Lost Your Self-Identity Due to COVID-19 Job Loss? Job loss for many during the COVID-19 has meant a loss of self-identity. For many of us, our sense of identity is defined by our jobs. When someone loses their job, they may feel they no longer have value or purpose. My guess is this is happening […]
2022 Uncertain Predictions for those over 50 Years of Age
2022 Uncertain Predictions I wrote the post, 2021 Uncertain Predictions for those over 50 Years of Age a year ago when things were incredibly uncertain. One would have thought back then that by the beginning of 2022, we would not have so much uncertainty. If you had made that prediction you would have been proved wrong. […]
How to Revive a Previous Career Path Using Relevancy and Relationships
Revive a Previous Career Path Using Relevancy and Relationships I am hearing from many people that they want to revive a previous career path but are struggling to gain traction. I sometimes think of this as returning home. There is a very famous novel You Can’t Go Home Again and sometimes that same is true […]
COVID-19 Early Retirement Trend has Exploded but Can It Continue?
COVID-19 Early Retirement Trend has Exploded The COVID-19 early retirement is here but can it continue? Can the economy sustain the brain drain of millions of baby boomers retiring? More importantly, can these retirees stay retired or will they return to the workforce because they lack financial resources for retirement? Employers are contending with growing […]
My Life After an Amazing Three Plus Years as a Digital Nomad [Updated]
An Amazing 3 Plus Years as a Digital Nomad I am rapidly approaching the 3.5 year anniversary of becoming a digital nomad. In June of 2018, my wife and I loaded up our car and headed for Ajijic Mexico. If you are interested you can read the many blog posts and listen to many podcast […]
Practicing Active Listening Skills is Key to Awakening Dormant Ties
Practicing Active Listening Skills Have you been practicing your active listening skills? My wife and I are back in Austin for a week to get some “stuff” done like getting the car registration renewed. I am very specifically working on practicing my active listening skills. When we were back in Austin in May to get […]
Adaptability and Resilience are the Two Key Superpowers
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 […]
The Bifurcated and Opaque Issues of the 55+ Job Market in 2021
The Bifurcated and Opaque Issues of the 55+ Job Market The 55+ job market in 2021 is both bifurcated, those who have stayed employed versus those who have been unemployed, and the issues are very opaque. I have spent the last 6 months talking to career professionals of all types to understand what they are […]
How to Deal with Unpredictability in the Post Pandemic Job Market
How to Deal with the Unpredictability The post-pandemic job market is showing a high level of unpredictability. The latest job numbers show that employers are not hiring at the accelerating rate that many economists predicted. At the same time, many employers are having problems finding qualified workers. There is a huge disconnect between the kinds […]
