Today's Baby Boomers don't want to retire the same way their parents did. So, what do they want?

1. Retired or Rewired? The New “Sexy
Second Act”

2. How Boomers Saw Themselves Then
Sex! Drugs! Rock ‘n Roll!

3. How Boomers See Themselves Now
Drugs
Sex!
Rock ‘n Roll

4. What Defines the Boomer
Generation?

5. Boomer Characteristics
• Individualistic
• Defiant (Rejecting Rules)
• Pragmatic, but Idealistic
• Raised with a Sense of Entitlement
• Won’t Be Like Today’s Elderly
• Enigmatic (Difficult to Define)
Source: http://boomerinas.com/2012/06/hey-marketers-what-do-baby-boomers-want/

6. Baby Boomers Lead the Way

7. Length of Unemployment by Age
Source: http://careerpivot.com/2013/over-fifty-and-out-of-work-the-data/

8. Sexy Second Act Career
Get Lucky!
Passion
WhooHoo!
Paycheck
Purpose

9. Why Create a Sexy Second Act?
• Average “job” now lasts 18 months to 3 years
• At least 1 in 5 Americans forced to retire early
• “Replicatable” jobs going overseas
• Age-ism in Hiring and Retention
• Recession hit mid-level career women hard
• More Single Women Than Married (60M and Growing)

10. We are Changing
“People are living longer [and] living better.”
“Lives are getting longer, careers are getting
shorter”

11. The World is Changing
• Getting Smaller
• Moving Faster (7 x 24)
• More Competition

12. Financial Challenges
• Planning for Longevity
• Planning for Ongoing Education
• Planning to “Do It Yourself”

13. Training
• Internships
• Gap Year
• DIY Education

14. Finding Support
• Government
• Institutions / Organizations
• Society

15. What’s Needed?
• Think Differently – Entrepreneuring the Future
• New Support Systems
• From RE-tirement to PRO-tirement or No-tirement
• From IRA to IPA (Individual Purpose Account)
• Preparing for Longevity

16. Ready to Rewire?
• Burned Out?
• Leave a Legacy?
• Doing Something You’ve Dreamed Of?
• Career Obsolescence?
• Loss – Divorce/Empty Nest/Death of a Loved One?

17. Who Can Help Lead the Way?
• CPAs
• Financial Advisors
• Medicare Insurance Providers
• HR Representatives
• Family Law Attorneys

18. Resources
• “Encore” by Marc Freedman
• “The Big Shift” by Marc Freedman
• “Quitter” by Jon Acuff
• “One Person/Muliple Careers” by Marci Alboher
• “Encore Career Handbook” by Marci Alboher

19. Three Squares Coaching & Consulting
http://threesquarescoaching.com
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