In my last post, I mentioned that January and February are generally the strongest hiring months of the year. Just like individuals get going with their New Year’s resolutions, companies begin the year afresh and undertake new projects. For these, they often need to add new workers who have the skills and experience to carry [...]
Undeniably, we live in a youth oriented culture. But before we start complaining about the unfairness of it all, we might take a brief stroll down memory lane and remember we boomers share in the tiniest bit of responsibility for initiating society’s focus on the firm of flesh. With attitudes like “don’t trust anyone over [...]
As a woman on the far side of fifty, you’d think I’d have slayed my demons long ago. And, yes, in all due modesty, I’ve challenged and overcome some pretty formidable shortcomings. I now exercise regularly, I’ve trained myself to forego those tempting bags of delightfully crunchy corn chips, and I’ve even learned to say [...]
In my last post I mentioned I wanted to explore the topic of achieving balance in several areas of our lives. The first days of January are the perfect time to broach this subject as many of us feel out of sorts after the excesses of the holidays. We may have eaten too much, we’ve [...]
Ta-da! We’ve made it! 2008 was a difficult year for many of us. If you’re over fifty, you’ve likely seen a large portion of your life savings melt away and your homes drop in value just when you’d finally paid off that wretched mortgage. As boomers, this current major economic downturn was truly unexpected. Financial [...]
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