Being really honest with yourself and asking these key soul-searching questions can help you determine whether making a move is right for you at this particular moment in your life, author and coach Darryl Davis writes. Continue reading
Many boomers want to change careers for a variety of reasons: to reduce stress; to learn something new; to follow their passion; to find a change of pace or to stay ahead financially. But it’s easy to make mistakes and overlook factors that are critica… Continue reading
What’s the secret sauce to a satisfying second-act career? Most people assume meaningful work is the key. But according to Rob Cross, Edward A. Madden professor of global leadership at Babson College, research shows that people tend to overestimate the… Continue reading
The terrific podcast, “Second Act Stories With Andy Levine,” is out with another episode worth hearing. It’s called “Never Too Old to Rock N’ Roll: Meet Tom ‘The Suit’ Forst” and is all about a corporate VP who decided to chuck it all to pursue his lif… Continue reading
(Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Chasing the Dream and Next Avenue.) Bryant Walker, of Los Angeles, started driving a truck at an age when many veteran truckers think about calling it quits. In 2016, Walker (then 51), retired… Continue reading
“This is the tightest labor market I can remember. Unemployment is at a 50-year low and wage growth is at 3.2%,” said Jed Kolko, chief economist for Indeed.com, during the fifth-annual Indeed Interactive conference, held last month in Austin, Texas. Ov… Continue reading
I’ve worked in the mortgage business for 17 years. And over the past few years, a close friend of mine and I often talked about the depressing state of the industry. Every time I ran an idea by him about a job I was considering, he went bass bravado wi… Continue reading
Are you now — or about to be — in a career transition? Making a transition after 50 can be surprisingly difficult, particularly if you’ve been at the same job, or with the same company, for many years. But contrary to what we were taught, updating and … Continue reading