Baby Boomers – 5 Ways You Can Use Your Experience in a New Career
September 15, 2008 by Jean Murray
Today is Theme Day on B5media’s Business Channel and the the is “Experience – Does it matter?” Well, of course it does, and Baby Boomers are the most experienced people in the business world today. In my post earlier today, I suggested you get out there and find ne, interesting, challenging ways to use your experience. Here are some suggestions:
1. Write about it. Many boomers are writing books describing their experiences in business. Or write an e-book and sell it online. Or write that “Great American Novel” like Stephen King.
2. Volunteer. Use your experience to help others. Join the Peace …read more
Baby Boomers: So you want to write
September 6, 2008 by Jean Murray
Yesterday, I talked about writing jobs for baby boomers. If you have always wanted to “WRITE” (whatever that means to you) and you have an idea of what you want to write, the best place to go for advice is successful authors. You don’t get any more successful than Stephen King. A Baby Boomer (born in 1947), King has written more than 39 novels under his own name, seven more as Richard Bachman, and pseudonyms and countless short stories. I’m currently reading his book On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft for inspiration. And …read more


