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There's more to Atlanta than merely the Braves, Hawks, and Falcons (and, starting next year, Atlanta United FC, the city’s long-awaited pro soccer team). This town is also famous for being the home of Coca-Cola, CNN, Gone with the Wind, and two Nobel Peace Prize winners – Martin Luther King, Jr., and President Jimmy Carter. With its numerous festivals, parks, museums and historic buildings, as well as its rich history and cultural diversity, Atlanta is an increasingly popular target for tourists and business meetings and conventions.

Check out all there is to do and explore in and around Atlanta by reading my guide for tourists/visitors, published in CSP Magazine, by clicking here.

10 hot prospects for age 50+ job seekers

They say a rolling stone gathers no moss. Even if you’re literally a Rolling Stone like Mick Jagger, who’s still strutting his stuff on stage well into his seventies. Perhaps Mick’s had to scale back a bit on the setlist and nix a few of the more acrobatic poses from his repertoire, but he’s learned to flex and adapt in his golden years.

And so can you. Because the truth is that ample opportunities abound today for older workers seeking a late-stage career reinvention or return to a previous vocation they left behind.

In my latest article for AARP The Magazine, I explore 10 trendy career opportunities for folks in their 50s and beyond. Click here to read the full story/slideshow.