Are you prepared to be forced into an unplanned early retirement? I rarely write about retirement on this blog or discuss this topic on the podcast but COVID-19 has changed everything. Around the same time this blog post gets published I will be publishing an interview with Mark Miller of the Retirement […]
How People Think of You May Be Frozen in Time [Updated]
Frozen in Time How people from our past think of us may be frozen in time. We all have colleagues from the early years of our career who do not think of us in today’s terms. They remember us how we were back then. Their memories of us are frozen in time. I learned about this concept […]
Do I Ever Want To Retire? I Do Not Think So. [Updated]
Do I Ever Want To Retire? Retire, why would I want to do that? My wife and I are living in Ajijic, Mexico, one of the oldest expat and retirement locations in Mexico. Therefore, it is often assumed that I am retired. We have been here for a little over 2 years and I run […]
Want to Work in Your 70s at Something You Love? Plan Now. [Updated]
Want to Work in Your 70s? Do you want to work in your 70s? I know that seems like a weird concept but I want to work in my 70s, though not in a traditional job. I want to work on my own terms doing something I love. With COVID-19 roaring through the world and […]
Are You Feeling Insecure in these Uncertain Times?
Feeling Insecure in these Uncertain Times If you are feeling insecure about your career, finances, family life, health, or a myriad of other things you are not alone. It is pretty normal to feel insecure when so much of what is going on is not in our control. I had a great discussion with Eliz […]
