2nd Half of Life Archives

A Story of Faith, Patience and Grace [Guest Post]

August 12, 2019 by Marc Miller Leave a Comment

Don Varey didn’t know his career was a lemon until he was forced to turn it into lemonade. Don was a customer of mine 20 years ago. I was a National Account Manager for MCI/Worldcom. Remember them? (Bernie Ebbers, Enron era, cowboys and charlatans galore) and Don was an IT Manager for my largest account, […]

Dealing With Uncertainty In The 2nd Half Of Life

July 8, 2019 by Marc Miller Leave a Comment

Dealing With Uncertainty The word uncertainty keeps on popping up in my discussions with people over the last few months. Last week I published the post The Stress of the Being an Economic Refugee Expat which was all about the uncertainty that comes up when we make bad decisions or mistakes. I was referred to […]

When Was The Last Time You Did What You Didn’t Think You Could?

June 24, 2019 by Stephanie Brodt Leave a Comment

When Was The Last Time You Did What You Didn’t Think You Could? Think back. Maybe you must go way, way back in that memory bank. Has it been since you were a child? For me, that’s when I did something I didn’t think I could – not for the LAST time but – for […]

Minding Your Career Gap – How to Handle in the 2nd Half of Life

June 17, 2019 by Marc Miller 1 Comment

Minding Your Career Gap We have always been told that having a career gap or a period of unemployment was deadly for our career. Well, many of you who read this blog have decided to take time off to take care of a spouse or parent which means creating a career gap and leaving the […]

Could New Medicare At 50 Bill Save You Big Money?

June 5, 2019 by Stephanie Brodt Leave a Comment

Medicare at 50 Most of us have heard about Bernie Sanders’ proposed Medicare for All legislation. This would create a single-payer universal healthcare system here in America where everyone would have access to free Medicare with no cost-sharing or premiums. Sanders’ bill would be a sweeping change to America’s healthcare system and there are concerns about the tax […]

Late Bloomers, The Power of Patience in a World Obsessed with Early Achievement [Book Review]

May 29, 2019 by Marc Miller 1 Comment

The Power of Patience Late Bloomers, The Power of Patience in a World Obsessed with Early Achievement by Forbes publisher Rich Karlgaard caught my attention after reading an April 2019 Next Avenue blog post called 3 Cheers for Late Bloomers. I think of myself as a bloomer (not sure what kind!), so I jumped on the […]

Investments in Your Health in the 2nd Half of Life

May 20, 2019 by Marc Miller Leave a Comment

Investments in Your Health Have you made investments in your health? These investments in the 2nd half of life can be the most important investment you can make for your career, your finances, and your happiness. I admit it…I am getting older. For my age, I am in pretty good shape (My 63rd birthday is […]

9 Ways Boomers Feel More Secure in the Gig Economy [Guest Post]

May 6, 2019 by guest blogger 5 Comments

You need to get a good job. Our parents impressed it upon us. That’s why many of us older people worked hard for our exams, did our training and spent our lives working for big companies. The company job worked for a long time. We enjoyed the corporate benefits of a regular pay packet, health […]

Ageism and What to Do About It – Part III

April 1, 2019 by Marc Miller 3 Comments

Ageism – Part III This is the third in the series on ageism. The 1st post was Ageism – What It Is, How to Identify It and What to Do About It, the 2nd was How To Identify Ageism In The Workplace – Ageism Series Part II, and in this post, I want to identify […]

How Careers in the 2nd Half of Life are Different [Updated]

March 11, 2019 by Marc Miller 4 Comments

Careers in the 2nd Half of Life I have been thinking about how careers in the 2nd half of life are different. In fact, I claim that the idea of a career in the 2nd half of life is a relatively new concept. My father was forced into retirement at the age of 59 in […]