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Book Launch Events
It’s Happening! Our new book has launched. And here is where we’ll be having talks and signings. San Francisco Monday, January 6th: PCMA Convening Leaders Conference – Moscone Center, with Donna Kaster at Retirepreneur.com “What’s Next?: Piloting Your Next Career Move” 3:30 pm More info. Wednesday, January 8th: Book Launch with Startout at DLI Piper, […]
Weekly Newsletter: I Spent $25K on Healthhcare
We’re Talking Healthcare Costs A lively conversation in our community exposed some pricey realities this week. What’s your horror story? CHECK IT OUT We just released our latest research report. This time we have one on one conversations with consumers about the impact healthcare costs have on their decisions about work, health choices, and financial readiness. […]
Win a Gift Bag from Cordial Organics
We’re happy to be working with Cordial Organics the CBD Beauty and Wellness company. One healthcare survey respondent will win a gift bag of products from Cordial Organics. Take the survey. Next For Me readers receive a 15% discount by using the coupon code iamwell. CBD seems to be everywhere these days. When CBD is […]
Healthcare and Insurance Options for the 50+ Generation: Market Report
Through our weekly newsletter, in-person meetups, and public events, Next for Me interviewed 45-65 year old consumers in Q4 2019 on their experience with healthcare and insurance. This market report is based on findings from those meetups, from one-on-one interviews, focus groups, and surveys conducted with our audience nationwide from October 2019 and December 2019. […]
Weekly Newsletter: Let’s Go! Oh, Healthcare
A Catalyst for ChangeOur new book, Next For Me: A Guide To Startups For Dreamers, is available now! Get the latest news on book events and where to find it, and read and discuss in our free workshop. BOOK NEWS Pasadena this ThursdayWe have a book event in Pasadena on Thursday at CTRL Collective with […]
Weekly Newsletter: Events For Change
On the Road AgainWe took San Francisco by storm last week. Hundreds attended our talks and celebrated our message of change. Next up are book events in Pasadena and Los Angeles. In March we’ll be wrangling two events at South by Southwest.ATTEND AN EVENT A Catalyst for ChangeOur new book, Next For Me: A Guide […]
Weekly Newsletter: Thanking Your Mentors
This week we’re honoring those people that made a difference in our lives. Mentors, teachers, and friends that may not have known how much they meant to us and our development. We’re asking the community “Who has been a valuable mentor in your career and what would you say to thank them?” WRITE A THANK YOU […]
Book References
Our first book is available now on Amazon! On this page you’ll find all of the references from the book. Resources Further Reading Getting Things Done by David Allen, Penguin Books, 2001 The Rebel Rules, Daring to Be Yourself in Business by Chip Conley, Touchstone, 2001 Wisdom@Work, The Making of a Modern Elder by Chip […]
Weekly Newsletter: Celebrating You
Welcome to 2020. At this time of year we’re especially focused on what’s next. Whether it’s a new career, a new business or a new interest in giving back we’ve got you covered with a few of the books that inspired us in 2019. A Guide to Startups for DreamersWe believe that looking at your next […]
Weekly Newsletter: Startups For Dreamers
Our BookWe believe that building a startup that reflects your values is a great way to proceed with your next act. That’s why we wrote our new book Next For Me: A Guide To Startups For Dreamers. Here’s a synopsis. In their new book Silicon Valley veterans Carole McManus and Jeff Tidwell deliver a philosophical and […]
Weekly Newsletter: 2020 + Shopping + The List
Next Year NowYou may be having that end of the year urge to make “some changes” in 2020. We’re happy to encourage you now before the holidays take over. But first, Shopping! Next For Me Branded GearTell the world you’re looking forward and support our work at the same time. Get Next For Me t-shirts, […]
TRENDS – 50% Off + Zeitgeist + Returnships
Here we go! Happy Holidays from all of us at Next For Me. For those of you in the business of understanding our generation we have a couple of great deals for the holiday. Plus get the latest on everything longevity and the latest in “returnships”. If you’re a marketer tasked with understanding the 50+ […]
Interview: The 50:50 Project
Next For Me CEO Jeff Tidwell was interviewed by The 50:50 Project founder Katherine Brown. “The 50:50 Project is my way to increase my understanding of what is possible. By sharing what I learn, I hope others will be inspired to find their next act.” Here’s a link to the full interview. The transcript: Describe […]
Weekly Newsletter: What’s Next? 2020
Next Year NowYou may be having that end of the year urge to make “some changes” in 2020. We’re happy to encourage you now before the holidays take over. If what’s next includes meeting and expanding your network we’d like to help with some of our best resources. Your Social Media PresenceLike it or love it, […]
Weekly Newsletter: Thanking Our Networks
Your Evolution and Your NetworkIt’s a perfect time of year to let the many people in your network know that you appreciate them and the contributions they’ve made in your quest for what’s next. We advocate maintaining a diverse network that you regularly tend to, especially when looking at new horizons. If Next For Me is […]
Weekly Newsletter: Join The Bold School!
