Category: Retirement

Four Steps to a Bountiful Post-career Harvest

“For the unlearned, old age is winter; for the learned, it is the season of harvest.” Hasidic saying I’m curious. Has your financial planner – assuming you are working with one, which I hope you are –  ever dropped the word “harvest” into your conversation as you pour over the charts and graphs and talk… Continue reading Four Steps to a Bountiful Post-career Harvest

So You Think You’ve “Peaked.” Probably Not – Read On!

A question came up recently on Quora.com that intrigued me and motivated me to put the pencil to paper with a response. The question asked: “At what age is your prime age?” Fertile ground for thought and opinion, don’t you agree? So I stepped up with my two cents worth. Here’s an expanded version. There… Continue reading So You Think You’ve “Peaked.” Probably Not – Read On!

Don’t Give Up Your “Unrepeatable Uniqueness.”

I’ll bet you’ve heard this before: No two snowflakes are ever the same. You are a snowflake. You are a unique, unrepeatable collection of DNA. You have a genetic makeup that has never happened before and won’t be repeated again. It’s true. You are “unrepeatably unique.”   So what? Am I supposed to do something… Continue reading Don’t Give Up Your “Unrepeatable Uniqueness.”

The Size of Your Funeral Gathering Will Be Determined By the Weather. Whaaaat?

I remember how that quote rocked my world a few decades ago when I first read it in my mid-50s. I was in that life phase characteristic of most American males where there is this sinking realization there are more yesterdays than tomorrows and the “is-this-all-there-is” questions start surfacing.  Am I relevant? Will I ever… Continue reading The Size of Your Funeral Gathering Will Be Determined By the Weather. Whaaaat?

You Are “Rare and Valuable” – Don’t Waste It By Retiring!

I’ve been pigging out recently on young, contrarian author and Georgetown University computer science professor, Cal Newport, rereading two of his books and watching lots of his many YouTube podcast interviews. The podcasts provide a welcome and productive relief of the boredom of my daily visits to the treadmill and upright bike. I guess you… Continue reading You Are “Rare and Valuable” – Don’t Waste It By Retiring!

Is There a “Capstone Career” in Your Future?

My “9-to-5” these days is writing resumes, developing LinkedIn profiles and networking strategies, and providing career transition assistance for mid-to-late career professionals, mostly in the healthcare space. I’m fortunate to be able to connect with some very committed and talented folks on a pretty deep level as I help them with these components of their… Continue reading Is There a “Capstone Career” in Your Future?

Will Your Retirement Make You a Victim of Newton’s First Law of Motion?

What are the chances that your Certified Financial Planner would have learned about Newton’s First Law of Motion in insurance sales school?  You know, the Law that says ” -an object at rest remains at rest and an object in motion remains in motion with the same velocity unless acted upon by an unbalancing force.”… Continue reading Will Your Retirement Make You a Victim of Newton’s First Law of Motion?

A New Model for Aging: Subtract 20 Years From Your Chronological Age.

I pulled another book at random off my “A” shelf this week as I wait for Amazon to deliver my latest new book purchase. It turns out the book’s kind of an oldie, published in 1999. As I began my reread, I quickly realized why it was on the “A” shelf even with that publication… Continue reading A New Model for Aging: Subtract 20 Years From Your Chronological Age.

Do You Have an Exit Strategy Built Into Your Retirement Plan?

Exit strategy from your retirement? No, I’m not talking about prepaid funeral expenses/burial plots or DNR/power-of-attorney stuff. I’m talking about a retirement strategy that includes a contingency plan should (when) the euphoria of a leap from labor-to-leisure fades and one finds themselves wading into the hidden perils of a self-indulgent, leisure-based retirement. OK, I understand… Continue reading Do You Have an Exit Strategy Built Into Your Retirement Plan?

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