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Tag Archives: Retirement
Last Blog Post ……..for now
Over the past eight plus years I have written 335 blog posts, this being my 336th. It did not start easily, nor frequently, but in the last few years it has been weekly. Some came quickly, some not so quick. … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Business Planning, Career development, Career professional, Coaching, Communication, Community Futures, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Empowering people, Entrepreneurs, Human resources, Internet, Leadership, Life coaching, Lifestyle, Listening, Managing stress, Marketing, MBTI, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Relationships, Retirement, self-employment, Team development, Training, Volunteering
Tagged Assessments, Blog, Board Development, Business, Career transition, Change Management, Communication, community, Employees, Employment, Human Resources, Journey, Last Blog, Leadership, Life coach, MBTI, MBTI step II, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Nanaimo, Organizational Change, Organizational development, Personality type, Preferences, Recruitment and Retention, Retirement, Soft skills, team building, Vancouver Island, Writing
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Retirement …… ????
Does anyone else find it difficult to retire? I have retired three times and am still working. I must admit I am closer to retirement this time and am actually learning to sleep until 6 a.m.! Feels odd just to … Continue reading
Posted in Assessments, Coaching, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employment, Empowering people, FaceBook, Life coaching, Lifestyle, LinkedIn, MBTI, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Retirement, Service Clubs, Social Media, Volunteering
Tagged Assessments, Coaching, Employment, Life coach, MBTI, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Personality type, Retire, Retirement, Sudoku, Widow-Work, Work
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It’s Not About the Money!
While it is true that some retirees need to work as they are struggling financially, many return to some kind of work as they need to feel useful and would like to pass on their knowledge and experience to the … Continue reading
Posted in Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Business Planning, Coaching, Communication, Diversity, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employees, Employment, Entrepreneurs, Leadership, Life coaching, Older Worker, Retirement
Tagged Business, Employment, Experience, Expertise, Generations, Knowledge, Leaders, Mature Worker, Mentors, Mentorship, Organizations, Retirees, Retirement, Technology, Work, Work Ethic
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Today’s Island Life
To say we live in interesting times hardly describes what is going on in our community, or for that matter, in our lives in general. We live in a time of changing retail habits. The online presence of many retailers … Continue reading
Posted in Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Business Planning, Career development, Coaching, Communication, Community Futures, Customers, Economy, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employees, Employment, Entrepreneurs, Life coaching, Lifestyle, Retirement, self-employment, Social Media
Tagged Canada, Coaching, community, Construction, Consumers, Economy, Employment, Film Industry, Nanaimo, Opportunities, Retail, Retirement, Sears, Tech Field, Vancouver Island
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The Domino Effect!
July statistics showed record highs in average house prices in many regions. Of note, Nanaimo is now at $410,000, Victoria $741,000 and Vancouver $1,500,000 for a single detached home. Gradually rising prices do not create the scenario that we are … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Coaching, Communication, Customers, Elephant in the Room, Employees, Employment, Family, Life coaching, Lifestyle, Retirement
Tagged Change, Change Management, Coaching, community, Construction, Consumers, Economy, Employee retention, Employees, Employment, House Prices, Life coach, Nanaimo, Recruitment and Retention, Retirement, Retirement Career, Retiring, Suppliers, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, Victoria, Working Homeless
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Vancouver Island Lifestyle
There are a great many people who think that it is only retirees who come to Vancouver Island. While it is true many do, the island attracts families and empty-nesters as well. Some are drawn to the island because of … Continue reading
Posted in Diversity, Entrepreneurs, Family, Lifestyle, Managing stress, Marketing, Retirement, Volunteering
Tagged Chemainus British Columbia, Comox, Cowichan Valley, Duncan, Economic Diversity, Filberg Festival, Golf, Lifestyle, Nanaimo, Parkscville Sandcastle Competition, Parksville, Parliament Buildings, Retirement, Rock of the Woods Music Festival, Symphony by the Sea, Vancouver Island, Vancouver Island Symphony, Victoria, World Famous Bathtub Race
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Parlour Games
It is disturbing to me that personality assessments are sometimes being used in a way that devalues their use as a management tool. The prevalence of online personality quizzes that give you a four-letter type looking like a Myers-Briggs Assessment® … Continue reading
Posted in Assessments, Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Business Planning, Career development, Coaching, Communication, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Empowering people, Leadership, Learning styles, Life coaching, Managing stress, MBTI, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, organizational change, Relationships, Retirement, Sales, self-employment, Team development
Tagged Assessments, Board Development, Boards, Career, Career Decision Making, Career transition, Change, Change Management, Coaching, Communication, Employee retention, Life coach, Management Tools, MBTI, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Organizational Change, Organizational development, Organizational training, Personality, Personality Assessments, Personality type, Preferences, Retirement, Retirement Career, Retirement planning, Self-awareness, Soft skills, Staff Training, Stress, Succession planning, team building
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So You Want to Move to Vancouver Island!
As an employment counsellor in Central Vancouver Island I saw 6 or 7 people a month who were new to the area and looking for work. Typically they were from large metropolitan centres such as Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary or Vancouver. … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Business Planning, Chamber of Commerce, Community Futures, Employment, Entrepreneurs, Life coaching, Retirement, Sales, self-employment
Tagged BC Ferries, Campbell River, Campbell River Economic Development Corporation, Career, Career transition, Central Vancouver Island, Change, Change Management, Chemainus, Comox, Comox Valley Economic Development Siciety, Courtenay, Duncan, Economic Development Cowichan, Employment, Gold River, Greater Victoria Development Agency, Hellijet, Ladysmith, Lake Cowichan, Lifestyle, Nanaimo, Nanaimo Economic Development Corporation, Parksville, Port Alberni, Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Qualicum Beach, Retirement, Retirement Career, Sidney, Sooke, Tofino, Ucluelet, Vancouver Island, Vancouver Island Economic Alliance, Vancouver Island Real Estate Board, Victoria, VIEA, Washington State Ferries, WorkBC
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Getting Loaded
One of the hazards of retirement, or semi-retirement, is having time. Don’t get me wrong, it can be a blessing but there are eyes that are watching you when you have time! Those eyes convince you that you are available … Continue reading
The Other Recycling
Does your business recycle? I’m not referring to plastic and paper but something else that can make a real difference to your business. I’m referring to mentors, those valuable older workers who have ‘been there – done that’, the sometimes … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Coaching, Empowering people, Human resources, Leadership, Life coaching, Networking, Older Worker, organizational change, Relationships, Retirement, Team development, Training
Tagged Change, Change Management, Coaching, Employee retention, Employment, Human Resources, Life coach, Older Worker, Organizational Change, Organizational development, Organizational training, Recruitment and Retention, Recycling, relationships, Retirement, Retirement Career, team building, Value Added
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