http://jobs.aol.com/articles AOL Jobs http://o.aolcdn.com/os/careers/images/AOL_jobs_logo.png http://jobs.aol.com/articles en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2012/05/28/smart-reasons-to-work-for-free/http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2012/05/28/smart-reasons-to-work-for-free/http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2012/05/28/smart-reasons-to-work-for-free/#commentsWhole regions are organized to reduce their energy consumption and improve their environment. Whole communities are engaged in healthy behaviors. Older adults live at home rather than in institutions because they have the help they need. Young children enter school ready to learn. Every immigrant is able to become integrated into the community and become economically successful, is able to speak English and is on the road to citizenship. -- The American Way of Change]]>career changenetworkingresume buildersocial workersvolunteervolunteeringwork for freeMarci Alboher2012-05-28T11:20:00+00:00http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2012/05/27/hot-new-career-welness-coaching/http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2012/05/27/hot-new-career-welness-coaching/http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2012/05/27/hot-new-career-welness-coaching/#commentsAs people age and continue to live active lives, their interest in living well becomes more important than living longer. After all, no one is too excited about longevity if all that it means is a couple of extra decades of decline. Meanwhile, as employers try to keep a lid on health care costs, they look to ways to support employees in remaining healthy and to help those who have chronic disease improve their well-being.

This is where wellness coaching fits in. Wellness coaching, which barely existed 10 years ago, has the promise of being an important new career path for those who want to help others develop and sustain robust mental and physical health. And according to Margaret Moore (aka "Coach Meg"), a leading figure in this emerging field, it's ideally suited to people seeking encore, or second, careers. "The ability to coach is one thing that gets better as you age," she likes to say.]]>coachCoach MegcoachingCoachMegencore careerMargaret MooreMargaretMooresecond careerwellnesswellness coachwellness+coach+companieswellnesscoachcompaniesMarci Alboher2012-05-27T11:41:00+00:00http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2012/05/25/how-to-reinvent-your-career-when-youre-over-40/http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2012/05/25/how-to-reinvent-your-career-when-youre-over-40/http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2012/05/25/how-to-reinvent-your-career-when-youre-over-40/#commentsCareer books often tell us that we should learn from successful leaders in business, the nonprofit sector or government. But in their new book, "Becoming a Life Change Artist," Fred Mandell and Kathleen Jordan argue that we could all benefit from studying the processes used by visionary artists like Picasso and Leonardo da Vinci -- sound advice for anyone preparing for an encore career.

In order to do their work, artists need to excel at preparation, seeing, using context, embracing uncertainty, taking risks, collaborating, and applying discipline -- traits that would serve anyone embarking on a creative pursuit or a life change. In a recent interview, Fred Mandell explained how to build the core skills necessary to navigate any life change.]]>&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=27&ved=0chmqfjagobq&url=http://jobs.Becoming a Life Change ArtistBecomingALifeChangeArtistcareer changecreative skillsCreativeSkillscreativitycreativity and leadershipCreativityAndLeadershipFred Mandell Kathleen JordanFredMandellKathleenJordanGordon MacKenzieGordonMackenzieknowledge workerleadership skillsLeadershipSkillsrisk takingsecond careertransferrable skillsMarci Alboher2012-05-25T10:00:00+00:00