Start a Business that Has Built-In Fun
February 26th, 2013
Planning to “retire” and start your own business? Design your business to financially and mentally support your time off. That’s sage advice given by Jane Pollak, in her wonderful book, Sole Proprietor: 101 Lessons from a Lifestyle Entrepreneur. Though you may not want to give up working as you say good-bye to a long held career,…
Keep Your Job, Give Up the Office
February 8th, 2013
You’d like to work from home one day or all days, but you’re sure your boss would say no. Perhaps you’re just assuming this or you might have mentioned the possibility in passing and your boss didn’t take the bait. Don’t give up so fast—there’s still a chance that you can make it happen. Because…
Three Rooms at the Inn
October 23rd, 2012
When one half of a couple is contemplating retirement, reinvention can be the result for both husband and wife. That was the case with Gay and Roger Squire, now owners of Squire House, an upscale B&B in Dorset, Vermont. Gay raised two sons and had a brief stint as a social worker. Roger had a senior post at…
Work at Home That’s Legit
June 14th, 2012
In a tough job market in a tough economy, sometimes you have to think of non-traditional ways to fill your wallet. If you’re on interview #354, “make money at home” ads might be catching your eye. But how do you know what’s real and legitimate among so-called business opportunities? One of my blog readers, Susan…
Work with a View
April 9th, 2012
Just about all professionals are concerned with work-life balance. Not so many spend as much time thinking about their work-life view. Deb Martin (a freelance writer and editor originally from Westchester County, New York) and her partner Jim Richards (a photographer and technology consultant who spent years knocking around the Rocky Mountains), think first about…
Sell Your Value and Buy Flexibility
March 29th, 2012
On recent long flight I watched the movie, “I Don’t Know How She Does It”. If you feel like your head is a supersonic “To Do” list missile headed for an unknown planet, and you’re trying to hold it all together before opting out of the workforce, you’ve got to see it! It’s cute, funny…
Make A Professional Case for Flexibility
February 27th, 2012
In all my experience coaching women, no one has ever told me that they left the workforce because they hated working. Most women say they left because once they had a family they couldn’t make work work. If you’re a mother who is working 60+ hours in your employer’s office each week, commuting and bringing…
