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For Boomers - The Absolutely Amazing Generation
"So often times it happens that we live our lives in chains,
and we never even know we have the key."
The Eagles
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BABY BOOMERS
"...person(s) born during a baby boom, esp. that following WWII"
(The Oxford Dictionary)
"Those born between 1946 - 1964"
(US Dept of Labor)
"The societal force that permanently changed the values and culture of the United States in the last half of the twentieth century and for generations to come"
(Terri Benincasa)
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The Baby Boomer generation was the dominant societal force in the last half of the 20th century, and continues that major impact now in the 21st - and not just because of its size. This is a generation that challenged and significantly changed many things that are now as much a part of our social fabric as Velcro is to the wearable kind.... Things like:
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Making sexuality socially acceptable
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Refusing to stay in bad marriages so making divorce/being re-singled a normal thing
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Changing long held bigotries by fighting for equality & welcoming diversity
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Fighting for environmental health, against social injustice, and refusing to automatically respect "authority"
(insisting instead that respect for authority must be earned...)
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Rethinking the roll of pharmaceuticals
(what started with our love of 'em for fun, parlayed into using them to both treat & prevent illness at a much loser cost than other options...)
...to name just a few.
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All very cool, as our generation would say!
But these things happened in the 1960's and '70's when the majority of us were in our 20's and 30's. Now that we're in our 40's, 50's and for the first of us, our 60's, much has changed for us - and some of it not particularly for the better....
"Be the Best" Programs
These are designed specifically to get Boomers through the challenges they are now confronting - and quickly so you can spend more time reaping the benefits. After all, we're not getting any younger....
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SPECIALIZING IN BOOMER TRANSITIONS COACHING
This is the time of life that major changes take place, and for Boomers, there are so many more than our parents experienced. They had "empty-nest" and retirement. We have:
♦ Empty-Nest
♦ Major Career Change/Business Ownership
♦ Retirement Preparation
♦ Our Second Life
(before known as retirement)
♦ Newly Single/Been Single for a While, now
♦ Newly Married - again
♦ Fill in the Blank for you _____________
You get the picture. So here is a sampling of the Boomer Transition Coaching programs we offer, so you can Be the Best Boomer - Now!
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| Boomers Who Find Themselves Single Again
There are more dating services than there are George's in the Forman family - many of which are better geared to Gen X'ers than Baby-Boomers. But even when they are inclusive of we 40, 50, & 60 something's, they are not designed to help with the most important foundations from which ultimately the best relationships start & are built - being emotionally healthy, strong, and confident in who we are.
Each of us has experienced this on some level - we know what it looks, sounds, and feels like either personally or when we see it in another. And we all want it - permanently, yet we put the least amount of time and energy into developing and sustaining it.
Doesn't make much sense, eh?
So, whether you're a Boomer who just recently left a long-term relationship, or you have been re-singled for a while now, we will get you reconnected to the core strengths & wonderful personal qualities in you, help you to develop your personal style, and teach you how to put these personal resources into action, for tangible results!
Retirement Preparation
So, you've been working with your financial planner to ensure that you have plenty of funds to enjoy your retirement in style - good for you! Now, do you also know exactly what you want to be doing throughout the approximately 30 years that is now the average length of retirement?
Most folks dream of vacations, golf/tennis etc. - maybe some meaningful volunteer work or starting a business of your own. If you've planned your finances well, globe-trotting and game-playing will certainly be in your deck of retirement cards! But you will quickly find that it's not the full deck - not enough to sustain a fully satisfying existence for what will most likely be up to 25 years of your life.
So, whether you've just retired, or are planning to in the next few years, now is the time to take a good and objective look at what you really want to be doing with all this new found time, and how you can do it all, before you spend years in limbo figuring it out for yourself - years that, frankly, you don't want to "fritter" away. We'll start you with a full and very comprehensive assessment that in itself will help you to quickly get a much better handle on all the things you can now do in retirement that you couldn't do before. Then we'll plan out from there!
Changing Careers or Laid Off? Starting Your Dream Business?
Lay-offs and the desire to do something new have no age boundaries, and certainly if you're now in the position to own that business you've always dreamed of, your age and experience are huge assets!
When it comes to working for someone else, Boomers have distinct qualifications, but must also fight some inaccurate if not at times downright insulting stereotypes (we cost more to hire... we will call off sick too much... we won't do a good job because we're just waiting to retire...). Not only has research shown these to be untrue, but all the major business authorities are saying that hiring a Boomer is just what a company wants to do!
When it comes to owning your own business after decades of working for someone else, you no doubt have all the industry related skills you need, but must learn how to be a true entrepreneur, not someone with a JOB that happens to be his/her own boss.... The former is the key to business success; the latter is why so many new businesses fail.
We'll help you to not only decide the career that's in alignment with who you are and what you want to be doing with your work hours, but completely prepare you for your search, interviewing, and follow-through.
For those ready to start a business, we will teach you all you need to know about performing like a true entrepreneur, and then work with you to ensure you are implementing those everything you've learned.
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Here's some great resources/information for our fellow Boomers, vetted and approved by our Boomer Expert.
May they serve you well!
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Sign up to our emailing list and get your free report:
Forbes 9 Best Boomer Markets.
This report is particularly useful for Boomers wanting to start their own business, since these are markets that will continue to grow thanks to...Boomers!
So not only will these businesses have a higher success margin, they're perfect Boomer-to-Boomer enterprises.
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Speaking of dating & romance....
Here's some great, low-cost stuff that'll also help you to make sense of it all!
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Arthritis has always been a disabling disease, and in the past was more prevalent in the elderly. Not any more.
Arthritis is now the #1 chronic disabling condition for Baby Boomers - for many reasons, the top 2 being:
- on one end of the spectrum, our increased levels of sports/work-out activity compared to our parents
- on the other end, our higher levels of obesity compared to our parents.
Please consider supporting causes & research associated with Arthritis. Not just for your parents, but for you.
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To schedule a 30 minute complimentary assessment session, to learn more about the comprehensive Retirement Preparation Tool, or to get more free BeTheBestBoomer tips, just complete the form at right, and we will respond to your request within one business day. In the comment section, please let us know your preferred method of contact, and a few best times to reach you.
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