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
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 […]
Late Bloomers, The Power of Patience in a World Obsessed with Early Achievement [Book Review]
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
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]
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 […]
How Careers in the 2nd Half of Life are Different [Updated]
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 […]
How to Work Online When You Think You’re Too Old [Guest Post]
How to Work Online When You Think You’re Too Old The ‘how’ of working online is actually the easiest part of everything. The hard part of working online is what is going on in your mind. Let’s first define ‘too old’ What age would that be? 45? 55? 65? 75? I bet we would all […]
Purpose and a Paycheck Finding Meaning Money & Happiness [Book Review]
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 […]
How to Keep Your Mind Sharp As You Get Older [Guest Post]
How to Keep Your Mind Sharp You’re only as old as your ability to process new information. Scientists used to believe that your brain developed rapidly in the first few years of life, and then slowed down in your 20’s as your mental capabilities reached their peak. This wasn’t even close to the truth. The […]
