It’s easy, when you’re just starting out in your professional career, to focus on transactional measures of success, like money and title. But at some point along the way, you’re likely to ask questions of meaning and purpose, and what makes for a fulfilling career […]
Have you made a plan for retirement yet? According to this article from Forbes, it’s never too soon to start thinking about your financial future, how you want to spend your time, and consider what will give you meaning and fulfillment. “The Third Act […]
Without question, career paths have changed, with more and more people extending their work lives beyond “traditional” retirement age, and even looking for second and third acts. Life doesn’t stop just because you stop showing up to an office (or whatever that has looked like […]
If you find yourself preparing for retirement or starting your post-career life, it can be challenging to figure out your identity and meaningful for this next phase. In this article from Wisebird, explore what it means to reframe your self-identity after leaving the world […]
All you have to do is pull up your Instagram or TikTok app to be bombarded with posts and videos about making “easy, passive income” online through various digital means. In fact, “The hashtags #makemoneyonline and #sidehustle have 1.5 and 2.5 million posts on TikTok, […]
In this article written by Deloitte employee Lori Wren Elerts, she shares reflections and lessons learned from 18 years of managing her career and being a present parent. Additionally, she describes the importance of having organizational support for working parents shifting between personal and […]
In this post from the Retirement Transformed blog, explore the importance of having a growth mindset for anyone shifting out of the world of work and into the phase of retirement. Learn about some key questions to consider and advice for how to keep […]
Bill Burnett, Executive Director of the Product Design Program and an Adjunct Professor in Mechanical Engineering – Design at Stanford, is the cofounder of the Life Design lab and coauthor of the book Designing Your Life that helps you reimagine work and your job. Whether you […]
Written by Nina Banks (’23, MSM ’25), Former Fellow in the Office of Personal & Career Development at Wake Forest University As I approach the end of my first year after graduation and my first year as a full-time professional, I’m reflecting on the personal […]
If you’ve been a stay-at-home parent, the thought of returning to the workforce might feel overwhelming. How do you begin your job search? What do you include on your resume (and how do you explain a gap in your employment history)? In what ways has […]