New Way Forward Podcast
by Paul Long
Are you "older" and need to transition and transform yourself and your life? Need income? A job?A life with passion and purpose? To be well and live a healthy and fulfilling life?Support from a community?Then you need a New Way Forward.Paul Long and NewWayFWD.com podcasts offer successful thinking and methods to help you launch yourself to make the years ahead your best.
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10k Baby Steps to a Longer and Healthier Life
10k steps are all the rage for a longer and healthier life. But it's really about taking 10k Baby Steps in many different ways to help you die young, at a very old age. 10k steps is not a magical number. In fact. even fewer than that will deliver tremendous health benefits, especially if you're...
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How to Find a Better Yellow Brick Road in Life for You
How can you find a Better Yellow Brick Road in Life for You? By considering what you can learn from Elton John's "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and the Wizard of Oz. Both have insights that can help you make the first big step in pivoting, transitioning, and transforming your life.
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How you can be Happy Instantly
Here is how you can be happy instantly. It works. It's simple and the benefits go way beyond the moment. It's being grateful. For something big or small. You will be happy instantly. Your brain chemistry gets better instantly. Your mood improves because you're happy. And it builds and builds. You...
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You May Not Want to Hear It (but you need to hear it)
You May Not Want to Hear It (but you need to hear it). I mean, REALLY HEAR IT! How often has someone told you something you didn't want to hear and it upset you. Then later, after you had calmed down, you realized they told you something you needed to hear. This is a critical success factor in...
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Need to find Something More in Life?
Do you need to find something more in life? Thinking there's just got to be more than what you have and how you're living now. It's one of the biggest questions you could ever ask. AND you MUST answer it. Because inevitably asking if there is something more in life, the answer is YES! As we get...
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Over 50: You can get a Job and earn an Income
If you're over 50, you can get a job and earn an income. You can take control. To do so, you need to know about the New World of Work that can work for you. You need to take an active role in learning about all of the new and amazing job opportunities that are out there (and how to overcome…
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Choose Your Hard for a Better Life
Here is how to choose your hard for a better life and make the changes you so desperately need. It may be the single most important thing you ever do. Making any change is hard to do. But NOT making that change is even harder. So, if both are hard, pick the one that provides the best results. If...
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Job Search Success for Older Workers
A job search for older workers can be daunting and demoralizing. But you can succeed if you are up-to-date on what you need to do and you're ready for when your search takes you that right job in which their open to older workers and even desire them. Bottom-line: You have to be ready! In this...
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Having Purpose & a Paycheck
Having purpose and earning a paycheck can mean more than just the purpose of earning a living. A major trend is occurring. People are pivoting to a job, self-employment, entrepreneurship, gig working and a host of other ways that earn them the money they need fits the lifestyle they want, and…
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Find Your Purpose for Successful Aging
Finding your purpose is the key to successful aging. In fact, it's the key to a fulfilling, relevant, successful, and happy life. Yet, when we get "older" it is the perfect time to discover your purpose. Forget the stereotype of BEING old. With purpose, you can GROW older, take olderhood as the...
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Older Workers & Job Seekers: How to Overcome Ageism
It's the big question for older workers and job seekers: How to overcome #ageism. This interview will provide you with answers and methods that will help you not only overcome it but elevate your position and #success. They can also be a powerful tool in your #jobsearch. Megan Gerhardt, Ph.D....
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Fighting Ageism: Youth is NOT the standard
If we're fighting Ageism: Youth is NOT the standard to aspire to or compare those of us who are older to it. Being old is only skin deep. That is if you don't give in o the assumptions, presumptions, and stereotypes of being "older." Don't buy into #ageism. Don't buy into the false belief that...
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The Greatest Opportunity of Your Life - Being older means it's YOUR TURN
The Greatest Opportunity of Your Life - Being #older means it's YOUR TURN! In your 20's you were excited about the #opportunities along the road ahead in the decades ahead. When you approach or surpass 50, you can get excited again. That road and decades of healthy and active life are still…
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Avoid Retirement - It's not what you think
Avoid #Retirement. It's not what you think. In fact, there is a dark side to retiring that few know about until they're living it. #RetirementPlanning means more than just finances. It's also, "what are you going to do with your life?" Travel, grandkids and hobbies only go so far. In this New Way...
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Retire/Resign to something: Passion & Purpose
Don't just retire/resign from something, retire to something - Passion and #purpose in your life. In fact, get rid of the word #retirement. Get rid of the notion of traditional retirement. Too many people are now discovering that it's an empty promise and are regretting it. Whether it's...
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How to Start a Business - How to get the BIG IDEA
Before even answering how to start a business, ask how to get a #BigIdea. THE big idea. One that will lead to success and that's the ultimate right for you. An idea you will be passionate about. One that you are deeply aligned with which is critical to enable you to make it a reality. One that...
