Meet Howard
Howard is a writer, expat, and life coach. His website, BoomerRising.com concentrates on writings that support a productive and positive outlook on the retirement years.
Beginning in the fall of 2021, Howard and his partner, Mark, will become expats, moving from southern California to Valencia, Spain. As such, his work will focus on their life as expats, and their travel within Spain and around Europe. From time to time, he will also author articles on specific issues that impact the Boomer demographic.
Howard hails from Brooklyn and Manhattan. The majority of his adult life has been spent in both Northern and Southern California. He attended both Brooklyn College and the University of Southern California.
Stories
Lessons Learned From an Adult Friendship: Memories of Lois
LESSONS LEARNED FROM AN ADULT FRIENDSHIP: MEMORIES OF LOIS By Howard Fishman Adult friendship can be difficult to navigate. Friendships forged during younger years, when the canvas of our life has only been lightly sketched upon, are a cozier fit. We can weave...
Five Steps To Decompress From The Whirlpool Of Work
Five Steps to Decompress From the Whirlpool of Work By Howard Fishman There’s no advance warning system to predict one’s reaction to retirement. You can chat yourself up before the actual day arrives, bathe in some delusional fuzzy before-glow. But nothing can prepare...
Presentation
Shifting Career Focus in an Upsidedown Workplace
Episode 1: Where are you today with your career
Episode 2 : Tapping Into The Source Of Intellect & Purpose
Designing change needs to be crafted from a fact-base examination of the past and present, while taking into account the desired future state. Change isn’t just about getting a better job or a better life. It’s about staying better. Having a floatation device to keep you above the noise. You have an opportunity to manage your own breakthrough. Create your own destiny. This segment looks at the factors I look at – as a coach – to get to that breakthrough. The results will reveal who you are, rather than what you do. And that’s what will separate you from the rest of the pack. This is not about reinvention. Or redefinition. You already possess the vital ingredients. It’s about refinement.
Episode 3 : Emotional Intelligence,Problem-Solving & Leadership Skills
Emotional intelligence is recognized as, perhaps, the most important skill you can have in the workplace and in life. You know you have it. But how has it assisted you? How might it have fooled you? How do you know it’s still there in the search of the right trajectory? This episode overviews emotional intelligence, commonly called EQ. How to push conversations productively forward. Choosing the best alternative rather than the lesser of evils. We’ll look at the consistency and reliability of your personal leadership skills. Your agility. Your humble integrity. And the courage and rewards of living up to your convictions.
Episode 4 : Balancing Urgent Workplace Survival & The Future State
A look at the way you bring together logic, reason, and personal philosophy. Being attentive to your internal guidance system. Clearing away emotional subterfuge. Involving critical stakeholders. Understanding your most accessible talents. Amplifying your skill set with education, training, and focused risk-taking. Finding your career center: knowing whether where you once wanted to go is where you want to go now.
Episode 5 : Long-Term Strategic Plan That Includes Career & Retirement Goals
Balance takes deliberation and a sense of purpose. The world is and will remain a volatile place. If you’re over 50, the development of your career should be the onramp to an amazing and fulfilling retirement – no matter what that retirement looks like. Retirement isn’t just about money. And neither is work. This final episode works through the notion that authenticity brings to you what you need through the practical application of a strong plan. We’ll look at the important components of that plan and how to use it as a road map for a successful life.