A growing number of people are starting up new "encore" careers instead of winding down as they approach retirement age. This week, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch spoke with Corrine Richardson, a 71-year old former juvenile lawyer who is now self-employed with an "un-clutter your life" service. Along with helping people organize their homes and offices, Richardson reportedly maintains a monthly online newsletter and wrote a book about dressing after age fifty. She told the newspaper that she would have been able to continue making a good living as a lawyer, "but I'd be doing the same thing every day." Richardson is among the St. Louis locals who have visited career strategist Anna Navarro, who reportedly has her clients take months if necessary to make a sound pick for a second career. "First, you have to search your history for clues, such as your acquired skills and your natural abilities," Navarro told the paper. "Then, you have to determine what you have a passion for, your geographical situations and your finances. It's a huge inventory that takes into account the whole person."  |