I want to respond to a query I’m often asked: “Why do you prefer to focus on the forty-plus segment versus solely focusing on fifty-plus, especially Baby Boomers?” My response is much the same as David Wolfe’s on this topic, as he describes the future of the Ageless Market: “Markets over forty will grow at […]
The Greatness Challenge: Excerpt
In this manifesto, I beseech you to belly up to the realization that we can no longer afford to rest on our laurels. The world is shifting to a different playing field, one New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman says is “flattened by instant connectivity.” If we don’t wake up in time to retool for […]
The Third Act
Legendary actress and activist Jane Fonda’s book, Prime Time, is about living to the fullest in what she calls the “third act” of life. In her 70s, Fonda wrote about “stories from her own life and the lives of others” exploring” how the critical years from 45 and 50, and especially from 60 and beyond, […]
Yesterday’s Winds Still Blowing Me Away
Generosity, Gratefulness and Grace. Sound like you? If so, you’re a lot like my clients. One woman client, Ms.Clio, recently did something extraordinary. I know you’ll enjoy reading about what she did to take my breath away. It’s mid-afternoon on the day of the once in a lifetime (every 99yrs) seen Solar Eclipse over a […]
Questions First. Answers Later
Let’s face it: If you are in your 50s, 60s, or 70s, lost your job or business and/or your home to foreclosure, the future looks bleak. If you are younger, it will be difficult, but doable because you have time on your side. For so many of us, the last decade has been personally and […]
Whose Midlife Crisis, Is It?
The phrase “midlife crisis” for many brings to mind clichéd images of men quitting their unfulfilling jobs and leaving their wives to ride off into the sunset with younger women in their shiny new sports cars. Since the term was first coined, in 1965, by Elliot Jacques, much attention has been paid to this psychological […]
When a Loved One with Alzheimer’s Loses a Spouse by Michael Longsdon
In case you didn’t know it we open up the site to guest contributors. Especially when they provide such meaningful information. Please welcome Michael Longsdon from Elderfreedom.net . Photo Credit: geralt, Pixabay Losing a spouse, especially one who was the primary caregiver, is one of the hardest experiences in life. When the person suffering […]
The Silver Lining of the Graying of America
“I want to make every moment count.” “Life is short.” “It’s got to matter or why bother?” One of my clients exclaimed during one of our recent sessions, “Oh my G-d, I just got it… I have less time before me with my wife than we have behind us. We have got to change how […]
Rock on To Your Greater Future
By-Pass the System Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Muriel Strode When you look back at your life, will you be able to say that you lived in your groove, working and loving to the fullest degree possible? Those who lead great […]
Out from the Shadows: Cronework for the New Millennium
She cackles and crows, her sounds call to me. Sounds that vibrate within. I feel a quickening that pierces my soles, moves up from my toes, through my spine into my pelvis. I am a cauldron of fire, the vapors spreading within. I am moved to dance, to swirl. As I turn in a dervish […]
