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Preparing to Teach English Overseas

April 26, 2011 To Work

By Judy Smith Read Part 1 of the series on Teaching English Overseas for information to consider before pursuing a job. This article will help you find a TESL job and give tips on how to prepare for your move overseas. How to Find a Job Teaching English Overseas Applying for jobs overseas is like tossing […]

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Thinking about Teaching English Overseas?

March 31, 2011 To Work

By Judy Smith Are you an adventurous person? Teaching English overseas presents an opportunity to immerse oneself in another culture for a year or more. You can travel around the host country during your free time, learn a new language, and become friends with local people—all while making a decent salary! I started working overseas […]

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Test Pilot, Dick Newman, Fails Retirement

March 11, 2011 To Work

By Madeleine Kolb Some people are lucky to know exactly what career path they want to take and are able to turn their interests and hobbies into a living. It is no wonder that people like this have a hard time leaving a job that is so much a part of who they are. As […]

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Woodstock doctor still on the job at 86

October 10, 2010 To Work

Story and photos by Geoff Dale WOODSTOCK, ON – One might assume that 86-year-old Dr. Norman Edward Burt-Gerrans might want to step back momentarily and smell the roses, taking a breather from a career that has spanned more than half a century. Yet retirement just doesn’t appear to be in the cards for the well-respected […]

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7 Steps to Goal Setting

May 14, 2010 To Work

By Fiona Walsh 3 traits of successful people Future-oriented: clear vision of what they would like to be or do in the future Goal-oriented: know what they want to accomplish in the short, medium, and long term Action-oriented: they take action quickly. 7 Steps to Goal Setting: 1. Decide what you want in specific areas […]

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The 9 Secrets of Betty White’s Success

April 12, 2010 To Work

By Carolyn Anderson MD At 88 years old, Betty White is more popular than ever. In the past year, she has appeared in a major film, The Proposal, starred in a popular Super Bowl ad for Snickers and has been featured on numerous popular talk shows. Thanks to a Facebook Fan page with over 500,000 […]

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Dr. Carolyn’s Top 10 Business Books

April 5, 2010 To Work

The founder of Impowerage, Carolyn Anderson is a doctor who owns a thriving eye surgery practice, private surgery clinic, and a real-estate development company. She is writing a book for seniors and developing courses for other doctors who want to replicate her success. While her medical training came from UBC and Stanford University, her business […]

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Barbara Boldt: A Colorful Life

April 2, 2010 To Work

Barbara Boldt is not someone who paints as a hobby, she is a painter. That is not to say that she doesn’t enjoy painting but as her only source of income, painting is her full-time job. At 79, she paints as often as she can in between promoting her painting and her daily activities. In […]

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Mary Landell

October 12, 2009 To Work

By Mary Landell As a 60+ single career woman who is running two successful businesses, every decade in life gets better. The Impowerage mission is all about “Empowering yourself to living a life of passion and contribution”. I see myself as a pilgrim in the Christian context, and I’m here to say that my source […]

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60 + employment reaps rewards with progressive organizations

September 3, 2009 To Work

by Greg Stephens I’m an “older” worker. In the employment and career development field, we don’t use the word “older”; the preferred term is “mature”, defined by Service Canada as someone in the 45+ category. As you can probably tell from the picture, I have been in the “mature” category for quite a few years. […]

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