Life Work Transitions

OVERWHELM – an acronym for the busiest time of the year and the need for career life work planning

December 16, 2013

OVERWHELM   O – out of control V – very, very busy E – everything is due at once R – really, the number of piles is appalling W – what is it going to take to get me out of this mess? H – how do I begin to prioritize? E – eventually I […]

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It’s Not Your Parent’s Retirement and It never will be!

June 11, 2013

It’s Not Your Parent Retirement and It never will be! So of course, it’s going to be up to you to create your post work identity. What’s that you ask?  One of the biggest challenges facing those who step out of the traditional workplace is that of finding out “who am I now?”  For the […]

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COMPETENCIES, 401(k) CONTRIBUTIONS AND THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN

May 2, 2013

This article “It’s a 401(k) World”  in the New York Times gives me  some understanding about the confusion so many are feeling today about what’s needed to succeed in the new world of work.  According to Thomas L. Friedman, “We now live in a 401 (k) world – a world of defined contributions, not defined benefits […]

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WHAT IS YOUR INAUGURAL CAREER MESSAGE?

January 30, 2013

Were you inspired or bored by the inaugural activities this past week?  Those ceremonies always bring out the best in me in terms of the mythic perspective. When President Obama asked what we the people want, did you have an answer?  My answer, was a re-sounding affirmation that “yes” helping others find their life work […]

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We Need a New Word and a New Paradigm For Retirement – guest blog by Gail McMeekin

January 1, 2013

For those of you who followed my previous blog about my accident on December 1st, I can only say I’m continuing to heal. And, as I say to my clients,  healing is a process that takes us always to new places.  So this month I’ve decided to share this blog with you from my friend […]

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