In past blog postings I’ve commented on the appeal and the practical reality of never completely retiring in the traditional sense. It is a growing trend and resources to help are flourishing.
Marc Freedman, founder of a nonprofit called Civic Ventures, coined the phrase "encore careers" to describe these second (or even third) callings. Almost half (45%) of working adults ages 44 to 70 say they want to pursue an encore career in retirement, according to a study Civic Ventures conducted with the MetLife Foundation. Another 6% in the same age group, or 5.3 million people, are already doing so. Of those, most (70%) work in education, health care, and government agencies, and 60% put in 40 hours or more per week.
Whether you desire starting an encore career trying to fill a non-profit need that you care about, or of starting a business, or of taking on a part-time job at a company that excites you with what they do, check out this great website http://www.encore.org/ . Their tagline is “Combine passion and purpose with a paycheck”. Actually, a great credo for all of us!
