Traditional retirement seems passé these days. Especially to baby boomers still trying to shore up their nest egg. Still, a recent survey suggests a good majority of them might be choosing the work they do – more with their hearts – instead of their financial prowess. There’s a new class of boomers who are rewiring their work life in order to give back while making a buck. The survey was done by Boomer tracker, Civic Ventures and the MetLife Foundation.
I’ve never thought a whole lot about nursery school until yesterday. I was in an audience with about thirty people listening to a Tibetan Lama in New York City who had not been to the city since the events of September 11th, 2001. It was a lesson in sharing peace among people who had lived through chaos, and yet had a burning desire for peace and quiet.
After a whirlwind of travel for nearly two weeks, designed to help me build my “inner warehouse of stillness,” on my elusive quest for worklife balance – I have landed at a colleague’s home in Boston. At 6am this morning in a deep silent contemplative state, I thought about the last two weeks of quiet time and the “detoxification program” that I had undergone.
In our 24/7 high-tech global marketplace, the wizardry of the Gen X and Gen Y folk is an important commodity. But a new survey by executive search firm Stanton Chase International and Birkman International demonstrates essentially that companies should be more concerned with losing the wisdom of the baby boomer generation.
Navigating the demands of a suddenly needed career change.
In the newsroom, Sarah Bogaty yearned to be successful amidst deadlines and a 24/7 stressful working environment. But the former television producer didn’t like the balancing act. “Waking up at three in the morning for work was a grind and it wasn’t fulfilling,” says Bogaty, who wanted to start a family with her husband Ian, but felt she was burning out in the workplace. “I was miserable and it was frightening and stressful,” she adds, because the couple was preparing to buy their first home.
