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• W259868671 abstract "Abstract As people enter their Golden Boomer years, many look for a worthwhile way to spend their valuable time. Volunteering can open many doors for people to new friendships, new interests, and even new jobs. Teaching can offer a boomer a satisfying means of sharing life experiences in such a way as to enrich the future lives of those just about to enter the workforce fulltime. This is a brief story of the author's path through a lifetime of volunteering in a variety of interest groups, and how that path eventually led to a fulfilling teaching position. The author adds the caveats a boomer needs to be aware of in order to set the appropriate expectations and avoid disappointments along the way. A number of ago, I heard a speaker announce that the most precious commodity that continues to increase in value is Time. It is the one thing of which everyone has a limited supply. His point was that anyone who could create a product that saves people time would make his fortune easily. Nonetheless, his premise holds especially true for those thinking of career opportunities as they enter the golden years of 60 and beyond. What are the best choices for spending our most precious commodity in ways that create value for ourselves and others? For me, I have found such value in the roles of volunteering and teaching. Let's look at volunteering first, since for me, that is how I discovered the position of teaching. There are abundant opportunities for volunteering for short term tasks or longer term roles that are related to your interests and expertise. The key is to get truly involved in whatever activity you decide to volunteer for. Simply attending meetings and passively listening to others report on their actions never inspired me. I need to get actively into the work to find the value. I began volunteering at a young age, and never thought of it as volunteering. In high school, I served as president of the local Horizon Club, the high school section of Campfire Girls. I learned a great deal from the experience that stayed with me throughout my life. Things such as - even a non-profit organization has to make enough money from planned events to cover the cost of the event; public speaking can be fun if you happen to be the only expert in the room on the specific subject; and, very important, people will work very hard to make a special event such as a Christmas dance absolutely wonderful if they are appreciated and recognized for their efforts. Later in my corporate career, I continued volunteering as a way to pursue subjects of interest to me that my corporate position didn't offer any other way. Being a mentor in a sponsorship program at a local business school helped me in touch with the academic world that I enjoyed. Chairing the international committee for a national engineering conference helped me network with peers in other companies and build my experience in interfacing with international visitors. Giving presentations at industry symposiums forced me to take the time to research and learn new technologies and new subjects to keep up with the developments in my industry. When I left the corporate world, I was terrified of being left behind. What if I became isolated? What if I was out of touch and became obsolete? Of course, they are silly fears since I now realize that you only become isolated and obsolete if you, yourself, want to. But, assuming I didn't want to, how could I stay connected? Volunteering was, once again, a solution for me. A small paragraph in the church bulletin said that the pastor was recruiting a few people to start a stewardship committee. I wasn't sure what that meant, but it was an opportunity to meet people with whom I shared a common bond; and so - 1 volunteered. The committee was formed with eight people. We studied stewardship, hosted a couple of ministry fairs, worked with the pastor to coordinate the activities of the various councils, and, perhaps most important, built friendships. …" @default.
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