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This Week’s Blessing

This week’s blessing: A week’s visit by one of my sons. Without his terrific wife and amazing daughters. Just Brown Eyes and him and me. Living in our house. For a week.

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Retired But Still Looking For A New Career After 50

[I just received this email from someone who has chosen to retire at 58. But it doesn't mean that he's happy with the choice or that he's done working...]

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How To Choose Education After 50

Let’s face it. Many people over 50 will have to get additional training and more formal education to be competitive and positioned (or repositioned) to get new employment or keep the employment they have.

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7 Reasons Why You Can’t Always Get The Job You Want After 50

(and there is hope…)

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Making Your Fear Work For You: Understanding

(Part 2 of 3, Read Part 1 Here) Many of us have grown up with an expectation of a reasonable amount of stability: in our environment and relationships within ourselves in the forms of identity and priorities.

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Making Your Fear Work For You Part 1

(Part 1 of 3) Carl was afraid. It was a quiet fear, but almost relentless. He felt like he no longer knew who he was, what he wanted, or what was important to him. Carl is 51. He and Beth … Continue reading

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Being an Entrepreneur is Not the Same as Being Self Employed

According to the Labor Department baby boomers account for 54% of self-employed workers and entrepreneurs, up from 48.5% in 2000. As more and more baby boomers retire, they are immediately starting their own business or coming out of a short … Continue reading

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