Ageless Beat Blog | Karen Sands

The Ageless Beat Blog is for audacious, conscious entrepreneurs, world shakers and change makers who want to Rock Your Age! Posts are focused on the latest news, trends, and opportunities for 40+ women and men, as well as those who serve the 40+ market. I share information, tools, resources, strategies, and visionary insights about the future, as well as personal and professional mastery, including exciting trends, principles, and strategies that will help you transform your life in ways that transform the world and create Ageless Futures Across Generations.

Time With Sands – 40+ Professional Women

I have dealt with sexism throughout my career, but now that I’m almost 50 it seems to be worse. What can I do to demand more visibility and respect in my organization? — Angelina H. As women, any “-ism” is worsened by sexism. Ageism and sexism wreak havoc on the careers and businesses of […]

A Note of Gratitude

I would first like to express how grateful I am for all of you! You have allowed me the opportunity to share my thoughts and inspiration through my work each day, and in turn be inspired by you. Through my coaching I have heard many stories of difficult times, setbacks, and obstacles in your path. […]

Time With Sands – Reinvention

What do you mean by Radical Reinvention? Does every reinvention need to be extreme? — Quinn N. Scott Maxwell said, “Every seed destroys its container.” Part of being human is that as we grow and develop, the forces to reinvent ourselves often take us in new directions throughout the course of our life span. And […]

Time With Sands – Self Recovery

What is the best way to recover the self I know as alive, empowered, and abundant when I am just not feeling it now? – Henry M. Stop trying so hard. Realize that the whole range of emotions is what makes us human, and when we start cutting off emotions that don’t feel good, we […]

Time With Sands – Draining Days

I feel like I’m not consistent with my work and everyday life. Since the pandemic I’ve felt more and more drained, but with bursts of productivity sometimes. How do I address this? – Rosie L. The first thing I would ask is what is happening on your productive days that’s not happening on the days […]

Time With Sands – Casual Ageism

Halloween is approaching and I would like to add dressing up as the elderly to the list of costumes that should be avoided (along with culturally appropriative and other offensive costumes of the past). I saw a Today article about how dressing as an older person is a form of casual ageism. What are your […]

Election Day: November 8th, 2022

Being a truth teller goes hand in hand with another visionary ability: discernment. Being able to go below the surface and see beyond what’s obvious, distinguishing differences among options, reading character and motives—all are crucial to seeing what the truth really is. In politics, as we all know, telling the truth is often not a […]

Time With Sands – Grand Return

I’m in my 70s and I’m still working. I love keeping busy and I have many friends that feel the same! My family doesn’t understand and has expressed that they want me to retire. How can I communicate that this is what more older adults are doing? -Lawrence J. I’m right there with you and […]

Visionaries Speak Their Truth

We can generally agree that telling the truth is the right thing to do in most situations. Yet often we hold back, saying what we think others want to hear, or simply holding back an opinion or idea when we suspect it won’t be well received. But when the truth could lead to positive change—such […]

Time With Sands – Midlife Crisis

I just turned 40! Growing up I heard the label “midlife crisis” tagged onto any risky or bold decision someone over 40 made. If anything I feel more courageous than at any point in my life before! Are big life changes in your 40s and beyond truly caused by an existential crisis, or am I […]