One Boomer's Journey

We've edited our first Boomer story. It's about Betsey, a professional woman who was very successful in her fifteen years as Vice President of Communications for the fund-raising arm of the University of Colorado. But like many other talented professionals, she got "downsized" along with about 40 colleagues in June of 2003.

Suddenly, Betsey found herself out of work, a single mother of a college junior with tuition and a mortgage to pay. Luckily, she got enough severance to allow her time to do some soul searching before jumping at the first job she found. She took a writing course, travelled a bit and did some long-delayed work on her home in Boulder. But soon it was time to get serious and figure out what was next. And to make a lot of changes in her life.

Here's the link to Betsey's story (a video). She's articulate about the feelings that many Baby Boomers experience when dealing with career issues over 50. And we love her sense of humor and resiliance!

http://www.stream-video.net/boomers/abundance-preview.htm

Abundance bowl, anyone?