It’s gotta be better! It’s gonna be better! Time to move on and give this loser of a year the boot! I had a rough morning thinking about what didn’t happen this year that I wanted to happen. Some highlights, a lot of lowlights. But, there was one big highlight: YOU! I pushed out 51… Continue reading Let’s Give This Loser the Boot!
WARNING! Your Retirement May Be a Cul-De-Sac
When I made my final corporate relocation and moved to Denver in 1979, I ensconced our family in a house at the top of an 11-house cul-de-sac where we remained for 21 years. It was a tight little community with, at one point, 23 kids under the age of 11. You can visualize what a… Continue reading WARNING! Your Retirement May Be a Cul-De-Sac
Escaping Your Cultural Captors – Your Portal May Be Pooping On Your Potential!
Have you ever thought of yourself as being in a “cultural fishbowl?” News alert! You’re in one! If you’re 16, you are in a cultural fishbowl with the world watching to see how well you manage your rebelliousness and bone-headedness. If you are 60, your cultural fishbowl is being watched by a crowd with a… Continue reading Escaping Your Cultural Captors – Your Portal May Be Pooping On Your Potential!
Your Attitude Is the Difference Maker.
Coincidence? IF . . . A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O-P-Q-R-S-T-U-V-W-X-Y-Z EQUALS . . . 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26 THEN . . . K+N+O+W+L+E+D+G+E 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96% H+A+R+D+W+O+R+K 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98% BUT . . . A+T+T+I+T+U+D+E 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100% Raise your hand if you’ve seen this clever formula 700 times? I thought about it today as I watched the views on one of… Continue reading Your Attitude Is the Difference Maker.
Whew! Good News About Being 60!
My mom didn’t make it to 60. She gave it up to lymphoma at age 57. Dad had a heart attack two years later at 59 and made it to 80, enduring 21 years of extended chronic illness. My grandparents all checked out in their 60s and 70s. I remember a Parade magazine article a… Continue reading Whew! Good News About Being 60!
Happy Thanksgiving – I guess?
Well, COVID, the Feds, and our Governor say no to a conventional Thanksgiving this year. Then the weather says we can’t even do it on the back deck with space heaters. So, it’s each family component on their own. Hmmm – a 14-pound turkey for two? It is what it is. Our family’s best to… Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving – I guess?
What Type of Retiree Are You – or Do You Want to Be?
A few months ago, as a favor for a friend, I did a webinar entitled “What’s Next? Redefining Retirement and Creating Power and Purpose in Your Post-career Life” for one of the local Christian Living Communities’ senior-living facilities. Not exactly my “target market” since my focus is more on folks who are approaching, or… Continue reading What Type of Retiree Are You – or Do You Want to Be?
Over 60 and “Acting Your Age?” STOP IT!!
“Too many people believe that at age 64 you are a productive, contributing member of society. And then, at 65, you’re supposed to retire, go on Social Security and Medicare, and overnight you become irrelevant and become dependent. What we really need to say is that at 65 keep it moving. I like to say… Continue reading Over 60 and “Acting Your Age?” STOP IT!!
I’m Starting a “50 to 100” Club – Wanna Join?
Ten or so years ago when I started publicly declaring that I intended to live to 100, invitations to dinner parties – or any social event, for that matter – experienced a noticeable drop. That’s not really painful for me because, as an introvert, I’m not empowered by large gatherings and am a boor… Continue reading I’m Starting a “50 to 100” Club – Wanna Join?
Should Your Retirement Include Continuing to Work? Only If Health and Longevity Are Important.
Working during retirement. Hmm. Isn’t that an anachronism? Retire, by definition, means to “retreat” or “seek a place of security and seclusion” or, as my Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it, “withdraw from use or service.” Who wants to be useless? Fewer and fewer are buying it. It turns out working during retirement has been trending up… Continue reading Should Your Retirement Include Continuing to Work? Only If Health and Longevity Are Important.
