What if the reason you feel stuck isn’t because you don’t know where you’re going—but because you’re still waiting for someone else to build the boat?

At this stage of life, waiting for the perfect job, opportunity, invitation, or permission can keep you standing on the shore far too long. Sometimes the next chapter doesn’t exist yet. You have to build it yourself.

In this episode of The Maturepreneur Podcast, Janine Vanderburg joins us to talk about what it means to Build Your Own Boat—using your experience, skills, relationships, and hard-earned wisdom to create opportunities on your own terms. Because after 55, the question may not be “Where do I fit?” but “What can I create that fits me?”

A 3x entrepreneur, Janine Vanderburg is a nationally recognized expert on ageism and age inclusion. She is CEO of Encore Roadmap, which helps professionals turn their experience, insights and connections into consulting practices, and helps companies leverage the benefits of older workers and intergenerational teams.

📧 Email: janine@encoreroadmap.com 🌐 Website: encoreroadmap.com 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janinevanderburg/

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