Redirecting.work

When people talk about retirement, there’s a familiar script. You’ll spend your time on the three Gs: golf, going places, and grandchildren . Frank Scavo said this with a smile. Sue Van Klink later added a fourth G: great friends . That addition matters more than it first appears to. Because for many people retiring, time is no longer something to be filled. It’s something to be chosen . For much of our working lives, time is something we manage. We schedule it, allocate it,

“You won’t land work from online job boards anymore. You have to be out there in person, showing up, being seen.”  This comes from a...

Among all pivot types, Entrepreneurs  stand out for their willingness to create something new rather than fit into an organizational...

Role Pivoters keep the core of what they know and can do, and change how  that expertise is expressed or delivered—moving between...

In the landscape of career redirections, few stand out as boldly as the Transformers —individuals who not only pivot away from...

Nine of my first fifty stories are of " Passion Pivoters ,"  individuals who left the familiar to pursue work that lights their joy. One...

In today’s evolving definition of retirement, a growing number of individuals are choosing neither to fade into the background nor to...

In the wide spectrum of career redirections that I’ve illuminated with pivot stories, there’s a unique phase some find themselves in--one...

I’ve found from my #redirecting research from both personal experience and my interviews, that good health is a foundation of any...

I continue to be captivated by pictures of curves in paths -- where next? It’s been over a year since I “retired” or as I say redirected...

I love Facebook memories. I have 16 years of them. The other day I was reminded that I started a blog way back in 2008, titled Lexy...

I’ve long been in love with pictures of roads. I think it stems from my “gypsy feet.” My grandmother was a true Romanian gypsy and I get...

I started publishing my redirecting research on my one year anniversary since redirecting, August 18, 2023 and then immediately went on...

On August 18th, 2023 I redirected - what I say instead of “I retired”. I was 78. I retired once before at 70 and it didn’t stick. Back...