Today I’m going to look over two books that have been very helpful for me in my encore career. They are great resources for anyone considering an encore career. The books explore many of the things that go on when building a business in your retirement-age years.
The first book is Repurpose Your Career: A Practical Guide for the Second Half of Life by Marc Miller and Susan Lahey. I interviewed Marc on episode 111 of the podcast so you can hear more about him there. The second book is Boomer Reinvention: How to Create Your Dream Career over 50 by John Tarnoff.
Both these books have similar themes. They are aimed at people who are working on creating encore careers. However, they are also a little bit different as they have some different ways of approaching this topic.
All in all, both of these books have really helped me in my thinking. Obviously, I'm not the one who invented the idea of an encore career. However, I've been on the journey myself and, if you have any interest in creating an encore career, I recommend each of these books as valuable resources.
We'll dive deeper into these concepts:
Marc Miller’s career journey.
The mindset change we must make in our encore careers.
Why we need to be both mentors and mentees.
How to build a new, diverse network in your encore career.
Marc’s SMAC acronym.
John Tarnoff’s background in entertainment.
Why we need to redefine who we are, what we want to do, and why we want to do it.
John’s five-step methodology.
How to reconcile the weaknesses in your resume.
What a SWOT analysis is and how to do one.
How to present yourself as a thought leader.
How to combat ageism with energy and enthusiasm.
Now, for some action steps:
Get Repurpose Your Career: A Practical Guide for the 2nd Half of Life by Marc Miller with Susan Lahey
Visit Marc Miller’s website
Get Boomer Reinvention: How to Create Your Dream Career Over 50 by John Tarnoff
Visit John Tarnoff’s website
Download the free worksheet: Three Steps You Need for a More Productive Workday
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— Lynn
