In Control at 50+: How to Succeed in the New World of Work

Afterword

Thanks for riding along with me and for your trust. My purpose has been to guide you into the new world of work with self-confidence, a touch of bravado, and a desire to dream. As my dad always said when I’d start to feel lost and unsure: “You have to dream to get there.”

Then he might add a “Holy Mackerel, Kerry, you’ve got this” for good measure, and I would crack up.

Yes, I am an upbeat lady, and what I’ve learned from the Covid-19 pandemic is that things change fast. It’s unsettling, and the best way to navigate forward is to see change as an opportunity not an obstacle. You must “stay in the light,” as my colleague and author of The Super Age, Bradley Schurman advised me one day when I was feeling discouraged.

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