Starting over at 50

It's been 3 months since I was let go and found myself out of what I had thought was my forever job.  I'm excited to report that as of Monday morning, I'm back on the ladder and excited about my new opportunity with a massive global company! I know that many folks are finding the job market slimmer by the day.  Big companies are starting to watch their bottom lines as earning season ramps up.  2nd quarter closes out in just a couple days and the numbers are not looking good.  But I'm hearing on the street that people are looking for more mature workers now.  They have hired young people who pick up and leave after a year or two always chasing the almight dollar... or taking part in the great resignation. I'm sure many of them are starting to question their participation in that now as well. I can't say enough about my team of friends and former co-workers who put in a good word for me, provided references, or my career coach from the Hanah Group. Thanks Kim! For each of you who is out there now.  I am saying a prayer for you and hoping that your next opportunity is right around the corner.  In fact... I know it is.  Just have faith!

It's been a month of so since our last chat.  I caught some kind of cold that messed up my voice and I've been chaotically getting things back to normal here in the new house. I have been working with a career coach from the Hanna Group who has helped out tremendously.  She's in HR and has provided insight into my resume and my overall job search.  It's been very helpful and I will be posting my new resume and cover letter on the Facebook Page later today. I hope you all are doing well and finding your next steps as we start over...with the next phase of our working life.

We sold the house and we're moving.  Less than a month from start to finish!  Moving all our stuff from one house, to a smaller house has taught me all about the "carrying cost" of the stuff we keep in our lives. Take a moment to listen, learn, and perhaps go through that bin of receipts in the bottom of your filing cabinet!

Do we go through the cycles of grief or something similar when we lose our jobs...and are faced with the unknown?  I think so.  I have just completed my first week of being un-employed... again.   And with the sale of our home, the move to our rental home and all sorts of univeral chaos going on.  Perhaps it's best if I take a breath and evaluate what it will take to move me forward. I appreciate each and every one of you who are on this journey with me.  Is there anything I can do to help?  Ask away....

So after just a few weeks more than a year at what I believed to be my forever home, I'm back in the dog shelter.  Corporate structural changes, an ignorant and incapable new manager and a failure to see the flashing red lights have left me back out on the street. This time, I'm leaving with a new skill set, new contacts, and a hope for new and exciting opportunities.  Additionally, as a sales rep, remote work is now more popular than ever, so our hope of moving to Florida and starting over is higher than ever. At the end of the day, its just a job, its just a paycheck... so on to the next opportunity!

Been gone for a couple weeks.  Just an update to let everyone know whats going on in Vegas...and Florida! Some times the next chapter is in the next book... Time to start wrapping up our time in Las Vegas and searching for our next adventure in Sunny, Friendly, Freedom loving Florida!

I've been working tradeshows for the last two week...not Virtual shows, not remote viewing opportunities, but real hand shaking, elbow bumping and... oh my gosh, I'm not wearing a mask Tradeshows. So many of us believed that we didn't lose much when the world went virtual.  Rest assured, when you get that opportunity to emerge from the cavern and share connectedness with other human beings that are not your family, you'll understand why person to person communication is NOT going away. So spend a few minutes with me.  I'll be your canary in the coal mine.  It's ok to get back out there.

This weeks marks my third episode for 2022...matching my total for 2021. At the end of February, I'll hit 1 year back as an employed person.  I admit that once the day to day desperation ended...I am finding it harder to get motivated for achievement. The binge watching of #yellowstone and #TedLasso not to mention those IPhone games that we tell ourselves we will only play when we go to the restroom.  They all turn us into couch potatoes and waste our quasi-valuable time. I'm committed to starting the process of taking back time.  Setting limits and making the hours in my day more beneficial and meaningful.  At 54, its time to live with more purpose, drive and determination. Hoping I still feel this way at the end of the month...or the end of the week....or by noon Monday.

I was fortunate enough to attend the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) this past week here in Las Vegas.  While attendance was down it was interesting to compare the "tech heavy" CES show to some of the other shows we've hosted over the past several months.   Why did other shows "Show Up" when CES decided it was too dangerous?  Don't ask me, you likely wont take kindly to the answer, but I'll go ahead and spend a few minutes on it anyway. Finally, as a dyed in the wool Georgia Bulldog (Class of '90) I'm excited to be cheering on my Georgia Bulldog Football Team during the College Football National Championship Game tonight!  I'm so excited. So, I checked the audio and I did get it recorded.  If you're able to stand another 10 minutes, then head over to my facebook page and start asking questions or suggestion topics you'd like my opinion on. clickee the linkee right here. https://www.facebook.com/StartingOverAt50

For some of you who tuned in yesterday for the start of our weekly 2022 podcasts...you heard NOTHING!  Yup, apparently my microphone was not plugged in correctly and I was out of practice.  I promise you only missed out on the answer to life the universe and everything... (42) Back in the saddle for 2022, we're turning things around and focusing on how to make progress as a seasoned professional starting over in mid life.  We've got new plans, new guests and exicting new ways to follows our dreams! So spend a few minutes with me/us each week, and perhaps you'll laugh a little, think a little....and in the end we'll all grow together.. And yeah...again...sorry about that podcast that I posted yesterday...nothing more exciting than 10 minutes of dead air!