Ageless Solutions - New Beginnings

Prime Time II

We know the economy is down, unemployment is at an all time high and the world is in an uproar over the status of its economic condition.  But there is a positive side to this turmoil.  We have an all time high bank of active brains, knowledge, skills and wisdom that is ready, willing and able to work to help move this country forward into a new era with products and services. These seasoned and experienced cohorts are to young too retire, or for some their financial conditions will not permit them to adjourn the workforce; at least, not just yet into the era known as retirement. And by the way, retirement should be a choice.

 

It is Prime Time for the Mat-Gen’s (mature generation age 45+) who has reached the pinnacle of life’s bell shaped curve.   However, there is a battle brewing in the generational gap and at some point the young and old must come together to benefit each other as they consider employment strategies for the future. According to the New York Times The older generation is staying in the job market longer. “In with the old and out with the new.” Retention of trusted knowledge and experience is critical to the success of small, medium and large companies alike. Perhaps this is a good time for a mentor program.

Prime Time

Companies are struggling for sustainability in these hard-pressed economic times as many of their older workers are approaching retirement.   Many CEOs are re-assessing their most valuable assets; their 50s and 60s workforce. Part of the criteria is the value-added expertise and knowledge these cohorts have assembled over time which oftentimes are more cost effective to retain than re-train a new employee.  While these decisions are being anticipated or made, its prime time for mat-gens (mature generation) to learn new things and to reinvest the skills and capabilities learned thus far into new projects.

Mature Generation's Limitless Future

This is the first of a multi-part series.

STAY ACTIVE

Plan Your Brain's Retirement

Brains like problems.  They like something to puzzle over and figure out.  Brains love making new connections and learning.  It keeps them healthy.  Be sure to make your brain happy in retirement.  Avoid routine and keep the brain supplied with new and challenging thoughts.  From puzzles to learning new skills, more and more research shows that brain aging depends on constant intellectual stimulation for the brain.  Take some courses, learn new things and stay smart.

Opportunities For Mat-Gen's

Midlife, next phase, next age, retirement or new beginnings -- whatever your reference is for the mature generation, it is a premier time in life for this age group.  Opportunities exist abound for middle-age to reinvent rather than retire; harvest knowledge and skills from the past and create new beginnings for a new future.  Although our economy is in a slump, "It is the best of times and it is the worst of times" (to paraphrase Charles Dickens in the 'Tale of Two Cities') for those individuals fifty and over to continue working in their career, start a new business or seek out the value in intangibles for personal satisfaction and purpose.

Welcome to Your New Age

Ageless Solutions is about greeting a new day with vim, vigor, vitality and a feisty positive attitude regarding life and living.  It's about seeking solutions to balance life (family, relationships, health and wellness, community and volunteering, leisure, spirituality -- just to name a few).  Most importantly, its about Y-O-U.

So, you're disengaged from your 20+ years of work and now you're wondering what are you going to do next?  Well, let us plan this future together.  During the next few days you can sign in to this blog and look forward to new solutions.  From time to time I'm going to need some input from you...so stay tuned and be sure to send comments, tell me what you want, where you are in your life and how you want to start your New Age Beginnings with an innovative, creative and meaningful approach. 

Think about how you want to use those extra 2080+ hours you spent each year at work, in meetings, writing proposals, supervising staff and a multiplicity of other job-related tasks...

• What are you going to do next? 
• How will you bridge the gap in your dynamic financial plan vs. your LIFE plan? 

Ageless Solutions are guides to empower you to plan a limitless future with creative imagination where possibilities and choices abound.