Can We Become Age-agnostic? Do Your Part – Be a “Perennial”.

Image by Mabel Amber from Pixabay The deeper I get sucked into this vortex of dialog about aging – older vs elder, saging versus aging, retirement versus rewirement, etc., etc., ad nauseum – the more I sense that we are creeping to the edge of an age-agnostic era. What does that mean?  It means that instead of our […]

Are You On a Two-tank Journey With a One-tank Mindset?

Image by Hebi B. from Pixabay Stan is a C-level executive in his late fifties.  He’s done well, thriving and progressing in the volatile, high-pressure world of healthcare. Also, like many at his level in this chaotically-evolving industry, his career was recently disrupted when he was laid off, despite a stellar performance record, following the merger of two […]

Living a Regret Free Life

This post was originally published on Booming Encore and republished with permission. By Susan Williams Over the last year or so I have talked with many people who shared with me that how they currently were living was not what they really wanted to do. Whether it was pursuing a different profession that would allow them […]

On Becoming a “Sage” – A Podcast

I had the good fortune recently to be asked to do a guest interview with Jann Freed, PhD, on her “Becoming a Sage” podcast.  Jann is a well-known business consultant specializing in strategic planning, leadership development, and life planning. You can learn about her and her services at www.leadingwithwisdom.net. Jann liked my guest post on […]

Older for Longer? Or Younger for Longer? The Choice is Ours.

Chances are pretty good that you may live 20 or more years longer than your parents. If you hit 65 without major illness, you have a better than even chance you will live to 90 or beyond. So the prospect of 25-30 more years beyond the average retirement age in the U.S. puts us in […]

It’s Time to “Take Back and Own” Your Elderhood

How did you react when you received your AARP card just before your fiftieth birthday? Were you: Surprised and shocked. Flattered Excited Ambivalent Pissed Surprised?  We probably don’t want to know how much they know about us. Flattered?  Just a thought – you might want to raise the bar. Excited?  You love those weekly Bed […]