Fox Business - March 4, 2011
Kristin Cardinale works for herself, balancing at least seven or more titles at any given time: career coach, consultant, technology instructor, adjunct college professor, seminar speaker, columnist and owner of a technical support business. She says she’s happier and better paid now than when she held her previous 9-to-5 “dream job.”...
ieee Spectrum - March 1, 2011
If the words "true bliss" along with "job market" evoke snorts of derision, you need to meet these 10 odds-defying technologists. Learn how you, too, can become the envy of your peers...
USA Today - February 16, 2011
After college, Pat Daly wanted to "save the world" by working with children, but the money wasn´t there. So she went into investment banking, became a director of her firm and opened offices around the world, eventually earning in the "high six figures. Along the way, Daly got involved in philanthropy, took a course in fundraising and began to volunteer. When her job at Credit Suisse was eliminated in 2008, she chose to pursue a second career — working with kids....
CNN Money - January 12, 2011
Dear Annie: After 38 years in financial management, I´ll be retiring at the end of this year, but I hope to be working just as hard at something new. My wife and I (and our two daughters) are avid...
Retirement Revised - October 4, 2010
Could health reform unleash the inner entrepreneur in millions of older workers? There’s plenty of evidence that baby boomers in their fifties and early sixties want more independence and flexibility in their work. Many are ready to take a risk via second careers and entrepreneurial ventures-but have been hanging on to jobs solely for health insurance benefits. They won’t qualify for Medicare until age 65, and it’s difficult to get affordable, quality coverage outside of employer group plans. And while access to health insurance issues affect Americans of all ages, the ...
Washington Post - September 1, 2010
At an audition last week at the Kennedy Center, Philip Ruxton felt as if he must have been the only nervous person in a waiting room full of seasoned pros. He paced the floor, focused on his breathing and, finally, with two minutes left before his turn, went over his music one last time before handing it to the pianist who would accompany him. That´s when he ...
