Tag: George Schofield

How to Select a Professional Advisor

How to Select a Professional Advisor

Do we need professional advisors? Yes, more than ever.   We may need different kinds of specialized advice at different times.  And we will have to be thoughtful about what, who, and when we make the selections. Here some important criteria for choosing your professional advisors. You may want and need: A financial advisor.   The term makes it sound like they…

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Staying Creatively Connected to Grandchildren

Staying Creatively Connected to Grandchildren

Years ago, when my 4 older granddaughters were still young, I lived on the East Coast and they lived on the West. It worked for us, at least temporarily, as a great communication vehicle. Together we tried some pretty creative ways to stay connected. The blog below is actually a magazine column I wrote when my granddaughter, Laura, was about…

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IF IT’S NOT BRIEF AND FAST, WHAT GOOD IS IT?

IF IT’S NOT BRIEF AND FAST, WHAT GOOD IS IT?

Reality checks on Speed Interviewing whether you’re 22 or 62. I recently sat at one of several company/employer-sponsored speed interviewing tables where rotating college students had a very brief time to distribute resumes, let us know who they were and ask questions of us. Sounds stressful but great doesn’t it? Or maybe not. What might make it not so great?…

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New Rule for Life #3: Keep your professional networks active and current.

New Rule for Life #3: Keep your professional networks active and current.

Most of us now in or thinking about our “retirement years”, whether we’re still working full or part time or not, grew up with a 4 stage life model: 1. Childhood 2. Education 3. Work and Family 4. Retirement What has changed? “Retirement” has developed multiple forms and there is no one way to do it, much less do it…

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