Skills Versus Interests We develop a lot of skills throughout our lifetime. Most of us learn these skills because they are in demand by our employer or industry. We get paid for having and using these skills. Sometimes we enjoy using these skills, but other times when we overuse them, burnout occurs. Read my post […]
Dealing with Uncertainty in a Time of a Pandemic
Dealing with Uncertainty We are all dealing with uncertainty during this time of a pandemic. We are not in control! The impetus for this post came from my good friend Thom Singer, who among other things is the podcast host of the Cool Things Entrepreneurs Do Podcast. Thom published an episode called Uncertainty, Overwhelm, and […]
Repurposing Your Industry Knowledge or Skills [Updated]
Repurposing Your Industry Knowledge or Skills When you want to make a career pivot you will either be repurposing your industry knowledge or job skills. We make career pivots rather than career changes because for those of us in the 2nd half of life, we have financial obligations…mortgage, putting kids through college, retirement, savings… Note: […]
Overwhelm and Burnout – What’s the Difference? [Guest Post]
Overwhelm and Burnout This article was originally published on the CareerWise website – “Your source for career development news and views.” We are time-crunched and over-scheduled, with demands from our work and personal lives that can make us feel overwhelmed. Who hasn’t looked at their to-do list recently and thought, “How am I ever going to get […]
How to Mitigate Risk in the 2nd Half of Life
How to Mitigate Risk? Do you know how to mitigate risk in your life and career? This is the 3rd post in a series on dealing with risk in the 2nd half of life. If you have not had a chance to read the other posts, you can find them here. Perceived and Real Risks […]
How Crowdsourcing Helped Me Become a Published Author [Guest Post]
How Crowdsourcing Helped Me Become a Published Author I never thought I would write a book, even though I have published books for well over a hundred authors in recent decades. This article originally appeared on RussEanes.com. I have always loved writing and decided when I left my job as Publisher and Executive Director of MennoMedia in […]
The Best Baby Boomer Career Online Communities
Baby Boomer Online Communities Online communities have exploded since the introduction of Facebook more than a dozen years ago. There are all kinds of online communities – except career-oriented sites for baby boomer careers. When I started CareerPivot.com in 2012, the world was just beginning to understand that baby boomers were not going to ride […]
Evolution of Repurpose Your Career Book and Launch – Part III
Repurpose Your Career 3rd Edition Creating the 3rd edition of the book has been a transformative experience. Why you may ask? The world has changed significantly in the last couple of years. The economy has greatly improved for many but not for all. Those of us in the 2nd half of life have not always […]
I Became Lost And It Was The Best Thing That Happened To Me [Guest Post]
I Became Lost Let me explain. In mid-2017 I decided to leave my job. I was the Executive Director and Publisher for the Mennonite Church in the U.S. and Canada. I was ideally suited for the job and for most of my 11 years there I had enjoyed it immensely. I had reached the pinnacle […]
