Is Your Nose Pressed Against Reality?

  At the request of a dear friend whose wife has recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, I read a book entitled “Jan’s Story”.  It’s a very poignant book by Barry Peterson, acclaimed CBS reporter and foreign correspondent, about a man’s journey with his wife, Jan, a victim of early-onset Alzheimer’s. Barry coined a phrase in […]

Are You “Flunking” Retirement- or About To?

  Flunking retirement?  Now there’s a strange concept.  How does one “flunk” out of one of life’s most coveted and cherished prizes? I first came across the concept five years ago when I read a book entitled “Don’t Retire, REWIRE!” by Jeri Sedlar and Rick Miners, former executive recruiters and a husband and wife team […]

It’s Time to Get Real About Our Lifestyle – It’s Killing Us!!

“Americans are retiring later, dying sooner and sicker in-between” That’s the headline to an article published in the Standard-Examiner on October 23, 2017.  My thanks to fellow re-invention coach, blogger and author John Tarnoff of Boomer Reinvention for posting it on LinkedIn. According to the Society of Actuaries (who could argue with such an exciting […]

“Double-nickeled and Stuck! Getting re-employed at 55 or beyond” – Part Three (c)

If you’ve tracked with us through the first four “Double-nickeled and Stuck” posts, we’ve laid a foundation for the most critical piece of a job search – networking. With an optimally leveraged LinkedIn profile that is consistent with a properly formatted resume, the pieces are in place to move to where the success of your […]

“Double-nickeled and Stuck! Getting re-employed at 55 or beyond” – Part Three (b)

In Part Three (a), we laid out some of the changes to the job search process that have evolved recently in the face of advancing technologies and changing economic conditions.  We also focused on the first of the three components in the inverted-pyramid strategy that comprises an effective job search for someone past the 50-year […]

“Double-nickeled and Stuck! Getting re-employed at 55 or beyond” – Part Three (a)

OOPS! I goofed!  I didn’t plan ahead very well.  There’s no way I can cover Part Three in one post and expect you to hang in through all that needs to be covered.  I’m turning Part Three into its own part three series so it’s more digestible.  I guess sort of 3a, 3b, 3c. So, […]