Much has been said of work/life balance. This terminology has evolved over many, many years. It began as work/leisure balance and in the 1980’s evolved into work/life balance. People look at the term work/life balance differently. I look at it as work and life. Work/life balance is a concept which includes proper prioritization between work…
Learn a New Skill to Meet Your Personal Challenge
Install Hardwood Floors: Personal Gain or Self-Employment. Hardwood floors look great anywhere in your home. The cost of installing hardwood floors includes the wood flooring, the labor for installation and other materials and supplies. For example, if you want to install 500 square feet of hardwood floors, the cost of the installation would approximate: Hardwood…
Boomers Head Back to School
It’s back to school time again! Only this time, it’s the Baby Boomers who are leading the charge. As Baby Boomers climb into their 60s in record numbers, many are turning to continuing education to keep their minds sharp and work later in life. Education experts say there are two factors at work: the aging…
Learn a New Skill: Top 5 Reasons for Boomers
There are few more motivating factors to learn a new skill than the demands of today’s economic climate. But going further than looking for that perfect job, Boomers need to keep learning for other reasons, too. Here’s why you should never stop learning, no matter what stage of life you’re in: 1. Relevance. Even if…
How Do Baby Boomers Use Social Media — and How Could You Be Using Them to Your Benefit?
Baby Boomers are changing what it means to “get old,” embracing lifestyles and new technologies that we traditionally associate with young people. This is perhaps most obvious in the rapid growth of Boomers joining social media. Still, you’re not adopting new media at nearly the rate of Generation X and Y, and it seems largely…
Continuing Education: Which One Is Right For You?
It’s not uncommon these days to see Baby Boomers return to college for continuing education either for personal pleasure or career retraining. But which program is most worth the investment of your time and money? We compared a handful of programs to help you figure out which is most beneficial for your needs. Here’s what…