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  • Retire to Your Dream Job

    04/02/2008 10:38:46 AM PDT · by BenLurkin · 13+ views
    Kiplinger / Yahoo ^ | Wednesday, April 2, 2008 | Bob Frick
    The happiest people combine work, leisure and extra income. Baby-boomers asked to define R&R are more likely to say "rock 'n' roll" than "rest and relaxation." That's a good thing, given that the old-fashioned definition of retirement as 25 years of leisure is built on two misconceptions, says gerontologist and author Ken Dychtwald. The first, says Dychtwald, is the notion that "if you remove work from the lives of productive, intelligent and active individuals, they will still be happy." On the contrary, says Dychtwald, "for many, retirement becomes a time of boredom and isolation." The second misconception is one of...
  • (Vanity) Prayer sought on career

    04/30/2007 6:09:49 AM PDT · by grey_whiskers · 3 replies · 190+ views
    grey_whiskers ^ | 4-30-2007 | grey_whiskers
    All, I am asking for prayer for wisdom concerning a job change. I am doing fairly well down in Arizona, but am in the middle of interviews for positions which would relocate me to Minnesota. The family has lived in the Twin Cities before and love it. It would involve a shift in my career to an area which would be more lucrative long term; but we (Mrs. Whiskers and Cubs too) are concerned about higher cost of living, schools, and leaving friends and social network behind. On the plus side in Minnesota is a return to four seasons and...