| A growing number of us can now expect to
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| | career as a journalist found his work
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| live close to or past 100 years, so 50
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| | shifting from working on articles to
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| has become midlife. Today instead of
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| | working with administrators. The
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| approaching midlife with the obligations
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| | bureaucratic and political hassles that
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| of work and family, baby boomers are
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| | came with the job of editor of a consumer
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| looking to a second half they pretty much
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| | magazine were no longer what he wanted.
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| design as they wish. For many of them,
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| | Figuring there was a good chance he'd
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| the results don't look much like what
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| | live to 90 or beyond, he started thinking
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| their parents and grandparents called
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| | about what he wanted to do with the next
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| retirement.
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| | third of his life. Luckily he'd
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| Whether because of layoffs or because
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| | developed a passion for pottery in his
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| they're weary of their jobs, many are
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| | 40's and the more he did it, the more he
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| considering new possibilities for their
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| | liked it. So when offered a chance to
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| post-50 years and that includes starting
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| | retire early at 63, he jumped at the
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| a business of their own. Many of these
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| | chance to turn his hobby into a second
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| business endeavors combine their passions
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| | career.
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| and talents into a revenue-producing
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| | His biggest challenge was to find ways to
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| career. This marriage fits their goals
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| | market his work, and he found doing
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| in ways a salaried job rarely could.
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| | studio sales several times a year worked
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| Some work full-time, but some work part
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| | for him. He and his wife purchased a
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| of a day, week, month, or year. Many are
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| | 20-acre home in Virginia, and remodeled a
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| pursuing work similar to what they did
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| | four-stall barn into a studio workshop
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| when employed, while others are staking
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| | and living quarters. Three years later,
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| out entirely new careers.
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| | between the studio sales, galleries that
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| The obstacles that post-50s face in
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| | carry his work, annual crafts shows, his
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| starting a business are not substantially
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| | Web site and some great publicity his
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| different from those anyone else faces
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| | business is growing well.
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| when becoming self-employed. Without
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| | Best of all he loves what he does and
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| exception, most consider their age as an
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| | envisions doing it until they carry him
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| advantage in communicating credibility to
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| | out. He sees no reason for not having
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| clients and customers.
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| | another 30-year career after his first.
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| What a difference from the ageism
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| | More and more "old gray mares" are
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| experienced by so many on the job! No
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| | following the same path. So if you're
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| wonder the U.S. Small Business
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| | nearing or are 50, you are coming up to
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| Administration is finding the ages of
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| | bat in the second inning of your life.
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| start-up entrepreneurs is trending older.
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| | Why not hit it out of the park!
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| I know of a friend who after a 30-year
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