Magnificent Midlife

An interview with midlife entrepreneur coach Colleen Kochannek on how to start a business in midlife and beyond. Colleen also very bravely opens up about coping with becoming a widow at 50. We talk about: Moving on from redundancy Insidious ageism in the workplace The difficulty of finding work in midlife and beyond Starting a business instead of getting a new job Older women make great entrepreneurs The skills we have that make us great business creators Identifying your unique skills – many that have come with age Not being afraid of technology Not making those digital dinosaur excuses Being a digital immigrant The joy of working out how to do something technical How working online can actually be reasonably easy nowadays The many places online where you can find affordable help Focus on your own zone of genius – hire out the rest Working out what your business could be when you have no idea Looking at the things you love, are good at and what people ask you to do Working out what you do not want to do Valu