Sheila Wilkinson has many titles: attorney, social worker, coach, speaker, and educator. She is known as The Joyful Lawyer™ because she loves what she does and who she helps.

I met Sheila at an entrepreneurial conference in October and was intrigued by the many different threads she pursued in her work. She is a perfect example of an entrepreneur with a Portfolio Career.

Last week on Creating Your Encore Career, Sheila and I discussed the concept of Portfolio Careers. We talked about why freedom in your work and life is so essential, no matter what stage of life you are in, and how our culture is transitioning to be more receptive to that. Sheila also gave us some great ideas for how we can create our own Portfolio Careers.

Jason Frazwell is a growth and leadership coach for high-impact people and teams. He has a background in tech and is an expert personal brand strategist. 

Jason has coached high performers and job seekers that work at some of the most prestigious tech companies, including Google, Meta (Facebook), Coinbase, and Spotify.

Last week on Creating Your Encore Career, Jason and I sat down to talk all about entrepreneurship. Because he has such a depth of experience working with entrepreneurs, he had some amazing insights and advice to share with all of us. He also shared his top tips for making the sometimes overwhelming transition from working for someone else to working for yourself.

Let’s dive into it all!

Lisa McGuire is a Business Growth Advisor and Marketing Consultant. She loves helping people who feel called to their work integrate what they love doing with helping the people they serve. She specializes in strategy and business storytelling to give business owners the boost they need to get closer to their goals.

In 2023, I’m focusing on questions.

This idea came from a variety of sources I’ve been diving into lately. It was discussed in a book I was recently reintroduced to called A More Beautiful Question and in a course I recently took. 

Nikki Takahashi is a digital media designer, brand strategist, and the founder and CEO of Fetching Finn. Her agency gets clients noticed in person, online, and in print. Through her work, Nikki has helped over 300 entrepreneurs embrace and amplify what makes them unique.

There’s one thing you should know if you’re just beginning your Encore Career: it takes a community to build a career. You need people around you to help, support, and encourage you. This is the way to ensure that you grow and have success.

Do you have limiting beliefs? Maybe you wouldn’t word it that way. Maybe you’re simply tired of being stuck in neutral and can’t figure out why. If that sounds anything like you, you’re going to love today’s guest. Matt Clark helps high performers experience a MindSHIFT using the neuroscience behind belief formation. Tune in to learn how to use neuroscience to become a higher performer in your Encore Career.

Cameron King is an expert on all things video creation and marketing. He helps entrepreneurs create better videos so that they can build their personal brands, create impact, and get higher quality leads. Because of his expertise in this area, I brought him onto the podcast. In this episode, he teaches all of us how to create better videos, become more efficient at creating them, and grow our brands during our Encore Careers.

I am currently taking part in The Purpose Course, hosted by the Modern Elder Academy. This class has been a very rich experience for both me and my business. Getting to learn alongside fellow entrepreneurs and benefit from their insights has helped me grow tremendously in my Encore Career.

Sarah St. John is the founder and CEO of PodSeam.com, a podcast production company. She is also an entrepreneur, podcaster, author, animal lover, and world traveler.

Sarah has created several startups throughout her entrepreneurial journey of over a decade. Her goal is to show people how to launch and manage an online business on a budget.

She recently joined us on Creating Your Encore Career to teach us how to do just that.

I just returned from an epic mastermind conference hosted by Mike Kim. Mike is the author of the best-selling book, You Are The Brand, which we’ve talked about extensively on Creating Your Encore Career. It was an amazing week spent with a group of my mastermind peers.

If you’re nearing retirement age but nowhere near ready to retire, you’re in the right place.

Here in this community, we are getting tired of or have already left our corporate careers and are stepping into an Encore journey. We want to make the most of our lives and keep contributing to a society that needs more workers.

Last week on Creating Your Encore Career, I taught how to stay relevant as you enter, create, and develop an Encore Career.

This process involves three key questions. Firstly, why do you need to develop your value proposition? Secondly, how can you keep your skills relevant? Finally, how will people find you?

The week before, we talked about people skills and emotional intelligence on the podcast. That whole idea is a starting point to today’s topic. It’s crucial that you get to know yourself and learn how to understand others. That could be a key source of value for you in your value proposition.

Let’s dive into all of that and more.

I recently had the opportunity to be on a panel where we talked about Beyond EI’s new masterclass and discussed emotional intelligence at length. We went into the various ways that emotional intelligence is misconstrued and clarified why it’s really about becoming remarkable and even more effective.

Fears and worries are part of any new endeavor. They certainly are for an Encore Career!

These fears come from a variety of places. Maybe you’re worried because there is no guarantee of success as an entrepreneur or perhaps you doubt that you have anything meaningful to share with the world.

Daniel Alfon is an expert on using LinkedIn for business. He joined LinkedIn in early 2004 and has since published many articles and exclusive content about advanced LinkedIn strategies

I’ve always been fascinated by technology. I’ve also always been fascinated by working with people.

As a classic Industrial Engineer, my whole career revolved around exploring how people and systems (aka, technology) come together to make things happen.

Have you ever read a business or self-help book only to forget most of the advice a few weeks later?

Did you ever listen to a podcast but then have trouble remembering the story you heard or the ideas discussed?

If you have, you know what it feels like for all that time to be wasted. What if there was an easy way to remember that required only two seconds a day?

Well, it just so happens that there’s an app that allows you to do just that. It’s called Brain Bump and we had its creator join us on Creating Your Encore Career.

Willpower alone will never lead to success. It certainly won’t help you create a successful Encore Career. You need more than willpower–you need habits.

If you’re a Boomer, it’s your second act. You have the opportunity to shape the second half of your life.

How are you making the most of that opportunity? You may be doing work or activities that are useful, but are they fulfilling?