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Our members are at the heart of everything we do. Your participation in Next For Me is a commitment to your journey for what’s next. We created a private community as a way for you to have this conversation with people like you. Join Our CommunityOur community is a new place to get together.We created a nice […]
Next For Me Events
At Next For Me Events we discuss the future of our 50+ generation. We cover work, finances, our communities and what’s next. It’s a great way to connect with people who are thinking about these things too. We host public events and our readers host more low-key events in their homes. Public Events This year […]
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 […]
The Mature Workforce Forum and Job Fair: An Interview with NY State Senator Robert Jackson and Hope Kaye.
On October 4th Next for Me is joining NY State Senator Robert Jackson, Silvernest, and AARP for a event “The Mature Workplace Forum and Job Fair” at Riverstone Senior Life Services Center 99 Fort Washington Ave, New York. Senator Jackson started as School Board President where through his strong advocacy with the “Campaign for Fiscal […]
Understanding the 50+ Worker: Market Report
Through our weekly newsletter, in-person meetups, and public events, Next for Me has created a network of opportunity and empowerment for 50+ workers. 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 January 2018 – January 2019. Common Themes Ageism […]
Extinguish Burnout by Terri and Rob Bogue
We invited this couple who bumped into burnout and eventually wrote about it to define it. As such projects can do, it became a book. The book was just launched at SHRM’s annual conference (Society of Human Resource Management). If an HR organization is flagging burnout as a worthy topic, there is some reason for […]
MEA Workshop with Diane Flynn
If you’re looking for inspiration or transformation Diane Flynn of Reboot Accel is overseeing a Special Women’s Week, January 5 – 12, 2020 at The Modern Elder Academy in Baja, Mexico. The Academy is the world’s first midlife wisdom school, designed and dedicated solely for navigating this time of life. Through an engaging curriculum and […]
Weekly Newsletter: Our Network is Powerful
Facebook is No Place to Discuss Work and FinanceOur community is a new place to get together. We created a nice spot to share stories and resources with other people writing their next story. To jump in and see what it’s about, you can start here. JOIN THE COMMUNITY We won’t share your conversations or […]
Weekly Newsletter: Talk About It
A Safe Space to Talk About Our Next StageYou’ll notice links to “DISCUSS” in our newsletters starting this week. Each article will have a link to our community platform. It’s new. You’ll need to create an account to participate, but we think you’ll like it. We’re convinced that Facebook is not the place to have […]
Call Me … Maybe
Numbers Matter and Other Interview Lessons Learned This article was originally published on Medium. It was 3pm. I sat at my desk with my laptop in front of me. My fully charged phone was to the right, sitting next to a stack of notes I’d taken to prepare for the interview. I stared at the […]
Why We May Not Be on the Same Page with Language (dot dot dot)
Can the way you write be problematic in a multigenerational workplace? I didn’t think so until I read linguist Gretchen McCulloch’s new book, Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language. She makes the case that the internet has changed language significantly. It’s created a divide between those who learned to write in an analog […]
Weekly Newsletter: Tech’s Age Problem + Everybody’s College Debt
Adios Silicon ValleyFor Pilar Wolfsteller the tech ecosystem has lost its shine. “I’m now 49, and I have had three Valley tech jobs in four years, two of which I lost after clashing with mediocre, insecure men. I’m tired of the toxic, dysfunctional work environments they created and the blatant, disturbing sexism and ageism experienced there.” […]
TRENDS: Bye Silicon Valley + College Debt Forever
Bay Area Woman Has Had It With Tech Bias From KQED radio “Perspectives”: Silicon Valley tech companies and their workplaces are the envy of the world. But for Pilar Wolfsteller the tech ecosystem has lost its shine. I’m now 49, and I have had three Valley tech jobs in four years, two of which I […]
Video: The Last ‘ism: Age
Diversity and Inclusion initiatives have made some progress with gender, POC, LGBTQ but age remains an elusive and rarely discussed topic of discrimination. Next For Me founder Jeff Tidwell reports on their research “Understanding the 50+ Worker” and how organizations can begin to confront the silent bias of age. Presented at Tech Inclusion on September […]
The Next For Me Team
Next For Me was founded by Jeff Tidwell to provide a new resource that connects and inspires our generation to evolve post-50 life through new work, a new purpose, or a new social contribution. Jeff Tidwell began his career with alternative newspapers and then moved online where he has worked in Silicon Valley and New York overseeing […]
Lessons in Community Building
The Next for Me team was at CMX Summit last week, learning about the latest community trends from thought leaders across myriad industries, from tech to wellness to gaming to online education. We have deep roots in online community (Jeff and Carole met when he was heading up community at E*TRADE and she was manager […]