Recently I talked to someone who said, “I hate my job.”
“What would you do if you won the lottery?”
“I’d work in Europe.” She didn’t hesitate.
“So your real question is, ‘How can I find a way to live comfortably in Europe?’”
A few suggestions:
(1) Write down your dream every single day.
Some coaches recommend hanging a card […]

“There’s going to be a shortage of managers in my field,” Marilyn says, bouncing with optimism. “It was in tonight’s paper…”
Hmm… Let’s read between the lines. Will Marilyn’s city experience the shortage? Are there unwritten rules about who gets hired? Will companies create incentives for their boomer retirees to remain? Or will they try to […]

What a series! I watched every one of the WNBA final games.Not as time-consuming as may appear: I watch everything onDVR and fast-forwarded through all the commercial breaks.
As a long-time Diana Taurasi fan, I was thrilled to see Phoenix take it away. I love the Mercury style and the waythey really seem to have […]

An article in the Chronicle of Higher Ed suggests thatarticles and reports of labor shortages might be a hoax. Read the article here.
A bit strong…but not by much. I’ve been saying foryears: those cheery predictions about “shortage of managersmeans boomers will get jobs” is a farce.
Companies will go through amazing contortions to avoid hiring […]

Today’s Wall Street Journal headline article noted that displaced auto workers have been transitioning into health care. Many study nursing, while other popular fields include dental and radiology support staff.
That reminded me of what I read in Marc Freedman’s book, Encore: Finding Work That Matters in the Second Half of Life”. A fifty-year old woman […]

We’ve all heard that success comes from building on strengths,while in fact most of us focus more on weaknesses.
Marcus Buckingham makes a strong case for building on strengths.
For instance, Buckingham suggests we keep a record of activities fora week. Strengths have 4 signs:
Success: Do you get meaningful resultsInstinct: Do you eagerly look forward […]

This morning ABC’s Good Morning America featured a brief segment on boomers going back to school. Some of their advice was OK: consider community colleges for flexibility, then distance learning for maximum flexibility.
I have taught in several distance learning programs. Please, please investigate carefully! Many promise flexibility, but you need to understand what that […]

On Friday I was horrified to read this dress-for-success article (it’s available online - at least for now):
http://tinyurl.com/2udkhs
Designers Push Fashion Elegance: Will Fashion Follow? By Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan.Friday, August 31, 2007.
According to designers (and presumably the Journal), fall elegance includes a matched suit with a knee-length skirt, gloves, a hat (hat?!) and my personal […]

Marc Freedman’s book, Encore: Finding Work That Matters In The Second Half of Life targets baby boomers who want second careers that “matter,” i.e, that make a difference. These days, as people live longer, retirement no longer makes sense.
The “encore” title creates an appealing metaphor - the idea that we’ve finished the plan performance […]

Penelope Trunk, author of The Brazen Careerist, has identified some principles of career management for the 21st century. Seehttp://tinyurl.com/3dznst
I think her 5 principles are very wise, but some of her preliminary comments are simply not accurate because they are way too general. For instance, she doesn’t encourage readers to seek advanced degrees, but […]