Retirement As You Want ItRetirement As You Want ItTips, Resources, Reflections, Book Reviews, News, and Interviews for Baby Booomers and Third Agers looking toward a challenging, inspirational retirement reflecting personal style and values. Articles
Inspring Story About 77 Year Old Peace Corps Volunteer
2007-05-06 00:00:00 Friends of 77 year old Helen Bunch were probably not surprised when she joined the Peace Corps in 2004 after decades of service as a psychiatric nurse. She chose to spend 2 years in Albania, the poorest of the European... More About: Story , Stor , Volunteer , Year
Peace Corps When You're Not 22?
2007-04-29 00:00:00 Have you thought of joining the Peace Corps after you leave your place of employment? Yes, the Peace Corps . The service is starting a pilot project to attract Baby Boomers, who can act as role models to their younger counterparts.... More About: When
Use Your Marketing Clout to Get What You Want
2007-04-28 00:00:00 Marketing people are energized to promote new ways to target the huge Baby Boomer demographic. At the Fourth Annual What's Next Boomer Business Summit, experts from all fields touted the benefits of attracting this healthier, wealthier population. Make it a... More About: Marketing , Want , Mark
Because of Baby Boomers Exodus from Work World, Design Your Own Post-Retire
2007-04-28 00:00:00 There's now a huge outflux of Baby Boomers and those a bit older who are leaving the corporate and institutional world, leaving it bereft of high-level expertise, experienced employees, and people with a super-responsible work ethic. Michael Jalbert, president of... More About: Design , World , Post , Work
Venus: Lecher or Loving Care?
2007-04-28 00:00:00 This isn't the usual post for me, but I think it belongs here. Last night my husband and I saw the film Venus with Peter O'Toole as the old has-been actor who meets up with a young, but obviously troubled... More About: Care , Cher , Loving , Ving
Downsized? Don't worry. Become an entrepreneur
2007-04-28 00:00:00 Have you been downsized or offered a good early retirement package by your company? Are you at an age where you find it hard to entice employers to look at your resume? Think about creating your own home-based business. In... More About: Entrepreneur , An Entrepreneur , Worry , Down , Come
Matching Your Retirement Activities with What Drives You
2007-04-28 00:00:00 Do you want to ensure that you have planned for arresting, intriguing activities after you have left your work and family responsibilities? Consider what your drivers have been throughout your life. What experiences have turned you on? What made you... More About: Retirement , Activities , Match , Retire , Tire
The Old Brain Just Gets Better and Better
2007-04-28 00:00:00 Sure, the aging brain does lose some of its functions. But, as Sharon Begley describes in a Wall Street Journal article, The Upside of Aging, older people retain many skills fully as well as younger people and some skills are... More About: Gets , Better , Brain , Bett , R and B
Finding Meaning in Your Retirement
2007-04-28 00:00:00 Link: QuickPost | TypePad. Many of you have the health, vitality, and pension/investments to retire early. You were active participants in your community or your work. Maybe you were a visionary, a trend-setter. Maybe you were responsible for others' lives... More About: Retirement , Meaning , Retire , Tire
Will Brain Exercises Keep Your Thinking Agile?
2007-04-28 00:00:00 We believe that keeping our bodies fit will prolong our health and well-being. Use it or lose it, we hear. What about exercising the parts of our brains that learn new information or skills? The Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition... More About: Agile , Exercises , Keep , Will , Think
Your Autobiography Gives Clues About How to Design Your Retirement
More articles from this author:2007-04-28 00:00:00 Psychologist Dorothy Cantor, in What Do You Want To Do When You Grow Up: Starting the Next Chapter of Your Life, gives us a template for accessing our past challenges and joys so that we may be better planners for... More About: Design , Retirement , Autobiography , Sign , Give 1, 2, 3 |
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