How Are You Coping with the CoronaVirus? On the morning of Friday, March 20th, I sent an email to my entire list with the subject of, “How are you coping with the current situation?”. I received over 100 responses! I will publish parts of your responses in the next 3 posts. I will, of course, […]
Have You Followed the Default Path in Your Career? [Updated]
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 […]
College Degree After 50 – Is It Worth It? It Depends! [Updated]
College Degree After 50 Is attaining a college degree after 50 years of age worth the effort and expense? There is a lot of conversation about whether higher education is worth the money. Make sure and read the many comments on this post below. The comment portion of this post is longer than the original […]
Generation X, Welcome to the World of Ageism
Welcome to the World of Ageism The world of ageism is welcoming Generation X with a sledgehammer. The youngest of this cohort is now 40 years of age and eligible for protection from age discrimination according to federal guidelines. And as we know, that has not been very effective. The oldest of this cohort has […]
A Baby Boomer’s Favorite Podcasts – What I Listen to Weekly [Updated]
Favorite Podcasts In the 3rd post of this series, I want to tell you about my favorite podcasts. If you missed the previous posts, check out Podcasts – Why Baby Boomers and Others Should Care and Baby Boomer Podcasts – A Sampling 2020 [Updated]. This post was originally published in September of 2016 and was updated […]
Baby Boomer Podcasts – A Sampling 2020 [Updated]
Podcasts For Those in the 2nd Half of Life This is the 2nd in a series of podcasts and, specifically, podcasts for those in the 2nd half of life. If you have not read Podcasts – Why Baby Boomers and Others Should Care, now is the time to give it a look. In this article, I […]
Career Development Plans in the 2nd Half of Life [Updated]
Career Development Plan?? When was the last time you had a career development plan? Most of us who joined the workforce during the 60’s, 70’s or 80’s remember sitting down with our managers once a year to work on a career development plan. That was when you started your career with one company and planned […]
What Types of Risk are You Taking in the 2nd Half Of Life?
What Types of Risk are You Taking? In the “What’s Next” Mastermind group within the Career Pivot Community, we have been discussing various types of risks and our willingness to take them. One of the trends I am seeing is that as we reach our 60s, some of us are willing to take more measured […]
Perceived and Real Risks in the 2nd Half Of Life
Perceived And Real Risks Risks in life come in two flavors, perceived and real, and as we enter the 2nd half of life we have to be more aware of the difference. This was extremely evident when I returned to the United States for the launch of Repurpose Your Career – A Practical Guide for […]
