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 – Times of Crisis

During times of crisis, like hurricane Ian, life really comes into perspective. I worry for my friends and family that are likely unscathed so far! But I also begin to reevaluate my life. Am I really living my life to my greatest potential? It almost seems selfish to think this way. Am I wrong for […]

Calling On Your Inner Visionary

Presence is an essential skill to master. The first steps in developing this presence are asking the right questions, then opening yourself up to listening to the answers from the visionary voice inside you. These answers (or more and better questions) might come from within, but they can also come from messengers and symbols in […]

Time With Sands – Age-Diverse Workforce

I’ve been seeing more research on the benefits of having an age-diverse workforce. Does this really foster innovation? How can I work to hire and retain older workers? — Chris N. For any innovation to happen there needs to be diversity: in age, gender, ethnicity, and even culturally. This provides insight from all different backgrounds […]

Time With Sands – Gray Hair

There is a lot of discourse circulating on the topic of gray hair. I love my gray hair, but I also appreciate the choice to color it. What are your thoughts? — Pam W. This is getting to the ROOT of internalized and externalized ageism! As a society, we have framed gray hair and wrinkles […]

The Real Roots: Inner And External Ageism

Jacynth Bassett posted to LinkedIn and asked “Is Dove’s #KeepTheGrey campaign, in support of news anchor Lisa LaFlamme’s reported firing due to her grey hair, still ageist?” My answer: yes. This is a version of yet another form of “othering” older women (and women in general), now totally commercialized. We are perpetuating ageist beauty standards—within […]

Time With Sands – Ageism On The Ballot

I came across this article, asking if the age of the candidates should be on the ballot when voting. I find this extremely off-putting and they even quote someone as saying America is a “gerontocracy.” Is this blatant ageism here to stay in politics? — Janet P. Ageism is one of the -isms that often […]

Devastation to Renewal

Hurricanes, fires, layoffs, failed businesses, loss of loved ones…We all experience devastation in our lives, and with that devastation, a choice. We can be consumed with mourning what we’ve lost or honor that loss by moving forward with a renewed focus on what really matters. In 2001, there was a fire that consumed my home […]

Time With Sands – Labor Day

Worker’s rights and changes in the way we work are in the news constantly nowadays. With Labor Day approaching, do you have any insight into what’s coming? — Richard H. The importance of Labor Day are more apparent now than ever before. We are seeing an uproar of each generation demanding that they be valued in […]

Labor Day: Let’s Celebrate Our Achievements

The labor movement of the late 19th century fought to start labor unions that would advocate for the common worker. They wanted better hours, wages, and working conditions, as well as to end child labor and to have medical benefits for people that were injured or retired. In 1894 this movement inspired the implementation of […]

Time With Sands – Remote and Hybrid Work

I’m curious about your thoughts on remote work. I have enjoyed my hybrid schedule. It seems to me that this has the potential to foster inclusivity, but it could also hinder creativity and collaboration if work is solely remote. Is WFH the new normal or will we return to the office for good eventually? — […]