Thinking About Your Thinking. A Key To Your Future Happiness.

Photo by jose aljovin on Unsplash “There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.” Peter Drucker Don’t you just hate guys like Drucker – dragging up so much truth and reality and sticking our noses in it? As a world changer, he got away with that tactic for decades – […]

Can You Start Life Over at 60? It May Be the Best Time!

It’s a question that gets asked a lot, especially by men since we’re the ones that inflict ourselves with the pressure to “perform.” I wrestled with this question at that age two decades ago. My simple answer is “yes” – but – – – – – – – you may want to consider “pivoting” rather […]

Open Letter to a 27-year old – Get It Together, NOW!

  A curious young whipper-snapper posed this question recently on Quora.com. What is the average or expected life expectancy for someone born in 1996?   I took a swing at it. How would you predict it? There are too many variables at play in longevity to say with certainty how long someone born in 1996 […]

Afraid of getting old? We’ve Got an New Acronym For You.

There’s a popular acronym that is thrown around a lot these days – FOMO – Fear of Missing Out. It causes people to stop thinking and be susceptible to the latest fashion, fad, or false promises. Now there’s a new acronym on the block – FOGO – Fear of Getting Old. It’s understandable. Our global […]

Who’s the Arbiter of Your Health? Please Tell Me It Isn’t Your Doctor.

Can I share some non-news with you? This was published in the Becker’s Hospital Review on 1/31/2023 (I subscribe to try to stay ahead of the out-of-control craziness in healthcare today since I deal daily with execs in the field.) “The U.S. spends two to four times as much on healthcare as most other high-income […]

Removing the Friction of Retirement. Who’s Crazy Idea Was This Anyway?

Photo by Sandeep Singh on Unsplash I follow a young fella on Medium.com by the name of Rocco Pendola. Rocco has a newsletter entitled “Never Retire.” Since that’s my personal position on this unnatural concept, I was obviously intrigued when I came across his writing. Rocco is a deep-thinking, iconoclastic, 40-something GenXer. I like that age group. There’s […]