With Curiosity and EnthusiasmWashington Post visual journalists Vicky, 64, and Suzette, 55, are publishing a 12-week newsletter series, Bold School: Approach life after 50 with curiosity and enthusiasm. “Bold School aims to nourish, educate, inform and stimulate you, all while helping you save time and money. Younger generations seem to navigate this rapidly changing world […]
Weekly Newsletter: What’s Next with Healthcare
News from Healthcare Month This week we continue our roundup of news pointing to cultural shifts and preferences relating to healthcare costs for our community. If you haven’t, please take our survey. Healthcare and Starting Your Own CompanyErika Hall, Author of Just Enough Research and small business owner tweeted this out and heads were nodding.What do […]
Weekly Newsletter: Healthcare Costs and Work
Our Survey: Your Healthcare Costs NowWhether on the campaign trail or around the family table, we hear how healthcare costs are an enormous concern for Americans. It gets more complicated with the complex situation older workers are facing to keep working, and with it, their health insurance. This month we’re digging deep into your concerns with […]
Weekly Newsletter: Resilience and Belonging
Why 2019 is the Year of Resilience?We met with the Editor in Chief of Everyday Health a few weeks back to learn about their 2019 report that showed the importance of resilience— namely its connection to your physical, mental and emotional, social, and spiritual well-being.Read more Is There a Crisis of Belonging? We’ve been hearing a […]
Weekly Newsletter: Reinvention with Pride and Integrity
From Laid Off to Successful Business OwnersJohn and Francesca Vrattos had a wonderful life of family, travel, and career success. Then came the recession. After layoffs, an accidental recipe, and then a big leap of faith, they started a restaurant and the rest is sausage history. Read and Discuss An Unabashedly Honest Conversation on the Realities […]
Why I started freelancing at 50+
This article was submitted by Kristy a student with Samaschool. Samaschool is a San Francisco-based nonprofit focused on preparing people to succeed as independent workers. Learn how to start freelancing, including how to choose a type of freelance work, find real jobs, pay taxes, and stay safe. Free of charge and open for all. Enroll […]
A Reinvention with Pride and Integrity
John and Francesca Vrattos with some of their Sonoma County Harvest Fair Awards John and Francesca Vrattos had a wonderful life of family, travel, and career success; he as the sales manager at Parisian Bakery/Colombo Baking Company, she as an office manager. Then came the recession. Both were laid off from their jobs in 2009, […]
Weekly Newsletter: You Are Who You Associate With
Our Partners and What They Can Do For YouOur partners amplify everything we do at Next For Me. We had a great event in New York last week and were reminded about the good people we associate with and the important work they offer all of us. They are leaders in the movement to keep the […]
Weekly Newsletter: My Two Year Job Search
Meet Hope. Laid Off and Searching, Then Searching AgainAfter a 25 year career at The Financial Times, Hope Kaye was laid off in a restructuring. Her job search is a familiar story of 100s of resume submissions without a peep. The upside is that Hope is now gainfully employed, but her journey was a nail-biter. […]
Weekly Newsletter: Mindset Makeover
Burnout Costs Companies 20+%In their new book “Extinguish Burnout” workplace culture experts Rob and Terri Bogue take a deep dive into the signs, sources, and solutions of burnout and deliver an essential resource that helps anyone identify, prevent, and recover from burnout. Podcast | DISCUSS NY State Senator Robert Jackson on Mature WorkforceWe’re in NY […]