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Costa Rica was terrific and it was oh so wonderful to be in a warm, sunny climate for a week at the end of winter. I forget how enlivening even a few days in a new environment can be. We had great adventures like ziplining (that's me being "rescued" during my first zip by our really cute guide) and jungle cruising, many meaningful conversations, and lots of laughs.

Yes, I wore my bathing suit, in the pool, the very last night in Tortuguero. There is evidence, but I haven't received the photos yet – HONEST. ☺ I promise you'll see proof positive the first issue after they arrive. How was it? Delicious! I loved it so much that I'm signing up at our local YMCA to swim year-round in the indoor pool. And, it's within walking distance of my house!

Meanwhile, the Encore Career TeleSummit website went live today and we're already getting registrations. You won't want to miss the details in "What's New" below.

To your endless possibilities!

Lin Schreiber, Retirement Revolutionary

Twelve top life/work transition experts are lined up (and what a  line-up it is) for the weekend of April 24-25 for the first-ever, ground-breaking, mind-blowing Encore Career TeleSummit for Women 50+. Can you tell I'm just a little bit over the top about this exciting event?

I'll be interviewing these best-selling authors, world–renowned speakers, and Encore Career experts, 50 minutes each – six on Saturday and six on Sunday. Each will share valuable strategies, tactics, techniques and tips for discovering a meaningful Encore Career – actionable items you can begin doing immediately – and will inspire and inform you about the various Encore Career pathways open to you.

Don't take my word for it. Check it out yourself and reserve your FREE seat at the Encore Career TeleSummit for Women 50+ today!

Oh, and if you have a creative dream that you'd like SARK to give you tips on how to breathe life into it, email it to me, and she'll work on it during her presentation. 

The tables will be turned on Wednesday, April 14th at 4:00 p.m. EDT, when Keesha Ewers will be interviewing me on her Healthy You Radio Show on Alternative Talk 1150-AM and 98.9-FM in Seattle, WA.

Four Potential Encore Career Paths to Consider
by Lin Schreiber, Retirement Coach

You’re ready for a change, want to (or have to) continue to work, but would love to strike out in a new direction. Not a clue where to start or what you think you’d like to do? How about some inspiration in the form of real-life stories about people just like you who are doing something different, and loving it? Here are four great Encore Career paths to consider:

Transform Your Current Work. One Encore Career path that you might not have thought of is taking what you love most about your current work and using that as a stepping off point for what’s next. I always think of Hollywood producer Stephen Simon as a great example of transforming work you love into work you love even more.

Producer of acclaimed films including Academy Award® Winning "What Dreams May Come" starring Robin Williams and Cuba Gooding Jr., the classic "Somewhere In Time" starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour, and "All the Right Moves" starring Tom Cruise, his dream was always to make meaningful inspirational films. In 2004, he started the Spiritual Cinema Circle, a fabulous outlet for the many, visionary films that are made each year, but never make it into your local theatre. Each month, members of the Circle receive a DVD with a feature length film or documentary, and numerous short subjects that they get to keep.

Meanwhile, in 2005 Stephen fulfilled an important part of his dream when he directed and produced "Conversations with God" starring Neale Donald Walsch.

Be a Social Innovator. When Michele McRae retired, she wondered what she was going to do. On a whim, she took on a small pilot project and discovered a new passion—helping immigrants from around the world settle into American life.

An influx of refugees from more than 42 countries had changed the demographics of Michele’s hometown of Fargo, ND, creating tremendous challenges. Many people were afraid, but Michele thought if she could get just one retiree at a time to help one refugee learn English, things would improve.

Now as director of the Giving+Learning center where more than 500 volunteers help refugees learn English, Michele is breaking down barriers across age, culture, race and ethnicity. And, other cities around the country are now adapting her model with great success.

Become an Entrepreneur. Peg Heglund was bored with retirement, but her beliefs about working and age were definitely limiting her encore career possibilities. A former Registered Nurse, Peg re-assessed her skills and experience and opened a small consignment shop where for the next four years she acquired some good, solid business skills.

Following a conversation with Deborah Russell, AARP Director of 50+ Workforce Issues and a specialist in senior career issues, Peg created her business, Back to Work, a job placement service for people 55 and older.

Peg believes that meaningful work and being of service is life’s greatest gift, and she’s helping other retired people find that for themselves.

Express Yourself Creatively. After 28-years with the same high-tech company, Trish Reynolds jumped at the chance to golden parachute out, and has never looked back. Her early retirement bought her the freedom to do what she’d always thought of as her “real” career: writing, and what she’d been doing quietly all through the high-tech years.

Her first novel, The Doctor and the Witch Book I: A Question of Balance, was published by Dubsar House in Berkeley, CA. What’s your real career? Writing, painting, acting, sculpting, fashion designing, or…?

Remember, these are just four of the numerous possible directions your Encore Career might take you. Take the time to explore all the possibilities, and don’t forget to follow your heart.

WANT TO USE THIS ARTICLE IN YOUR EZINE OR WEB SITE? You can, as long as you keep it intact and include this blurb with it:  Encore Career Coach Lin Schreiber, author of the popular ABC's of Revolutionizing Retirement, helps self-reliant women reinvent themselves in the next stage of life, formerly known as "retirement," by designing a new encore life that includes a fulfilling encore career. To claim your free Encore Career Starter Kit, visit her site at http://www.EncoreCareerStarterKit.com.

He's 29; she's 92. She's his great-grandmother. You're going to LOVE this, in honor of ongoing Pura Vida in all our lives!

Coming up, two more great shows on The WOW Zone!:

Why Moxie -- Not Money -- Is Most Important in Launching a Business with Karin Abarbanel on Tuesday, April 13

From Money Shy to Money Sure with Olivia Mellan on Tuesday, April 20

Both shows air at 11:00 AM Eastern.

"I arise in the morning torn between a desire to save the world and a desire to savor the world. This makes it hard to plan the day."

~ E. B. White
 

Lin Schreiber, PCC, loves helping self-reliant 50- to 60-something women reinvent themselves in meaningful encore careers in the next stage of life, formerly known as "retirement".

She is a sought after speaker and through her business, Revolutionize Retirement(TM), she delivers comprehensive coaching programs to individuals over the phone, and to groups at her live events at Kripalu Yoga & Health Center. Combining her contagious enthusiasm, non-stop energy, and passion for her subject, Lin creates a fun, dynamic learning environment that energizes and inspires her audiences and her clients.

Founder of www.RevolutionizeRetirement.com, Lin is featured on the PBS series Boomers: Redefining Life After Fifty(TM), is author of The ABC's of Retiring Retirement, and hosts the weekly, one-hour live internet talk radio show, The WOW Zone! on Voice America. www.TheWowZoneRadioShow.com.

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