What’s the most important thing to consider as you transition into retirement?
The obvious answer is making sure you’re financially stable…
…but what about after that?
Then what?
Work demanded so much of your time and provided more than just money to you. (more…)
You are pondering which type of business to start in retirement, but not sure which type of business makes sense for you. There are so many different types of businesses you can start these days. Where do you even begin?
There’s one key question you must ask yourself when deciding what type of business to pursue, and if you don’t, you’ll end up wasting your time and money. Let’s avoid that mistake all together. Shall we?
What’s the question to ask yourself? (more…)
Ageism in the workplace is a serious issue that can damage your chance of finding a job or moving up the corporate ladder. Ideally, advancing in age should be considered a beautiful thing, a telling testament of long years of acquiring knowledge and experience. Yet, if a hiring manager passed you by simply because you were too old, or opted to give the promotion you deserved to someone younger, but far less experienced – you, may be an unfortunate victim of this insidious form of discrimination. (more…)
My wife is from eastern Nebraska also known as the cornhusker state. Traveling thru eastern Nebraska, just about all you can see is corn and more corn. The lack of visual diversity often causes abstract thoughts to dominate my self-talk as the miles click by. During a trip one summer, I realized that an ear of corn can teach us much about a critical characteristic of an entrepreneurial mindset. (more…)
The gig economy is big and growing. It’s projected to have double digit growth over the next five years. And we’re not talking small numbers. The customer revenue generated through this sourcing channel is anticipated to expand from $204B in 2018 to $455B by 2023. That’s no tiny growth curve.
What is interesting is that these type of hiring practices really aren’t that new. (more…)
I just read what I thought was a brilliant article by career expert Liz Ryan in Forbes entitled Five Signs You’re Successful – Whether You Know It or Not.
In this post, Liz overrode all our traditional views of what career success is and replaced it with a new model. (more…)
