Initial Survey Results As you may remember, I sent out a survey last week asking several questions about retirement. What motivated me to send out this survey was the results of some research out of MIT AgeLab and an article written in Forbes magazine by Dr. Joseph Coughlin. They concluded that men see retirement asContinue reading “How do you feel about Retirement”
Category Archives: Possibilities
6 More Tips for Harmony in Your Next Chapter
Last week I shared six tips to help you find harmony and fulfillment in the next chapter of your life. They were: This week I want to share six more strategies to incorporate in your life. Believe it or not, retirement is hard. It is number 10 on the list of top ten life stressors!Continue reading “6 More Tips for Harmony in Your Next Chapter”
Six Tips for Harmony in your Next Chapter
Life changes. That is one thing we can count on. Leaving full-time employment is a major life change. In fact, on the scale of top stressors, retirement is rated as number 10. How you experience those changes is directly affected by your thinking, and will directly affect your sense of well-being. That is why IContinue reading “Six Tips for Harmony in your Next Chapter”
Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number: Connecting Generations with Understanding, Respect and Play
I have been thinking a lot about connections between generations. In the past 6 weeks, I have spoken with Elly Katz from Sages and Seekers, Avery and Eleanor, two high school students who founded The Young Women’s Forum at their school, and Sky Bergman, documentary filmmaker of Lives Well Lived and founder of an IntergenerationalContinue reading “Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number: Connecting Generations with Understanding, Respect and Play”
Five Steps to Purpose and Meaning
I woke up this morning in pain, feeling exhausted. Having purpose and meaning is what has kept me going these past few months, in spite of the pain. I have gone through a series of tests and nothing significant has shown up. So, this morning, I ordered a new mattress. Maybe that will be theContinue reading “Five Steps to Purpose and Meaning”
Reinventing Yourself: A Five Step Process
What happens when you leave your career and your professional identity after 40-50 years in the corporate world? Golf, travel, grandkids are all great, but they won’t fill the 12-16 waking hours of each day. Reinventing yourself may be your next step. Many of us need and want to feel like we still matter. WeContinue reading “Reinventing Yourself: A Five Step Process”
Fred Rogers and Transitions
There is a fabulous 13-episode podcast called “Finding Fred.” It tells the story behind the story of the beloved Fred Rogers. The sometimes-radical ideas he presented to Congress, the barriers he broke when he shared a towel with Officer Clemmons, a black policeman on his show. He talked to kids about the war, about disabilities,Continue reading “Fred Rogers and Transitions”
A Perfect Day
No alarm clock jarring me out of sleep. As I roll over, my cat is waiting for me to wake up. She wants her breakfast. The sun is starting to peak out, and the day is supposed to be beautiful. I am a morning person, and I slide into my slippers, make my way toContinue reading “A Perfect Day”
Four ways to handle news-induced anxiety
I remember once being introduced to two sisters. Their mother said, “this is the smart one and this is the pretty one.” Both girls were in their early 20’s. These girls had to live up to the images they had been assigned. I have been struggling to write this blog for the past couple ofContinue reading “Four ways to handle news-induced anxiety”
The Tragedy of Life
“The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin living it.” W.M. Lewis We go through stages in our life. As young children our job is school and learning. Once we are in college, we are starting our adult lessons as well as preparing forContinue reading “The Tragedy of Life”
Who are you now? The importance of purpose
Every article about roles and transition starts with a recitation of all the roles and/or transitions the author has gone through. This story is not about me (until later). This story is about some of the people I have worked with or known, as they were going through transitions. One of the stories is notContinue reading “Who are you now? The importance of purpose”
Defining our Choices – Walkabout #9
Holly is my web designer and we had been trying to catch up for our walkabout for probably 6 weeks. Something kept getting in the way and it was delightful to meet Holly and Daisy in Falls Park last Friday. Holly and I met about 9 months ago for coffee in Flat Rock, NC. WeContinue reading “Defining our Choices – Walkabout #9”
Be Bold? Be YOU!
People tell me all the time that they think I am brave, I inspire them. I don’t feel particularly brave or inspirational. I get scared. I have imposter syndrome. I think what I am is ME. I get scared and then I start to coach myself. What are the possibilities, what are the opportunities inContinue reading “Be Bold? Be YOU!”
Pick your WORD for 2022
It is that time of year when we think about what worked for us over the past year, what did not work, and what we want to focus on for the coming year. Having a WORD for the year is a great way to keep your focus on your North Star. The North Star hasContinue reading “Pick your WORD for 2022”
Germinate Ideas and Color Music
Germinating Ideas Every summer I plant a wildflower garden to attract bees and butterflys and hummingbirds. I loosen the soil, add some compost, and scatter the seeds. I never know what is going to come up. The seeds slowly germinate, seedlings appear, some turn into delicate stems with tiny purple flowers, some grow into tallContinue reading “Germinate Ideas and Color Music”