The Looming Healthcare and Insurance Catastrophe Healthcare and health insurance are the driving forces for my wife and me to leave the country. I have been chronicling our progress on this blog and the Repurpose Your Career podcast. You can find the entire series of blog posts and podcasts here. 2019 looks like the year […]
Being Bold is the Pathway to Success in the 2nd Half of Life
Being Bold is the Pathway to Success Are you being bold in making changes in the 2nd half of life? The inspiration for this post came from the numerous comments I have been receiving from one of last month’s podcast. People have been telling me how inspired they were by episode #72 of the Repurpose […]
Fought for in War Lost in the Peace – Health Insurance and Employment [Guest Post]
Health Insurance and Employment It’s a question that has puzzled a large number of people for quite some time now – just how did health insurance get closely tied to employment? Like so many things, this dates back to wartime innovation. In particular, innovation in the United States because of the needs of World War […]
I am a Square Peg in the 2nd Half of Life – What Now?
I am a Square Peg and Over 60 Years of Age I admit that I am a square peg! The nice round holes that my corporate masters created for me were a painful fit. I did manage to squeeze myself into those holes and got paid well for it but at what cost? I have […]
Do You Have a Plan B for Your Career [Updated]
Do You Have a Plan B for Your Career? You have probably been told that you should have a Plan B. What if something does not work out? How about having a Plan B for your career? I entered the job market in the 1970s when I expected to work for one employer for most […]
Over Sixty and Out of Work – Options [Updated]
Over Sixty and Out of Work Being over sixty and out of work can be a very daunting experience. I want to expose some issues and then offer options. Your Home is Your Castle Home ownership has been a tenant of being middle class. Unfortunately, we have traditionally recovered from recessions by moving to where […]
Are You Your Authentic Self or an Actor at Work? [Updated]
Authentic Self? To quote Dr. Phil Are you living a life that is more in tune with your “authentic” self (who you were created to be) or your “fictional” self (who the world has told you to be)? Gee, I never thought I would write a post where I would quote Dr. Phil! Are you […]
Surviving Creative Destruction in the 2nd Half of Life
Creative Destruction? According to Wikipedia – Creative destruction describes the “process of industrial mutation that incessantly revolutionizes the economic structure from within, incessantly destroying the old one, incessantly creating a new one.” Creative destruction is nothing new. I was listening to the Freakonomics Radio podcast called How Safe is Your Job? (Rebroadcast) and they were discussing that in 1905 […]
Create Opportunities and Stop Reacting to Opportunities
Create Opportunities and Stop Reacting Create opportunities? As a baby boomer born in the mid-1950’s I was taught by my parents that I should go to work for a father-like-company that would take care of me. I went to work for IBM. I, therefore, would react when opportunities were presented and make a choice. For […]
