Second Career

From Books To Birthing: One Woman's Radical Post 50 Career Change

Debra Ollivier | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Reinvention, Baby Boomers, Encore Career, Book Editor, Sheri Solin, Dona, Doula, Finding a Job After 50, Starting Over, Second Careers, Second Career, Fifty News

Sheri Solin was a self-proclaimed type-A personality who, after working as a book editor for decades, did an about-face in her early 60s and became a doula, helping women give birth.

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My Second Act Fulfilled Me In A Way My First Career Couldn't

John A. Anderson | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Reinvention, Career Happiness, Textile Technology Center Gaston College, Finding Job After Laid Off, Second Acts, Textile Technology Center, Career Reinvention, Second Act, Finding a Job After Lay Off, Finding a Job After 50, Career Fulfillment, Second Career, Second Careers, Fifty News

Second careers and those that might follow aren't necessarily about the money. We don't know how many days we have left, so if you have small hollows in your psyche that need to be filled, there's no time like to present to go find your trowel.

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How She's Changing The World 'One Book At A Time'

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Rowley | Posted 02.23.2012

Read More: Reinvention, How to Self Publish, Baby Boomers, Publish My Own Book, Self-Publishing, Blurb.com, Gittins, Second Acts, Self Publishing Service, Second Act, Eileen Gittins CEO, Second Career, Eileen Gittins, How to Publish My Own Book, Fifty News

A little under a decade ago, Eileen Gittins was in her 40s and in need of a break. A former Kodak executive turned Silicon Valley CEO, she had run two...

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It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over: The Artist Inside Her (PHOTOS)

Lori Weiss | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Marlo Thomas, Reinvention, Schimmel Gold, Sandhi Schimmel Gold, Baby Boomers, Sandhi Schimmel Gold Art, It-Aint-Over, The Post50 Entrepreneur, Second Acts, Artist, Women Artists, Second Act, Slidepollajax, Second Career, Fifty News

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 ...

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WATCH: A Second Act In Wine?

Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Reinvention, Mike Kravinsky, Mike Kravinsky the Nextnik, Alternative Careers, Baby Boomers, Video, Second Acts, The Nextnik, Second Act, Changing Careers, Nextnik, Second Career, Changing Careers After 50, Fifty News

In episode four of Mike Kravinsky's webseries "The Nextnik," Larry Zimmerman takes his search for a second act to the vines. Larry visits his friend B...

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Post 50s Find New Direction In Community College

Bill Bowman | Posted 01.05.2012

Read More: Second Acts, Baby Boomers, Boomers Go Back to School, Job Retraining, Changing Careers in Midlife, Community College, Second Career, Fifty News

OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Ralph Casbarro loves to cook. So much so that last year, when the 50-year-old township resident was trying to decide on his seco...

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Coping With Change -- Especially As We Age

Rhoda P. Curtis | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Healthy Living Health News, Aging Gracefully, Aging, Dealing With Change, Aging Gracefully Custom, Coping With Change, Healthy Living Spirit, Redroom, Second Career, Graceful Aging, Healthy Living News

There are no alternatives to the aging process; therefore, the only way to cope with change is to be willing to take a chance on changing our attitude toward many things.

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Are Post50 Women Too Fearful Of Mentoring?

Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Mentorship, Women in the Workplace, Women, Linkedin, Mentors, Career, Mentoring, Women Mentors, Career-Transition, Second Career, Fifty News

LinkedIn surveyed more than 1,000 female professionals in the U.S. and 82 percent agreed that having a mentor is important. Fair enough. Yet, nearly 1...

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Retirees Try Teaching As A Second Career

takepart.com | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Retirees, Retirement, Judy Goggin, Henrico High School, Teaching, Golden Years, Carmax, Civic Ventures, Making a Difference, Second Career, Fifty News

Their reasons for wanting to teach are as diverse as their professional backgrounds. They are retired engineers, Army lieutenants, business executives...

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Meet The Horror Movie Godfather

Moviefone | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Mel Brooks, Moviefone, David Lynch, The Elephant Man, Horror Movies, The Fly, Horror Films, David Cronenberg, Interview, Second Career, Fifty News

Horror fans are a passionate and loyal fanbase. They know their movie history and they love to champion new voices who breathe life into the thrilling...

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Controlling Their Futures: Employees Turned Entrepreneurs

AP | JOYCE M. ROSENBERG | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Job Market, Job Recovery, Associated Press, Marketing, Employee, Second Act, Career Transition, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur, Networking, Second Career, Fifty News

NEW YORK — The recovery in the job market just hasn't happened. So, many people who lost their jobs well after the recession ended in June 2009 ...

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Google's Top 10 Golden Rules -- What Can We Apply To Education?

Heather Wolpert-Gawron | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Google, Second-Career, Teacher Evlauations, Education, Privitization of Education, Assessments, Collaboration, Education News

People need to acknowledge and realize that the uniqueness of our clientele (the students of this country) and our product (their viability in the future) make education a unique business.

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Americans Take Second Jobs To Get By In A Tough Economy

CNN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Second Jobs, Unemployment, Recession, Second Career, Impact News

As the recovery sputters, many people are working two jobs to make ends meet. Here are seven people who have found creative second careers....

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What Makes for a Successful Midlife Career Transition?

Mark Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Encore Careers, Second-Career, Career Advice, Careers, Baby Boomers, Winemaking, Career-Transitions, Business News

Journalist Kerry Hannon wrote a book detailing the stories of 16 career-switchers who've turned dream careers into reality. I talked with her about the book recently.

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How an IBM Employee's Early Retirement Led to a Math Classroom

Mark Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Second-Career, Ibm, Teaching, Business News

IBM has a reputation for progressive thinking and programs aimed at helping employees transition to meaningful encore careers.

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For Earth Day, Consider a Midlife Green Career Switch

Mark Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Jobs, Earth Day, Second Career, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Engineering, Solar Power, Midlife, Business News

Green careers have surfaced as a major area of interest for people steering toward encore careers. Overall, they are expected to be one of the fastest-growing employment categories in the years ahead.

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