Second-Act Careers: 50+ Ways to Profit from Your Passions During Semi-Retirement

Description: Second-Act Careers by Nancy Collamer Many senior citizens reach retirement age and want to continue working to supplement their income or stay mentally and physically active. Nancy Collamer shows readers how to target their favourite interests and expertise and repackage them into more than 50 ways to earn income that range from the traditional to newer Internet-based jobs. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A career guide that rethinks the golden years, this handbook offers 50+ income models for creating flexible, fulfilling, and profitable work during the encore stage of ones career. Millions of boomers will soon be looking for new ways to work on a more flexible basis after "retiring" from their full-time jobs. In Second-Act Careers, Nancy Collamer, a veteran career coach and leading authority on lifestyle-friendly careers, shows you dozens of different ways to turn your professional expertise, personal interests, and passions into part-time income. Filled with inspirational second-act success stories, how-to advice, and links to valuable resources, this book provides a road map for boomers eager to find a more meaningful way to keep earning during their semi-retirement years. Back Cover Evangelist Elijah Book is a fearless warrior for God-or so he believes. . . . When a helpless infant is entrusted to his care, his zeal becomes sidetracked as the fate of an innocent child rests with a woman Eli must trust in spite of himself. Storms of hurt and bitterness threaten to overwhelm Lily Nolan after the death of her husband and child. If there is a God, how could he abandon her so completely? Can she risk opening her heart to the orphaned Samuel? United in their concern for the baby, Eli and Lily are forced to set aside their differences-but only for Samuels sake. Neither will admit their growing attraction. When a life-changing decision threatens Elis rock-solid faith, they both struggle to trust Gods plan to see them through the storms of life. Author Biography NANCY COLLAMER, MS, is a career coach, author, and speaker who is an expert at helping people create lifestyle-friendly careers. In private practice since 1996, Nancy gained national prominence as the founder of the popular websites MyLifestyleCareer.com and Jobsandmoms.com. She holds a MS in career development from the College of New Rochelle and a BA in psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her advice has been featured in numerous media outlets and she has written for a number of major websites, including AARP.org, MariaShriver.com, NextAvenue.org, and Job-Hunt.org. Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction PART ONE 50+ WAYS TO GENERATE INCOME IN SEMI-RETIREMENT CHAPTER One: Build Income from Your Expertise CHAPTER Two: Create an Information Empire CHAPTER Three: Start a Small Service Business CHAPTER Four: Pursue a Business-in-a-Box Opportunity CHAPTER Five: Trade Your Time for a Paycheck CHAPTER Six: Make a Living While Making a Difference CHAPTER Seven: Get Paid to Travel CHAPTER eight: Ten Reinvention Lessons Learned PART TWO CREATING YOUR SECOND-ACT CAREER CHAPTER Nine: Envision the Life You Want CHAPTER Ten: Look to the Past for Clues to Your Future CHAPTER Eleven: Ask, Analyze, and Assess CHAPTER Twelve: Research the World of Possibilities CHAPTER Thirteen: Try It Out! Conclusion: Some Final Tips on Creating Your Second-Act Career Resources About the Author Index Review "One of my favorite books about retirement is "Second-Act Careers," by Nancy Collamer."--Glenn Ruffenach, The Wall Street Journal "One of the hardest parts of a career change or job hunt is figuring out what all your options are and then intelligently evaluating them. In this invaluable guide, career coach Nancy Collamer shows that transforming your passions into profits after leaving your full-time job can be easier (and more fun) than you think! Filled with inspirational stories, pragmatic advice, and tested resources, this book is the ultimate here-is-how-you-do-it guide to earning an income on a flexible basis during your semi-retirement years." --Susan Joyce, publisher and editor, Job-Hunt.org "With retirement being threatened, Second-Act Careers will become the recognized lifeline for those seeking income, newly defined meaning, and purpose in their lives." --Dan Miller, author and life coach, "Second-Act Careers is an invaluable resource for anyone considering ways to earn income during retirement. Well-respected career coach Nancy Collamer provides terrific, practical information about a wide variety of full-time and part-time jobs as well as thoughtful exercises to help you figure out what youd like to do next and where. Whether youre interested in freelancing, temping, launching a business, getting into direct sales, becoming a franchisee, or starting an encore career, this book will provide a handy roadmap to reach your second acts destination." --Richard Eisenberg, editor, Work & Purpose Channel, Nextavenue.org Review Quote "One of the hardest parts of a career change or job hunt is figuring out what all your Excerpt from Book Part One 50+ Ways to Generate Income in Semi-Retirement One of my favorite childhood memories is of a restaurant called Sweden Towers, which back in the 1960s was known as the smorgasbord restaurant on the south shore of Long Island. At the time, the concept of an all-you-can-eat restaurant was relatively new, and I can still remember my mouth watering as I walked around the buffet table surveying all the delectable choices: little Swedish meatballs swimming in gravy, butter cookies with chocolate sprinkles, and wiggly red Jell-O salads garnished with mini marshmallows. I must have asked my parents at least three times, "You mean I can take anything I want as many times as I want?" To which my parents would reply, "Yes, but dont just fill up your plate with spaghetti. Try a few new things for a