Retirement Jobs

Maybe you’re waffling about a return to work because you think you have to completely give up your freedom and work for an inflexible boss.  That’s only one possible scenario:  don’t forget the option of working for your flexible self.    The entrepreneurial path isn’t for everyone—but those who can roll up their sleeves for…

I’ve spoken to women in their 40s who say they are too old to work.  I’ve spoken to out of work women in their 50s who say no one would hire them in a different industry.  And I’ve spoken to Joan Kaskell, a woman who has never stopped finding intellectually stimulating work…well past the traditional…

Over the years I’ve seen a few eyebrow-raising “fastest growing industry” and “best jobs for women” lists pointing women toward jobs fewer of their kin pursue.  How frustrating to be on the hunt for a marketing or finance job, for example, and see that there was a better chance of driving trucks, building power lines…

As I grow my 9 Lives for Women venture, I’m building partnerships with lots of interesting organizations. One particularly intriguing person I’ve met along the way is Peggy Northrop–a woman with a long list of stellar editorial credentials, including Editor-in-Chief of one of my favorites, More magazine. Peggy’s current reinvention is heading up Work Reimagined, a joint project of AARP and Linkedin. Anyone thinking…

In a tough job market in a tough economy, sometimes you have to think of non-traditional ways to fill your wallet. If you’re on interview #354, “make money at home” ads might be catching your eye. But how do you know what’s real and legitimate among so-called business opportunities? One of my blog readers, Susan…

Just about all professionals are concerned with work-life balance. Not so many spend as much time thinking about their work-life view. Deb Martin (a freelance writer and editor originally from Westchester County, New York) and her partner Jim Richards (a photographer and technology consultant who spent years knocking around the Rocky Mountains), think first about…

One of my blog readers on the main line in Pennsylvania mentioned that she was enjoying reading Jane Fonda’s book, Prime Time.  After she said that the book ”gives me a clear and directed message about balance in all areas of our lives,”  I cheated and read excerpts on Amazon.com. There’s one part of the…

Personally I’ve never understood the concept of retirement.  Four days into a beach vacation I am itching for a meeting, and the idea of chasing a little white ball around acres of green grass just isn’t my cup of tea.  I once worked for a vibrant, inspiring man who died in his business suit at…