The Couple's Retirement Puzzle. 10 Must-Have Conversations for Creating an Amazing New Life Together I have known Dori Mintzer for awhile now and in the fall of 2017 I finally had the pleasure to meet her in person. We were both presenters at a Boomer Conference in Portland Maine. We had a wonderful lunch sitting outdoors enjoying a beautiful fall day. She gave me this book and signed it for me "Enjoy your journey". Dori and Roberta have written a very upbeat, optimistic, practical book … [Read more...]
Why our Mindset Regarding Boomers in the Workforce Needs To Change.
The answer is: “Labor force demographics” The question: What is the train wreck coming our way that few businesses are doing anything about it? You may have seen some of this before but here are a few *demographics. 10,000 Boomers per day turning 65 until 2020 Life expectancy at age 65 is +/- 83 Growth of the labor force for 16-24 years is projected to DECLINE by 2024 This means that the percentage of people 55 and older is INCREASING in that time frame!! **While many of … [Read more...]
Ahhhh…retirement. Hey WAIT A MINUTE!!!
“The future ain’t what it used to be.” Yogi Berra “Retirement ain’t what it used to be.” Jim Peacock First off, ‘retirement’ is clearly not the correct word. I don’t think we have found the right word yet but they also didn’t know what to call young people in their teens in the early 1900’s until a psychologist studied them and came up with “teenager” sometime in the 1920’s. *(Did you know that it was the automobile and the freedom it gave this age group that helped create “teenagers”? That … [Read more...]
Interview with Dorian Mintzer, Life and Retirement Transition Coach
November 2, 2016 This is a summary of my interview with Dorian Mintzer a Therapist, Life and Retirement Transition Coach, Relationship Coach, Executive Coach, Teacher, Author and Speaker. She works with individuals and couples and help them navigate pre-retirement and retirement transition issues. She also consults with Financial Planners and other professionals to help their clients and is an author of a number of books on retirement. Dori has enrolled in a two of my online seminars, … [Read more...]
4 Areas to Explore to Help Your Clients Rebalance Their Life
When I first heard Geoff Pearman (workforce development consultant in New Zealand) use the term ‘rebalancing’ to describe how Boomers could look at the next phase of their lives, I knew I liked it. I have struggled with how to describe this time after leaving full-time employment to clients I work with, and now have embraced ‘rebalancing’ rather than retirement, “3rd age”, or whatever else is out there. This is a great way to look at ALL career changers as well. People don’t just stop living … [Read more...]