Encore Careers

By taking time away from our routines, we were able to reevaluate what was working for us and what was not. We learned that there is so much more to life than we ever imagined.

Belinda Carlisle appeared on Good Day New York to talk about her next act: home decor designer. Don't worry "We Got The Beat" fans -- Carlisle has...

College graduates are pondering who they are and who they will become, but maybe these questions can't be answered at graduation. Because I got to tell you, I'm a hell of a lot older than they are, and I'm asking myself: Who am I? Where am I? I used to know, but then I changed.

One of the reasons I started my website, is that I wanted a place for women to come together and dream. Women should know that they don't have to hang...

The couple's fifth date was a 2,200 mile trek on the Appalachian Trail. "With our youngest now in college, we finally had the opportunity to get back to our first and foremost passion."

In the new book, Rebounders: How Winners Pivot from Setback to Success, author Rick Newman examines the core strengths of rebounders, including resilience -- the capacity not only to cope with adversity, but to overcome it, learn from it and be transformed by it.

One of the reasons I started my website was to create a place where women can come together and dream. Women should know that they don't have to hang ...

Sylvia Allen had run a successful PR/marketing firm for 34 years when her life path radically changed. She was teaching a class called "How To Ask for Money" at the Center for Philanthropy and Fundraising when she was approached by a man who invited her on a humanitarian mission to Africa.

Imagine three people have a baby. One of them wants to dress the baby up in a pair of blue pants. One of them wants to dress him up like a sailor. I want to dress him up in something frilly yet tasteful. That is what co-producing a record is like in the studio. Co-dressing a baby.

For decades, and unbeknownst to many, Charlotte Rogan quietly wrote novels while raising triplets in Dallas, Texas. At 57, she published The Lifeboat, which is poised to become a huge success.

That was a time when it felt like I would write a song on Monday, it was cut on Wednesday and by Friday it was on the radio. I liked those days very much. Very much indeed. Nothing stays the same.

One of the reasons I started my website, MarloThomas.com, was to have a place where women could come together and dream. Women should know that they ...

Tony Robbins, author, entrepreneur and star of the television program "Breakthrough," sat down with Marlo Thomas to discuss reinvention. Huff/Post50 a...

New approaches and small investments in midlife transitions can help millions of people secure their own financial futures so they can help others in their encore careers.

Transitioning into an "encore career" can be a lengthy and expensive process, and more support mechanisms are needed to help post 50s bridge the gap, ...

For any of you who have struggled to realize a dream or long held the notion that there is a finite time line for what you want to accomplish, hang on a tick. I am here to say that anything, really, is possible.

One of the reasons I started my website, Marlothomas.com, is that I wanted a place for women (including me!) to come together and dream. Women should ...

One of the reasons I started my website, Marlothomas.com, is that I wanted a place for women (including me!) to come together and dream. Women should ...

Ultimately, what the new cyclic life offers us is time. Time to relax. Time to explore. Time to reconsider. Time to reinvent. Time to fire up our engines and time to dial them down again.

After working years as a litigation paralegal, Alison Grazul, 63, found herself a victim of the floundering economy, out of work with four children an...

While it is never easy to lose a job, it is particularly difficult for Post 50s, many of whom have dedicated more than two decades to their careers an...

One of the reasons I started my website, Marlothomas.com, is that I wanted a place for women (including me!) to come together and dream. Women should ...

For painters, poets, or writers of any age, art doesn't come from the body; it comes from imagination and desire.

Annie Wells will be 58 when she graduates in May from the Claremont School of Theology. She hopes to land a paid internship and ultimately a job as a ...