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Weekly Newsletter: Supercharging Your Career, Again
Does Everybody Need a Coach Now? Nancy Branka hired an executive coach who specialized in helping people transition into that second or third career act. She says it was worth it and her coach propelled her further than she would have gone on her own. LINK FAIR Health Demystifies Healthcare CostsNo matter what plan you’re […]
Weekly Newsletter: Keep Going: Strategies for Staying Creative
Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad “Keep Going“, the new book from Austin Kleon is a set of uplifting strategies to march on against all the odds. Tomorrow’s another day. Another day to go at your dreams all over again. LINK Taking the Work Out of NetworkingKaren Wickre’s latest […]
Weekly Newsletter: What’s Trending + Passive Income Strategies
Our New Trends NewsletterWhether you’re always ahead of the curve or you’re just dying to know what’s next, you’ll find our new occasional TRENDS Newsletter required reading. Sign up and get ahead of the zeitgeist. LINK Passive Income Ideas to Boost Your Retirement Income The writers at New Retirement have created a list of considerations […]
Weekly Newsletter: Your Financial Health + 3 Generations Speak Up
A Millenial, a Gen-Xer, and a Few Boomers on What’s Next“I’ve never really known anyone that went 25, 30 years in a career. That was our parents’ generation. It ended. We were the first generation that approached work differently.” LINK Financial Health and Readiness SurveyWe’re asking our readers about their choices for insurance and banking. […]
Weekly Newsletter: Companionship Makes You Smarter
Companionship Keeps You HealthySilvernest, the roommate matching service for empty-nesters, shared this article on the many benefits of companionship. You’ll stay smarter, eat better, and be more active. LINK The Unspoken Bias in TechWe know that tech is obsessed with youth. Did you also know that being a woman in tech with family obligations is […]
Weekly Newsletter: Uplevel Your Job Search + Singing Her Own Song
The Unique Considerations for Your Job Search After 50Reinvention career coach John Tarnoff discusses the realities that you may want to consider when looking for a new job. Hint: Your network matters more than ever. LINK A New Orleans Singer Found Her Career BalanceAs we head to New Orleans this week we revisit our interview […]
Weekly Newsletter: The Business of Aging
Lori Bitter Discusses “The Business of Aging”Lori Bitter has great insight into the evolution of our generation. Her research exposes the realities of our saving habits, the differences with GenX and Millennials, and plenty of hope. LINK In part 2 of our interview Lori discusses intergenerational mentoring, technology for older workers, the aftershocks of the […]
Weekly Newsletter: Workplace Tools: Slack, Zoom, Google Docs
Modern Workplace Tools: SlackYou’ve told us that staying current with modern workplace tools is vital to compete in today’s workplace. We’re offering some recommendations to get started. With Slack you can organize your work by team or project using channels. LINK Modern Workplace Tools: Google DocsWith Google Docs, you can create and edit text documents […]
Weekly Newsletter: Women Returning to Work + Age-Proofing
Women Returning to the Workforce in Record NumbersRecovering losses from the financial collapse of 2007 are among the reasons many women are returning to the workforce after decades of being out of the market. After some adjustment and tap dancing around age and gender bias, some are thriving in their new roles. LINK Avoiding the […]
Weekly Newsletter: Don’t Sweat Latest Tech Tools
The Easiest Way to Learn New Tech Tools – Do modern workplace tools confound you? Slack, Google’s G Suite and the rest. Nancy Branka from Startup Decoder offers some tips to slow down, talk back to yourself, learn some shortcuts, and always “Google it.” Get up to date and never feel out of touch. LINK […]
Weekly Newsletter: Wading Through a Mid-Career Crisis
Next For Me is 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. Mid-Career Crisis: Should You Cope or Quit? We may all be confronting our professional state of affairs around 40-50. Keiran Setiya, author of “Midlife: A Philosophical Guide,” […]
Weekly Newsletter: Bridging the Gap with Workplace Mentoring
Next For Me is 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. Bridging the Gap with Workplace Mentoring As roles shift in the workplace, Boomer workers as well as their GenX and Millenial counterparts benefit from effective knowledge sharing. […]
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 […]