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For many people, retirement means excitement, freedom, and the opportunity to enjoy hobbies, travel, or spend more time with family. After years—or even decades—of working, they finally get away from the routines, responsibilities, deadlines, and relationships that have been part of their adult life. But, once the retirement party is over and life begins to settle into a new routine, many retirees discover they miss more than the work itself. They miss being needed. They miss being the person...

Have you ever looked at a job posting and thought, “Do they only want younger workers”? You’re not alone. Many experienced adults feel uncomfortable about returning to work, changing careers, or keeping up in a workplace that has changed dramatically. New technology is regularly introduced, hiring feels - and is - different and difficult, and ageism can slowly hurt confidence. Experienced Workers Aren't Leaving At the same time, retirement itself is changing. More adults are choosing to...

At some point, as we near or begin retirement, many of us start thinking about our skills after retirement and ask, “What’s next for me?” But, there’s a more important question we're not asking: "What do I already have that I’m not seeing?" Recently I began managing my husband’s fire protection company. At first I was nervous, as I know very little about fire protection or running a small business, other than what I learned through osmosis over the years. But after a few weeks I started to...