Archive for February, 2011

How Much Does Anyone Know About Baby Boomers?

How Much Does Anyone Know About Baby Boomers?

| February 28, 2011 | 2 Comments

People think they know who we boomers are. They think they understand us. But, how much does anyone really know? Liz Kitchens, who originally writes for BoomerCafé, wants to know more.

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The Oscars Are Coming, The Oscars Are Coming!

The Oscars Are Coming, The Oscars Are Coming!

| February 26, 2011 | 1 Comment

What movies did baby boomers like best? Boomer Mark Young asked people who run boomer websites (including our own Greg Dobbs). Find out what other baby boomers feel about the winners, and see what they said.

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Rocky Mountain PBS Focuses on Baby Boomer Issues

Rocky Mountain PBS Focuses on Baby Boomer Issues

| February 22, 2011 | 0 Comments

“Life Wise” on Rocky Mountain PBS, based in Denver, is a special program addressing important baby boomer and senior issues.

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It Doesn’t Really Matter How Old Anyone is in Today’s World

It Doesn’t Really Matter How Old Anyone is in Today’s World

| February 22, 2011 | 4 Comments

It doesn’t really matter how old anyone is; in today’s economy, people have to re-brand themselves. In this excerpt from her book – “Re-Branding Yourself After Age 50: Recharge your Career, Start a Business or Achieve More Professional Success in Midlife” – Marva Goldsmith has some good advice for baby boomers who find themselves in that fix.

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Boomers Driving New Entrepreneurship Boom

| February 19, 2011 | 1 Comment

Contrary to what most of you might guess, the highest rate of entrepreneurial activity over the last few years is not Gen-Y young upstarts, but Baby Boomers in the 55-64 year age group.

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Next Stage of a Couple’s Relationship

Next Stage of a Couple’s Relationship

| February 16, 2011 | 5 Comments

With the leading edge of baby boomers old enough to be grandparents, and even the youngest boomers old enough to be empty nesters, there is no shortage of advice about “the next stage” of a couple’s relationship.

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Generation Reinvention: How Boomers Today Are Changing Business

Generation Reinvention: How Boomers Today Are Changing Business

| February 10, 2011 | 0 Comments

Has the world passed us by, and taken refuge with younger generations? Hardly, according to Brent Green, one of this nation’s most prominent speakers, authors, and experts on the Baby Boomer generation.

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Life Well Achieved, Not Always Well Lived

Life Well Achieved, Not Always Well Lived

| February 7, 2011 | 12 Comments

We baby boomers are lucky if we can look back on a life well lived. But that’s not all of us. Writer RP Dennis looks back these days on a life well achieved, but not always well lived.

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How Can You Believe in Love Again?

How Can You Believe in Love Again?

| February 3, 2011 | 2 Comments

Here’s a question a lot of boomers who’ve been down the romantic road a few times might ask: How can I believe in love again? Laura Lee Carter, aka The Midlife Crisis Queen, has an answer.

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