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Podcast: From Manager To Business
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BusinessWeek.com
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PBS
Frontline: "Can You Afford to Retire?"
The Frontline show is one of the few news sources
that my wife and I trust to tell a well-rounded,
honest story. Such is the case with this very
sobering report on the Boomer future.
CNN/Money:
Are You Ready To Start Your Own Business Quiz
Scroll down the page to find the start of this
10-question multiple-choice quiz which if answered
honestly is quite revealing about your real
readiness to head down the entrepreneurial path.
Employee
Benefit Research Institute: The Ballpark E$timate
There are many interactive worksheets online
to help you calculate how much you must save
from this point on in order to retire with some
financial security. I like the ease of completion
of this worksheet. (Don't get overanxious if
your result is higher than you thought. Self-employment
after 50 is a great way to boost your retirement
savings!)
How-To Articles
These special reports provide
step by step details on every key business management
skill you will need as a budding entrepreneur.
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articles archive
Life Transition Resources
Thinking about how you want
to proceed after you leave your corporate job
can be a bit confusing – so many options
and so many factors to consider.
You know one thing however,
you'd like to continue working, at least for
the next five to six years...or more.
And you certainly wouldn't
mind doing work you enjoy and boosting the 'ole
retirement savings at the same time.
The following resources can
be useful to you in creating your individualized
post-corporate life plan.
Retirement Planning
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Young 2 Retire
This website is built around the authors excellent
primer on how to systematically review each
aspect of your life before you make any final
retirement-related decisions.
The authors, Marika and Howard
Stone, have certified a team of life coaches
in many states to present their proprietary
retirement planning workshop. You can search
by state on their homepage.
My
Next Phase
This website features a series of assesment
tools for determing your outlook about retirement
and how prepared you are to enjoy it to the
fullest.
Working
Differently
This talented team of career coaches, outplacement
executives and personal coaches work with employers
to offer innovative
pre-retirement planning programs.
Coaching & Counseling
Work
Passion Portal
WorkPassion Portal is a combination
of both public and private (members-only intranet)
of inspiration, networking, events and resource
information to help you find your support team
and move boldly ahead, step-by-step to realize
and live your special life purpose!
Within the private, members-only
area, you'll find a comprehensive source of
in-depth information, including unlimited audio
downloads of experts, discussion boards, opportunities
to request and offer support, unlimited article
and assessment tool access, and much, much more.
Continuing Education
Elderhostel
- Lifelong Learning Institute
Eldherhostel, a not for profit organization,
is celebrating its 30th anniversary as the nation's
first and the world's largest education and
travel organization for older adults. This site
offers many exceptional values in both continuing
education and travel.
Volunteering
Engineers
For A Sustainable World
Are you an engineer? Travel the world and volunteer
your time and talent helping the less fortunate
live safer and more reliable lives.
Jobs After 50
Retired
Brains
Retired Brains helps you to return to work after
you retire - part-time, full-time or temporarily.
This site features an easy-to-use job search
tool, powered by one of the most complete databases
for job openings specially aimed at people 50
and over.
Gray
Hair Management
Gray Hair Management helps senior professionals
with the job race by coaching, mentoring, and
personal-touch networking.
Retirement
Jobs.com
This job matching site for 50+ people offers
an unusual twist - they pre-screen every company
listing jobs on the site to see how well they
conform to offering a "50+ friendly"
workplace.
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