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Too Young To Stop
Feel like this?
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Madonna – born 1958
George Clooney – born 1961
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Maybe not.
But then do you feel like
this........
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No !
And why would you?
Our international survey of “late boomers” those baby boomers born between 1955 and 1964
shows this is how we think of ourselves…
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Experienced
Knowledgeable
Confident
Active
Working
Capable
Depressed
Senior
Fit
Empowered
Happy
Middle-Aged
Creative
Lost
Retired
Entrepreneurial
Energetic
Ambitious Alone
Dating
Old
Potential
Mature
Mentor
Learning
WiserPre-retirement
Menopausal
Hobbies Healthy
Stable
Bored
Stuck
Unhealthy
Parent
Grand-Parent
Elder
Attractive
Invisible
Grey
Competitive
Sporty
Those were just some of the words used to describe how we embody new attitudes to age and different ways of living.
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Yet do a Google search for “people aged 50” and this is the result..............
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Why should we be viewed in this limiting way?
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We are part of the “baby boomer” generation, people born from 1946-1964.– But this generation covers people from 44 to 62 years
old.
Those born between 1956 and 1964 are known as the “late boomers.”
Our attitudes and needs are often different to those “early boomers”
– Yet we are continually grouped with people who are almost 20 years older than us!
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What’s more; society, business and organisations need us.........
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There aren’t enough young workers -
– Over the next 15 years, 80 percent of workforce growth will occur among people over 50 years old
There will be a Gap -
– In the US, colleges will graduate only 198,000 students to fill the shoes of 2 million Baby Boomers scheduled to retire between 1998 and 2008
There will be more older people than younger people –
– By 2050, 40% of Europe's total population and 60% of its working age population will be people over 60
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Our recent survey looks at what's really important to us
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The survey was targeted at people born between 1956 and 1964 and looks at our attitudes to age and our interests
It looked at:
Family Matters
Work Life
Well Being
Personal Finances
Free Time
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This is what the results say:
Family Matters
We have complex family situations......
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Children are from current and previous relationships
Children are not always living with both parents
Not everyone has children
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% responding to question
Family Matters
Right now many people are interested in issues regarding children:
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Responses about children
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Arranging child care for younger children
Choosing schools for children
Helping children make career choices
Children are leaving home
Building relationships with stepchildren
Getting advice on further education for children
Teenager problems - addictions, unwanted pregnancy etc
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Right now
Family Matters
But there are other family priorities too:
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Starting a new relationship
Caring for aged/sick parents
Getting divorced
Coming to terms with being childless
Coping with grief and bereavement
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
Family Matters
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And in a few years time, as children and parents get older; we anticipate
a change in family interests.
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Other Family Priorities
Adult children travelling in their gap year
Coming to terms with being childless
Children are leaving home
Getting advice on further education for children
Adopting a child
Caring for aged/sick parents
Helping children make career choices
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Work Life
Work remains a major interest and we are still interested in
making career changes.
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Searching for the next step in my career
Furthering my education
Changing job in my current company/organisation
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Many people are interested in changing jobs
As well as doing something new
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Work Life
Only a minority of people are interested in retirement right now;
its more of along term interest.
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12%
23%
8%
57%
% interested in retirement
Right now Within the next 1-3 years
Sometime in the distant future
Unpredictable - could be at any time
Well Being
However, achieving Work/Life Balance is the area in which most respondents are interested
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All areas of work life
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Well Being
Improving Physical Well-Being is on a lot of people’s minds.
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Well Being - Priorities
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Changing my eating habits
Losing weight
Improving my physical fitness
Managing my stress
Having regular health checks
Exploring my spirituality
Having more free time
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Right now Within the next 1-3 years
Sometime in the distant future
Unpredictable - could be at any time
Well Being
How do we use our free time?
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Free Time - The Top Ten
Being with friends
Being at home
Reading books - fiction/non-fiction
Eating out
Watching films/DVDs at home
Going to the cinema
Walking
Watching TV
Holidays
Reading the newspapers
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Financial Priorities
Biggest priorities are maximising disposable income by paying off credit card debt and minimising
tax burden.
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Are you interested in these topics?
Do you know where to go to get useful information, practical ideas
and immediate action?
Then visit
www.2young2stop.com
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