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What Is Your Dream Job?

March 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Tonight at dinner my sweetie and I were talking travel, as we often do. Since this year we are planning a trip to Nepal, she shared a story about a man she met there in 1994. There is no romance in this story as she and her ex-husband shared the experience together.
Anyway, he grew up […]

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Hiring Employees Over Age 50

March 26th, 2008 · No Comments

I recently came across an article in Entrepreneur.com called Hiring employees over age 50 is a smart move - if you do it right by Mark Henricks. According to this article, those of us in this age group have many more opportunities to choose from than we might have thought.
By 2010, “nearly a third of […]

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Work Identity

October 16th, 2007 · No Comments

One of the things you leave behind when you retire is your work identity. It’s that answer you give to people when they ask, “So, what do you do?”
When I was younger, I remember that my work identity was very important. I compared my work identity (or work title) with my friends and acquaintances. I […]

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Leadership

September 27th, 2007 · No Comments

I work today for a variety of reasons. Sometimes I’m in touch with some of them and sometimes not. For instance, today I am in touch with the leadership part of my job.
Leadership is an interesting phenomenon for me. I don’t know if I’m a natural born leader, but I do know that I have […]

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