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Weekly Newsletter: Podcasts for Your Next Act + South by Southwest
7 Podcasts to Help You Plan Your Next Act To properly plan a career change, a jump into entrepreneurship, or to make a post-retirement plan, you need to do a bit of research. These podcasts will help give you some perspective and inspiration for planning your next act, from learning to network to starting your […]
7 Podcasts to Help You Plan Your Next Act
To properly plan a career change, a jump into entrepreneurship, or to make a post-retirement plan, you need to do a bit of research. But those of us who are juggling family, multiple work projects, and other responsibilities may find it challenging to find the time (and quiet) to research and read. We recommend these […]
Weekly Newsletter: Over 50 in a Startup + An Upbeat Outlook
The Curious Tourist – Over 50 in a Startup Nancy Branka is the founder of Startup Decoder, which offers resources on startup employment for those over 45. She headed up content for an early-stage startup for four years and learned a lot about how intergenerational teams can work together. Link An Upbeat Outlook Our generation […]
Weekly Newsletter: Understanding the 50+ Worker
Understanding the 50+ Worker After a year of in-depth conversations with all of you, the 50+ worker, we’ve published our first market report. The document covers top-of-mind issues for our generation: the relentless march of ageism in the workplace, our imperative to continue contributing, concerns of financial continuity, the challenge to learn new skills, entrepreneurial […]
Weekly Newsletter: Age Bias in Hiring + The Upside to Everything
Welcome back. Is everybody warm? Thanks for all the sharing love you gave us last week. It worked. There’s a new batch of Next For Me readers and enthusiasts. If you find our newsletter valuable, please forward it to your friends. Age Bias in Recruitment Ashley Mercier, a Media Solutions Manager at LinkedIn, wrote an […]
Weekly Newsletter: Next For Us
Welcome to the Next For Me Weekly Newsletter for January 30th, 2019. Next For Us Our newsletter delivers the latest news that inspires our post-50 generation with new work and a new purpose. In our free weekly updates we discuss work, lifestyle, finance, education and our communities. Find us at NextForMe.com If there’s anything we’ve […]
Weekly Newsletter: The Facebook Challenge Backfires
Welcome Back This year we’re committed to keeping you up to date on the latest workplace tools. We’re starting with Slack, the “hub for teamwork.” To keep it friendly, we’ve created our own channel so you can give it a spin. Jump on the Next For Me Slack Channel. Did you hesitate to participate in […]
Weekly Newsletter: Learning to Code at 60 + Hacking Slack
Welcome Back We know that staying relevant in the workplace takes a lot of work. The latest tools and skills seem to change every week. This year we’re committed to keeping you up to date. We’re starting with Slack, the “hub for teamwork.” To keep it friendly we’ve created our own channel so you can […]
Weekly Newsletter: Lifelong Learning + a Tech Tune-up
Welcome Back — Clare Martorana is with the US Digital Service where she is working to modernize va.gov. She urges us to be open to new technologies and lifelong learning. Read her story. Speaking of technology, the new year is as good a time as any to try what’s new in the workplace. Slack is […]
Weekly Newsletter: What’s Next For You This Year?
