26th November 2009
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"How much money is enough?" is a great question to ponder in your journey to an encore career. And, it is even more important if your retirement nest egg has taken a serious hit in the current economic climate. Money i...
24th November 2009
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Are you starting to get a stronger sense of the "real" you? Are you ready to explore some of the many options available to you in the wonderful world of encore careers?
Remember, I define an encore career as a new st...
24th November 2009
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Whether we like it or not, we live in the information age. And, because we're people of, ahem, a certain age, we're carrying around a wealth of valuable information. What if there was a cost effective way to package you...
14th November 2009
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As you begin to evaluate your encore career, it is important to establish your core values as a tool for discovering your encore career. The next step is to determine what skills or expertise you have that align with wh...
16th September 2009
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I strongly believe it's important to go on an internal journey to discover what you really want to be doing in your encore career. This is especially important if in previous transitions you made decisions based on what...
11th September 2009
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One of the most powerful tools for determining what you really want in your encore career (and life) is clarifying your personal values. But, what exactly do I mean by values?
I like to think of values as those thing...
10th August 2009
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Of course retirement is scary. Whether you've chosen to retire - or been forced to - you still find yourself facing the great unknown. The current economy makes it even scarier.
At the same time you have an amazing...
04th August 2009
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So what exactly is an encore career? In a nutshell, it's a new stage of work, post-retirement, that's purposeful, meaningful, and joyful. It's work on your own terms. Work that matters.
Are you ready to roll up your ...
06th July 2009
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Okay. You're not as young as you used to be. The job market is shrinking along with your 401k. You need to keep working.
If you've been downsized (or if you know deep in your soul that you just can't keep doing wh...
05th July 2009
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You're leaving your current career behind, either because it's time to move on or you've been retired before you're ready. You want to (or have to) continue to work. You can't imagine spending the next decade or more do...
15th May 2009
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Whether you want to (or have to) continue working, or you're set financially and eager to donate your time, wisdom, experience and resources to a cause that you find worthy, don't waste this opportunity to create your i...
01st May 2009
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Spring has definitely sprung in the Northeast: the weather is warming, days are longer, and it's time for a fresh start. Have your encore career plans been hibernating for too long? Are you ready for a new approach to...
28th April 2009
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As a business woman, I take an annual retreat each December to reflect on the past year, review my three-year vision, and plan the coming year. It was my brilliant Virtual Assistant Donna Gunter who first turned me on t...
17th March 2009
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I had an interesting conversation with a woman at a networking event recently. She's 58, doesn't want to retire in the traditional sense, but wants to create an encore career that is more aligned with who she is at thi...
13th March 2009
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I love my birthday. Always have. I guess that's because I love to celebrate, and because it's my own special day of the year. It also helps that I share my birthday with my adored Grandma Alcorn who was a human dynam...
