2nd Half of Life Archives

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

June 17, 2019 by Marc Miller Leave a 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 […]

This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism [Book Review]

March 4, 2019 by guest blogger 1 Comment

I recently began writing a blog from the perspective of a 67-year-old man who was taking a big, hopeful jump to the next chapter of his life. This at the end of long stints doing communications at a downtown Washington D.C. trade association, and previously with a U.S. Senator. As I searched for what I […]

How To Identify Ageism In The Workplace – Ageism Series Part II

February 18, 2019 by Marc Miller 4 Comments

Ageism In The Workplace Can you identify when ageism in the workplace occurs? Very often ageism is very subtle or veiled in language that on first blush is acceptable but after some reflection, you might say “they said I was too old”. In the first post in this series, I discussed how to define ageism […]

Purpose and a Paycheck Finding Meaning Money & Happiness [Book Review]

February 11, 2019 by guest blogger 1 Comment

Purpose and a Paycheck – Finding Meaning, Money, and Happiness in the Second Half of Life by Chris Farrell Purpose and a Paycheck paints a positive outlook for people in the second half of life. Chris Farrell, a writer for Next Avenue and expert on workforce topics affecting people over 50, shares many examples of the […]