Where Age Is No Barrier
I’ve written before that you can make yourself indispensable by offering a rare and forward-thinking combination of skills. A unique blend of skills positions you as the ultimate hire. And even if you aren’t looking for a job, the blend …
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Email newsletters have been around since the beginning of time (well, a few decades at least), but over the years many devolved into nothing more than annoying spam. But in a surprising turn of events, newsletters suddenly are enjoying a …
Meet my mind. It’s not always as peaceful as I’d like, particularly when I’ve been wrestling with technology. In fact, some demons appear with harsh words. They say, “A digital native would find this easy.” Or, “This is a young person’s …
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I suspect most fully-employed people over 50 have a dark thought looming in the back of their minds: If I were to lose this job, finding another at my age would be challenging. Certain events—a friend being laid off, an industry change, a …
One of my goals this year is to read less but retain more from that reading. I know reading less sounds like an unadmirable goal. But I consume so much that I experience diminishing returns. So while I haven’t done particularly well on …
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