Midlife Maverick

Getting Unstuck In Your Career

This is a guest post by Sital Ruparelia
If you speak to a financial advisor or expert, they’ll tell you that the key to avoiding financial troubles is to focus your spending habits around your “needs” rather than your “wants.”
When you spend in accordance to your needs, you’ll be satisfied, happy and financially successful. When you [...]

How To Use Social Media For Your Midlife Career Change – Part Two

This is a guest post by Dan Spira
(Part Two of a three-part series)
In the last post, we discussed the first steps of using social media to facilitate your midlife career change: Build your awareness of your new field by seeking out and staying current with the industry “chatter” (or “tweets,” more likely). Also, collect what [...]

How To Use Social Media For Your Midlife Career Change

This is a guest post by Daniel Spira
(Part One of a three-part series)
Switching career paths after two or more decades can be daunting for some people… almost as daunting as the flood of information that’s now available through social media, including blogs, LinkedIn, Twitter, and the like.  So, what about combining these two things – [...]

My Greatest Mentor Jim Rohn Has Passed Away

I’m deeply saddened to find out last night that my greatest mentor, Jim Rohn, passed away at the age 79. My heart goes out to his family, friends and colleagues, and to all of you out there who appreciated him as deeply as I did.
For those of you who didn’t know Jim, he was a [...]

Making Re-entry Hard – Getting The Most Out Of Your Summer Break

It’s that wonderful time of year where many of us are about to take our summer break. It’s been planned, paid for and highly anticipated. The challenge of taking a good restorative break has become a lost art for many of us who spend most of our waking hours in the corporate world. Taking time off [...]

Are You A Corporate Prisoner?

The recession is turning many workers into corporate prisoners, stuck in jobs they would otherwise leave, warns talent consultancy Chiumento, which says this is bad for business damaging both moral and productivity.

Interview With Master Blogger Dean Hunt

Listen to the interview now:

If you are interested in making money from blogging then Dean Hunt is up there with the best. In this in-depth interview Dean shares a wealth of knowledge on:
1. How he honed his skills
2. What he’s passionate about and what he does now
3. What the 3 biggest mistakes new online marketers make
4. [...]