Baby Boomer Podcasts This is the 2nd in a series on podcasts and, specifically, baby boomer podcasts. 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 will give a sample of podcasts that specifically target the baby boomer market. […]
Podcasts – Why Baby Boomers and Others Should Care
Podcasts I am addicted to podcasts. Well, maybe that is bit strong, but podcasts and audiobooks have become my preferred method of consuming information. This is the first post in a three-part series on podcasting. This post is about the history of podcasting and why it has exploded in the last couple of years. The second post […]
What Does Labor Day Mean in the 21st Century?
Labor Day The post is being published on Labor Day, a United States holiday. Labor Day was created to celebrate the blue collar laborer. It came about when unions were organizing in the 1880s with the purpose of protecting workers’ rights. If you worked in a steel mill during this time, you worked about 84 […]
Uber – What Baby Boomers Need to Know [Guest Post]
Uber – What Baby Boomers Need to Know The sharing economy has taken the world by storm over the past few years. 1 in 5 Americans use it, and it will account for over $300 billion in economic activity in the coming decade. This popularity is thanks mostly to the juggernauts of the sharing economy – Uber […]
Turning 60 – What It Meant Then and What It Means Now
Turning 60 Turning 60—which I did a few months back—was not what I expected when I first began my career. Boy, has the world changed. When I started my career, what did I think turning 60 would include? Security Financial freedom Grandchildren Travel Well, some of them are true. Let me explain. Career Beginnings I […]
Airbnb – What Baby Boomers Need to Know [Guest Post]
What Baby Boomers Need to Know About Airbnb In our last article on Career Pivot, we discussed the significance of the new sharing economy for Baby Boomers. The implications are that an increased need for income supplementation will drive retirees to the sharing economy, which is the embodiment of flexible work. The sharing economy, which allows […]
Job Search Ageism: What You Need to Know
Job Search Agism Ageism is a fact of life. Let’s look at what ageism really is. According to Dictionary.com, the definition of ageism is as follows: A tendency to regard older persons as debilitated, unworthy of attention, or unsuitable for employment. I define employment ageism as being perceived as unable to do a job due […]
Reader Mailbag – Retiring but… and Adjacent Industries
Retiring but Now What? This is the first of series where I will respond to readers’ questions. Look for this monthly feature. Sally asks: I’ll be retiring at the end of June, at 68 years of age, due to a company merger— which means layoffs. I have a college education and experience in several professional […]
The Sharing Economy – What Baby Boomers Need to Know
The Sharing Economy Let’s cut to the chase. The sharing economy is here to stay, and the Baby Boomers stand to benefit most from this massive economic shift in how we as a society choose to consume. The sharing economy is an umbrella term that encompasses thousands of online services that allow people to turn […]
