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...]
How do you find that “sweet spot” when working with midlife career changes?
How do you find that “sweet spot” when working with midlife career changes? Well, my advice is no different than what I often discuss with college students: “What do you bring to the company or organization that you want to work for?” The biggest difference for midlife career changers is that they have an opportunity to look back on their lives and years of experience with deeper knowledge and perspective. Whether they want to leave jobs that they've held for many years or find meaningful … [Read more...]