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? 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 […]
Podcast #184 – Pivoting from Being a Mining Engineer to Starting a Small Business Consulting Business Description: Gene states it best in his LinkedIn About section: The life of a contractor is not an easy one. You’ve grown up in the construction industry and building is in your blood. This isn’t a job. This is […]
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 […]
5 Things You Will Never Know About the Hiring Process The reality is when you are looking for a job at a target company you do not know anything about their hiring process. That is unless you have a contact at the target company with intimate knowledge of how hiring is done. What we usually do […]
Podcast #183 – Andy Levine of Second Act Stories Podcast Shares His 5 Best Stories Description: This week is a different kind of episode. I am a big fan of the Second Act Stories podcast. I met Andy Levine who produces the Second Act Stories podcast even before he launched it. He came to me […]
Watching the Response to the Pandemic I want to take a moment and contrast the response to the pandemic by the state of Jalisco Mexico to my home state of Texas. Our planned trip back to Austin, Texas, which was originally planned for April was put on hold by the lockdown. Our next plan was […]
Skills Versus Interests We develop a lot of skills throughout our lifetime. Most of us learn these skills because they are in demand by our employer or industry. We get paid for having and using these skills. Sometimes we enjoy using these skills, but other times when we overuse them, burnout occurs. Read my post […]
Podcast #182 – Marc Interviews Career Coach Tammy Gooler Loeb about Networking and Remote Work in the COVID-19 World Description: Since 1991, Tammy has been engaging her clients to clarify their goals, develop personalized plans and support them in achieving rewarding results. Clients acknowledge that Tammy’s compassionate yet direct insight has led to successful outcomes. […]
3 Ways Job Search Has Changed The COVID-19 pandemic has changed job search for everyone but particularly for those in the 2nd half of life. Applying to the dreaded applicant tracking system (ATS) before was not a good job search strategy before the pandemic; now it is a waste of time. For those of us […]