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The Gig Economy - New Opportunities for Older Workers
The #GigEconomy is ripe with new opportunities for #olderworkers. Gig working or the Alternative Workforce (aka, #freelancing, contracting, crowd working) can be an opportunity to get around #ageism, find a way to earn money vs. traditional #employment (and a challenging job search), allow for...
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How to Become an Entrepreneur Over 50
How to Become an Entrepreneur Over 50? First, realize you're never too old to start a business. In fact, the older you are the greater chance you will succeed and you won't be alone. Paul Tasner became an entrepreneur at age 66 and succeeded. In this New Way Forward interview, he shares the how,...
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Eight Rules for Getting Hired Today
Here are eight rules for getting hired today in the current environment of ageism, the Great Resignation, and the ever-changing job market. Second-act expert Nancy Collamer offers four key mindsets and 8 actions those of us that are "older" can use to be up-to-date, overcome ageism and put our…
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Ten Conversations for a Great Relationship When You Get Older
Here are the ten conversations for a great relationship when you get older. These are especially critical when there is a major life change such as changing careers, retiring, or joining the Great Resignation. These are major life changes and both partners need to be aligned with their new life…
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Avoid Retirement and Live the Best Years of Your Life
That's right. Avoid retirement at all costs. Why? To live the best years of your life. Retirement is not all it's cracked up to be. Many who are retiring at the traditional age or taking early retirement (FIRE: Financial Independence Retire Early) learn the hard way. After a year or so they're...
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How to Find Your Purpose - Transition to a better life
How do you find your purpose and transition to a better life? Especially if you're "older" and you need and want to transition and transform your life to something better. Something you deserve to make the years ahead your best. Author, speaker, and internationally recognized thought leader…
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How to Build Your Personal Brand (especially if you're "older")
Big Question: How to build your Personal Brand. The bigger question: How do I do it if I am "older", facing ageism, out of date with current job search techniques, or branding myself as someone self-employed or building a business. Know this, Personal Branding is a must. In this New Way Forward...
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How to Succeed on LinkedIn
How to succeed on LinkedIn. It's amazing how many people fail to do the basics right. It's not that hard, but it is so important in order for you to find that ideal job, become a gig worker, pivot a career, be a thought leader, start a business or, whatever. Make no mistake, people are going to...
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Older Worker vs Younger Boss - How to Work Together for Mutual Success
Older Worker vs Younger Boss. How can the two of you work together for mutual success? This is a growing challenge and often ageism or outright age discrimination gets in the way. In both directions! The older employee discriminates against the younger boss, supervisor, or manager and visa versa....
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How to Change Careers or get a Job over 50
By seeking a New Way Forward right for you, and primary question may be how do I change careers or get a Job if you're over 50. Or 40. Or 60. If you're over 50 and employed there's a 56% chance you will be forced out of your job. Ageism can be a big reason, but may only be part of the story.…
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Find Your True Passion in Life
How do you find your true passion in life? Passion makes life worth living. It leads to our purpose. It drives us. Satisfies us and supports us through challenging times. But what is your passion and what can you do with it once you know it?" Researcher, consultant, and former top HR executive...
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Networking Tips for Success The must have methods to achieve your goals
You may know that networking is critical, but so few know how to do it with success because they are lacking the tips and methods to succeed at it. Whatever you're striving for, a job, career advancement, starting a business, or realizing a major goal, networking is critical which means…
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Life After 50 for Career Women
For career women over 50, answering the question "Now What?" is a challenge. For women over 50, answering the question "Now What?" is a huge challenge and a life-altering one. The challenge for many is wondering what that life should be? Keep my current job? Search for another job? Pivot careers?...
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The Truth about Retiring Early (or anytime)
There is a truth about retiring early (or anytime) which so many don't know about to their demise. Listen to this before you even think about retiring. It's not just about personal finances or retirement planning. It's about your life. Passion, purpose, relevance, challenges, and contrast in your...
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How to Beat Age discrimination in the Workplace
If you're older and employed, it's critical to know how to beat age discrimination in the workplace. For yourself and your job, for your project, team, and company? How do you turn multigenerational problems into intergenerational power? Answers in this New Way Forward interview with leadership…
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Work from Home Tips and Tricks for a Better Lifestyle & Success
We can all still use some work from home tips and tricks despite the fact so many of us have been doing it since the beginning of the Covid pandemic. It can still be challenging to do remote work, be productive, handle work life and family balance. Here are tips and tricks to work from home as...
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What Older Workers can do to Stay Employed or Find a Job
What can older workers do to stay employed find a job or change careers? Here is help and insight for those of you facing challenges such as ageism, changing workplaces, and the changing job market. Whether you are trying to find a job, keep your job, advance your career or change careers, Dr....
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Are you "older" and need to transition and transform yourself and your life? Need income? A job?A life with passion and purpose? To be well and live a healthy and fulfilling life?Support from a community?Then you need a New Way Forward.Paul Long and NewWayFWD.com podcasts offer successful thinking and methods to help you launch yourself to make the years ahead your best.
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