9 Lives for Women Blog

Up at the crack of dawn.  Work a whirlwind day.  Head home to make dinner and clock in to one or more of your other jobs—household management,  motherhood, elder care, or volunteer work for communities and schools.  Back on the computer or BlackBerry until your eyes start closing.  Off to sleep and then another day,…

Work or not work?   It’s a decision that many women struggle with—or ponder hardly at all.  Though some women declare they will never work again—I’ve seen many return to the workforce out of unanticipated necessity, fate or unfinished business. Unfinished business definitely played a role in Monica Kridler’s return to work.  From the ages of…

Many times I’ve been asked to speak to women’s groups about how to return to the workforce.  After focusing on this phenomenon for the last decade, I’ve got a list of 10 fail-proof tips. HERE GOES: BE READY TO TAKE THE PLUNGE…GET FAMILY BUY-IN:  Women itching to return to the work force underestimate the importance of having the…

Back in 2007 I filed away a New York Times special section on retirement.  Today I found it in an old file and read an article in that section, “Helping Chart a Career’s Turning Point”.  For all blog readers poised for reinvention, this caught my attention. The article mentions a book that sounds like a…

Wondering why you aren’t being called for interviews?  Your cover letter could be the culprit. In tandem with your resume, a cover letter is a very important sales tool.  In this economy–or any economy—you need to actively and emphatically sell your fit for a job.  A resume alone does not do the trick. As quick…

I’m always amazed when people succombe to retirement.  Shut down.  Play an occasional game of golf.  Read a few books.  Live through their children and grandchildren.  Stop learning, experiencing, venturing, wondering, challenging, accomplishing. Every day I see more and more examples that life can be lived to its fullest until you take your last breath. …