Lin Schreiber

The Six Must-Reads for Your Encore Career Bookshelf

People often say that books are like old friends. I'm thinking that sometimes they can be better than old friends, because a good book can offer wise advice, brilliant inspiration, and great ideas without any hidden agenda. Books give us the opportunity t... Read >

Four Potential Encore Career Paths to Consider

You're ready for a change, want to (or have to) continue to work, but would love to strike out in a new direction. Not a clue where to start or what you think you'd like to do? How about some inspiration in the form of real-life stories about people jus... Read >

Encore Careers: Expand Your Thinking About How You Might Make a Difference

There are many different ways we can make a contribution in our encore careers. Often, we think of volunteering when we think of giving back. And, while there's nothing wrong with volunteering -- worthy non-profit organizations everywhere survive and thri... Read >

Encore Careers: The Six Qualities of Successful Social Entrepreneurs

So what exactly is a social entrepreneur? According to Ashoka.org, social entrepreneurs are individuals who come up with innovative solutions to society's most pressing problems. I like to think of them as, first, seeing the places in their community, c... Read >

Encore Careers: Coping Strategies When Life Throws You a Curveball

Life can throw us a curveball when we least expect it, never more so than in your encore life or encore career. Sue is single, and was inspired by Jean Shula's journey in The Coming of Aging. Remember how after Jean's divorce, she bought a camper and e... Read >

Encore Careers: How to Be Empowered by Career Change

You might not like change, but like it or not, everything changes all the time. There's the kind of change you choose, like retiring from your current work life to pursue the encore career of your dreams. There's also the kind that's thrust upon you that ... Read >

Encore Career: 5 Ways to Volunteer and Make a Difference

One of the best ways to find a purpose and create meaning in our encore lives is to make a difference in someone else's life. It helps redirect our focus away from ourselves, and can provide a wonderful sense of fulfillment. If you're looking for a volunt... Read >

Encore Careers: Work That Matters in the Second Half of Life

Copyright (c) 2010 Lin Schreiber There are number of encore career pathways available to you as you explore what's next after "retiring" from your current career. One of the pathways that can be truly exciting is civic engagement. I'm not talking ab... Read >

Teaching as an Encore Career

Copyright (c) 2009 Lin Schreiber I love film. I especially love films that uplift and inspire. When they're based on a true story about a teacher who's making a difference in students' lives, I'm in heaven. I took a trip there recently when I had the p... Read >

Encore Careers: How Much Money is Enough for Your Encore Life?

Copyright (c) 2009 Lin Schreiber "How much money is enough?" is a great question to ponder in your journey to an encore career. And, it is even more important if your retirement nest egg has taken a serious hit in the current economic climate. Money i... Read >

Encore Careers: 4 Ways to Inject Fun into Your Next Career

Copyright (c) 2009 Lin Schreiber Are you starting to get a stronger sense of the "real" you? Are you ready to explore some of the many options available to you in the wonderful world of encore careers? Remember, I define an encore career as a new st... Read >

Encore Careers: Creating an Online Business in Your Retirement

Copyright (c) 2009 Lin Schreiber Whether we like it or not, we live in the information age. And, because we're people of, ahem, a certain age, we're carrying around a wealth of valuable information. What if there was a cost effective way to package you... Read >

Encore Careers: What's Your Expertise?

Copyright (c) 2009 Lin Schreiber As you begin to evaluate your encore career, it is important to establish your core values as a tool for discovering your encore career. The next step is to determine what skills or expertise you have that align with wh... Read >

Encore Career: 7 Key Steps to Determine What You Really Want

Copyright (c) 2009 Lin Schreiber I strongly believe it's important to go on an internal journey to discover what you really want to be doing in your encore career. This is especially important if in previous transitions you made decisions based on what... Read >

Encore Careers: 4 Steps to Determine What You Value

Copyright (c) 2009 Lin Schreiber One of the most powerful tools for determining what you really want in your encore career (and life) is clarifying your personal values. But, what exactly do I mean by values? I like to think of values as those thing... Read >