change." Reading the first part of this book is a bit like going to Sweden Towers; it offers a smorgasbord of possibilities designed to whet your appetite as you begin to ponder your second-act career. Some of the ideas--like consulting, working a part-time job, or teaching--will be quite familiar to you. Others--like creating your own informational products, training as a mediator, or working as an extra on a movie set--might seem a bit unusual. Ive strived to present a well-balanced menu of options, although I must admit that deciding what to include made me feel a bit like that wide-eyed little girl in the restaurant all over again--it was difficult to limit myself! Nonetheless, the opportunities in part one all meet the following six criteria: 1. Work-life flexibility. These are work options that can realistically be done on a flexible schedule. You can decide to work them on a part-time or full-time basis, as you prefer. Knowing that many of you hope to be able to travel or work from home during your semi-retirement, I was also careful to include opportunities that can be done on a virtual basis and steered away from brick-and-mortar businesses like restaurants, bakeries, farms, and retail shops that typically require full-time attention (and a large upfront capital investment). 2. Scalability. These ideas can work as stand-alone income streams or you can combine several options together to generate multiple income streams (also known as a "portfolio career"). For example, whereas you might be happy teaching just one class a semester as an adjunct professor, another reader might want to teach and/or write a book and/or create a webinar, and/or teach on a cruise ship. Many people start off with one income stream and then slowly add on other profit centers as their time and circumstances allow. You can mix-and-match the options to best meet your lifestyle. 3. Range of income potential. The careers in this book offer a wide range of earning potential. For example, there are bloggers who barely earn a few hundred dollars a year and others who generate a solid five-figure monthly income; temps who earn a few hundred each month and others who get paid the equivalent of a full-time professional salary; direct sales people who are happy making just a few thousand dollars a year and superstars who generate six-figure incomes. When possible, I have included income information with the profiles (current as of the time of this writing), but its important to remember that, although traditional jobs have somewhat standard salary ranges, the amount you earn as a freelancer or entrepreneur is ultimately determined more by your individual effort, background, credentials, marketing abilities, and personal circumstances than by the restrictions of a specific job category. 4. Low start-up costs. The vast majority of the entrepreneurial ideas in this book are service-oriented options that require minimal start-up capital (often as little as a few hundred dollars and generally no more than one thousand). 5. Limited additional training requirements. Most of you will need to invest in some form of additional training (workshops, seminars, certificate programs, and the like) as part of your career transition. That said, I intentionally eliminated any options that would require you to go back to school for an advanced degree. If you want to pursue a bachelors or an advanced degree, I applaud you, but I assume that most of you, if given the choice, would prefer to not have to invest in yet another expensive and time-consuming college degree. 6. Age appropriate. I hesitated to include this because almost any job can be done at any age, and I know of many people who are actually in better shape at age fifty-five than they were at age twenty. Nonetheless, I deliberately chose to avoid jobs that are physically demanding and could prove taxing as you age. Conversely, I favored jobs where age, experience, and maturity are perceived as a competitive advantage. There are more than fifty different career and business ideas for you to learn about in part one. But you are certainly not limited to these choices; just like an apple can be baked into a pie, crushed into applesauce, or chopped into a cobbler with equally delicious results, each of these career ideas can be sliced, diced, and assembled in hundreds of different ways that satisfy your unique interests, goals, and income needs. As you read through this section, please remember that while the descriptions provided are designed to give you a "taste" of each career, they do not cover all the specifics (licensing requirements, income potential, zoning restrictions, and so on) that youll need in order to make a truly informed decision. Every career and entrepreneurial option, no matter the focus or industry, comes with its own set of risks, regulations, and rewards; it is up to you to research and fully consider every aspect. I have included information about income potential and licensing requirements when possible, but the specifics change over time, and I encourage you to use the resources provided alongside these descriptions and profiles to help you continue to explore and learn more on your own. And now, with that understanding in mind, I invite you to pull up a chair, take your seat at the table, and get ready to work up an appetite. Its time to sample the smorgasbord of semi-retirement careers. Bon app Details ISBN1607743825 Author Nancy Collamer Pages 272 Year 2013 ISBN-10 1607743825 ISBN-13 9781607743828 Format Paperback Imprint Ten Speed Press Subtitle 50+ Ways to Profit from Your Passions During Semi-Retirement Country of Publication United States DEWEY 650.14 Language English Media Book Birth 1957 Short Title 2ND ACT CAREERS Publisher Random House USA Inc Place of Publication Berkeley Publication Date 2013-01-15 Audience General/Trade UK Release Date 2013-01-08 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:168925061;

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