When you think of the way we live today, you have to realize that someone who is sixty years of age is really 40 by the standards of yesteryear. This forces a re-evaluation of thinking and attitudes, not to mention body and mind parts. Baby boomers are competing with younger and very competent workers for the same jobs, and like any jungle worth its salt, the prevailing rule of thumb is, as Charles Darwin so aptly put it, “survival of the fittest”. Within this category there lies still another; namely survival of the most educated. Get ready for some enlightenment, no matter how much you may weigh.
According to Duke University professor, Angelo O’ Rand, who is studying baby boomers and their affect on modern society, “people born from 1946 to 1964 will live longer, be healthier, face more risks and be very unequal financially as they reach retirement age.” She further concludes, “the baby generation does have its consumption tastes and they are not willing to give up their life style. That is why we can expect higher employment rates in this group compared to previous generations.” This is very important because the key for most baby boomers working into their 60s and 70s is education. “Baby boomers” says O’ Rand, “have gone back to college at rates far higher than previous generations. We know we can learn for the rest of our lives.”
Baby boomers work for a number of reasons. They want to be involved and remain active and challenged. Many will want to work because they simply have no choice. The only consistent influence in changing potential earning power in later years is education.
Keeping an active mind is one way to stay young.
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