Did you know that 10,000 Baby Boomers retire every day? That's right. It's estimated that of the 76 million people born between 1946 and 1964, 4 million retire every year, which works out to about 10,000 a day. That's really a stunning figure.

I guess I'm bucking the trend, because although I'm well into my 70s, I have no plans to retire anytime soon. I'm having too much fun! Plus, working stimulates my brain, keeps me strategizing and running the numbers, and requires that I stay current with all the technological changes taking place these days.

Are you like me, still working past retirement age? If so, you might enjoy this podcast interview I recently took part in, co-hosted by Richard Henderson and Sherilyn Colleen for Home Business Magazine. Listen in by clicking on the box below:

Thinking about starting a business? 10 things to consider

Retirement...that wonderful state of being that millions of people look forward to and cannot wait to start enjoying. Not me! Although I am well past the age when I could start receiving Social Security checks, I am far from ready to retire. Why? Because life is too exciting to sit around twiddling my thumbs. Besides, I still have a lot of work to do, as I explain in a recent article I wrote for Successful Business News. (Read it here.) Is anyone out there like me?

I still like the challenges of the business world.

Yes, I still get high building revenues and generating profits. And if I can’t do it for myself, I enjoy helping someone else do it.

But if you're considering re-entering the workplace, or like me, are not ready to leave it, hold on. It's not as easy as you might think. So before plunging headlong into a new venture, pause and consider this 7-point check list:

I have written several blogs lately about how students are graduating from colleges and universities with few marketable skills and therefore are largely unprepared to get high-paying jobs in today’s workplace. They can’t service debt, can’t buy cars and certainly can’t afford houses. Not great for our economy!

Although the U.S. educational system has flaws, one state gets it.

In an effort to reverse this trend and make college more affordable and accessible for all, New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo announced in January that tuition will be free for residents who earn up to a certain income cap to be phased in over the first three years of the program.

Undergraduates attending a State University of New York or City University of New York school will be eligible for the Excelsior Scholarship if their families earn less than $100,000 a year. That will rise to $110,000 in the second year and $125,000 in the third year, 2019. Those who qualify will pay nothing for tuition, which costs $6,470 annually at four-year schools and about $4,350 at community colleges. (They will still be on the hook for room and board fees if they live on campus, which run about $14,000 a year).

What’s great about this plan is that it reduces or even eliminates the debt burden for students (again, a huge drag on our economy). They say a rising tide lifts all boats, which is what I’m hoping Cuomo’s plan does, creating a better path for college graduates to get high-paying jobs. This is what I’d like to focus on here—high-paying jobs—because irrespective of the cost of an education, good high-salary jobs eliminate or reduce all the other problems.

High-paying jobs are out there, so why aren’t they being filled?