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.”

Living a Regret Free Life

I recently came across this post by my friend Susan Williams of BoomingEncore. As we emerge from this scourge, I felt its message was appropriate as we adjust to the new reality of a changing world. Be sure to check out the TedX YouTube at the end – a powerful 10-minute message. Enjoy! BY SUSAN… Continue reading Living a Regret Free Life

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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?

Do you really care if you live to old age or not?

Please forgive me for taking a shortcut this week. We have spent an exhausting week moving to another home and I haven’t had the energy or bandwidth to push any creative content buttons.     I’m reposting an article I submitted a few weeks ago to a question on Quora.com that has been garnering some… Continue reading Do you really care if you live to old age or not?