Now that baby boomers have taken over midlife territory, we women past fifty are getting all sorts of messages to reinvent ourselves. Actually, nature does that for us with the hormonal shifts at menopause. Once we’ve survived the inarguably rocky period of perimenopause, we come out the other side blessed with hormonal and emotional equilibrium, a renewed sense of purpose, and a certain joie de vivre Margaret Mead termed “menopausal zest.”
So what can we do with all this reignited enthusiasm and gusto? Become invisible like generations of older women in the past? CERTAINLY NOT!!! Those youth obsessed, smug young whippersnappers who attempt to overlook and discount us don’t know with whom they’re dealing! Women in midlife truly are in their prime and, in addition to our reignited energies, we’ve got loads of knowledge, skills, and wisdom to share.
As a generation, we’ve always been into changing the world for the better. Boomers, without a doubt, tried to do that in our youth. However, in early adulthood, we tended to shift our focus to rearing families and growing our careers. Now that we’re older, our generational calling is reappearing big time. Full-on retirement holds little appeal for many of us and economic realities ensure that we’ll need additional income–so how can we recapture our do-gooder spirit and make a living at the same time?
One of the most rewarding and self-fulfilling roles we can adopt at this age is one of social service. We each have talents and skills to share and the answer can be found through Encore Careers. This forward thinking and innovative organization is spearheading a movement that appeals to the very heart of our age group: “There’s more to do.Encore careers combine social purpose, personal meaning and continued income. Put your experience to work for the greater good.” What a great way to harness our boomer spirit and share our gifts and talents with the world!
Check out their website, “ Encore: Work That Matters in the Second Half of Life ” and find valuable information on what encore careers are all about, employers who hire boomers looking for non-profit and service oriented work, and proven job search strategies to support you in finding your own encore career.
But they don’t stop there! Civic Ventures, the group who formed “Encore Careers,” awards cash prizes of up to $100,000 to people over sixty who’ve made a difference in their communities and across the world. You can read up on this year’s Purpose Prize award winners and reinvent your own sense of purpose. In addition, one of Civic Ventures’ supporters, Stanford Professor Laura L. Carstensen, Ph.D., wrote a book that will ignite your passion even further. A Long Bright Future is all about finding personal meaning in our work and our lives as we age.
Yes, as we grow older, boomers will undoubtedly recharge our passion to change the world for the better. And armed with a lifetime of experience, there’s no better time or no better way to do that than through an Encore Career!
Now that baby boomers have taken over midlife territory, we women past fifty are getting all sorts of messages to reinvent ourselves. Actually, nature does that for us with the hormonal shifts at menopause. Once we’ve survived the inarguably rocky period of perimenopause, we come out the other side blessed with hormonal and emotional equilibrium, a renewed sense of purpose, and a certain joie de vivre Margaret Mead termed “menopausal zest.”
So what can we do with all this reignited enthusiasm and gusto? Become invisible like generations of older women in the past? CERTAINLY NOT!!! Those youth obsessed, smug young whippersnappers who attempt to overlook and discount us don’t know with whom they’re dealing! Women in midlife truly are in their prime and, in addition to our reignited energies, we’ve got loads of knowledge, skills, and wisdom to share.
As a generation, we’ve always been into changing the world for the better. Boomers, without a doubt, tried to do that in our youth. However, in early adulthood, we tended to shift our focus to rearing families and growing our careers. Now that we’re older, our generational calling is reappearing big time. Full-on retirement holds little appeal for many of us and economic realities ensure that we’ll need additional income–so how can we recapture our do-gooder spirit and make a living at the same time?
One of the most rewarding and self-fulfilling roles we can adopt at this age is one of social service. We each have talents and skills to share and the answer can be found through Encore Careers. This forward thinking and innovative organization is spearheading a movement that appeals to the very heart of our age group: “There’s more to do.Encore careers combine social purpose, personal meaning and continued income. Put your experience to work for the greater good.” What a great way to harness our boomer spirit and share our gifts and talents with the world!
Check out their website, “ Encore: Work That Matters in the Second Half of Life ” and find valuable information on what encore careers are all about, employers who hire boomers looking for non-profit and service oriented work, and proven job search strategies to support you in finding your own encore career.
But they don’t stop there! Civic Ventures, the group who formed “Encore Careers,” awards cash prizes of up to $100,000 to people over sixty who’ve made a difference in their communities and across the world. You can read up on this year’s Purpose Prize award winners and reinvent your own sense of purpose. In addition, one of Civic Ventures’ supporters, Stanford Professor Laura L. Carstensen, Ph.D., wrote a book that will ignite your passion even further. A Long Bright Future is all about finding personal meaning in our work and our lives as we age.
Yes, as we grow older, boomers will undoubtedly recharge our passion to change the world for the better. And armed with a lifetime of experience, there’s no better time or no better way to do that than through an Encore Career!