Welcome Back We start the year off with a visit to one of our intimate events held in a cozy home in Madison, Wisconsin. The conversation naturally lead to how informal communities can make our transitions a lot easier. So, let’s get together! We’re busy planning this year’s event schedule. Want to join in? Come […]
Weekly Newsletter: Our Best Interviews of 2018
Welcome Back To celebrate the past year of transitions and transformations we gathered some of our favorite interviews. A singer founded a business that gives her time for performing. Link A publishing executive faced a year of loss and then rose from the grief to start a private consulting practice. Link And, a former hotelier […]
Weekly Newsletter: Phased Retirement and Calculating Reverse Mortgages
Welcome Back Have you considered phasing out of your career and into retirement? Donna Kastner at Retirepreneur covers the idea of Phased Retirement. Tonight we’re very excited to be hosting an event in Washington DC. We’re talking about work, finances, our communities, and what’s next. Come to a Next For Me Event. And please, if […]
Weekly Newsletter: 55, Unemployed, and Faking Normal
Welcome Back This week we’re in Madison, Wisconsin and next week in Washington DC. We’re talking about work, finances, our communities, and what’s next. Join us. You’ll want to read how Elizabeth White ended up being 55, unemployed, and faking normal. Her turnaround is an inspiration. New This Week Last Week Thanks for reading. If […]
Weekly Newsletter: Taking the Work Out of Networking
Welcome Back Just in time for your reinvention. “Taking the Work Out of Networking: An Introvert’s Guide to Making Connections that Count” by Karen Wickre. Read all about it. If you’d like to host an event we make it easy. Host or Attend a Next For Me Event New This Week Last Week Thanks for […]
Weekly Newsletter: Workplace Wellness + Mid-life Success
Welcome Back We hope you’re finding a little peace as the holiday season commences. We’ve got three guest authors this week writing about home-based businesses, how measuring success can evolve over time, and what’s new in wellness programs at work. Next For Me Events. We host both informal local gatherings, and public events across the […]
Weekly Newsletter: 1 Million Adults Standing Up for Young People
Welcome Back We’re attending Encore.org’s 20th Anniversary Summit. A super positive organization working for intergenerational connections. We can get behind that mission. Want to attend a Next For Me Event? We host both informal local gatherings, and public events happening across the country. Our next public event is in Washington DC on December 12th. If […]
Weekly Newsletter: The D Word + Talking to Generations
Welcome Back We hope you survived the Midterms and are ready to get back to work at whatever it is that’s next for you. Our Fall Survey is live. We’re asking about what matters to you and what kind of events are a fit. Take the survey and you could win big! New This Week […]
Weekly Newsletter: Next Career Social Media Tricks
Welcome Back Our Fall Survey is live. We’re asking what matters to you and what kind of events are a fit. Take the survey. Next For Me Events are informal in-home events, and public events happening across the country. If you’d like to host an event we make it easy with a how-to guidebook and […]
Weekly Newsletter: Our Biggest Event Yet – Work and Financial Health
Welcome Back We’re basking in the afterglow of an exciting event in San Francisco this week. With a great lineup of speakers and co-hosts, the conversations about work and financial health were lively. These topics matter to us. Next For Me Events are informal gatherings and public events happening across the country. If you’d like […]
Weekly Newsletter: Do Your Own Thing
Welcome Back If you have dreams of owning your own business, this might be the right time in life for that. Of course, it’s daunting – Doug Freeman wrote this article to help in Committing to Your Venture. Now that you’re putting yourself out there, what will people find out about you online? Carole McManus […]
Weekly Newsletter: Ending the Obsession with Millennials
Welcome Back If you find the information in this newsletter useful, please forward it to your friends. Every share makes a difference. Thanks! Next For Me Events are happening across the country. We’re talking about work, financial wellness, our communities, and what’s next. Join us in San Francisco (October 23rd), Washington DC (December 12th), Phoenix […]
Weekly Newsletter: Your Next Career Needs a Network
Welcome Back In Part 3 of our interview with John Tarnoff, a “reinvention career coach”, he discusses the importance of keeping an active network. If you are looking for what’s next, what will someone find when they do a search for you on social media? Carole McManus begins her series on “Building Your Brand on […]
Weekly Newsletter: Redefining Who You Are in the Workplace
Welcome Back In Part 2 of our interview with John Tarnoff, a “reinvention career coach”, he discusses looking inside and how to start taking matters into your own hands. Your next job might be a happy surprise. Also this week, Karen Wickre joined us by video at our event in Denver last week. Her book […]
Weekly Newsletter: Create Your Dream Career Over 50
Welcome Back John Tarnoff came from the entertainment industry where they “eat their young” today he is a career coach focused on over 50 reinvention. Read Part 1 of our interview with him. While you’re in a career change mood download our Over 50 Job Guide. This week we’re in Denver for our first public […]
Weekly Newsletter: Between Working Age and Old Age
Welcome Back We are stuck with antiquated terms for life stages. If we’re living 20+ years longer what should we call that period between working and old? Not to worry, especially if it’s time to get back to work. Check out our Over 50 Job Guide – This week we cover negotiating a job offer. […]