If there is one aspect of being post-50 that we all share in one way or another, it is the concern about care—caring for our parents, our spouses, our grandchildren, our children. Many of you can probably check off several of the above as immediate areas of concern, especially if you are a member of […]
The Longevity Paradox
We all know that living longer, healthier lives, coupled with the sheer numbers of the aging Boomer population, presents us all with a financial challenge. How do we make our money last as long as we do? Sound financial planning is an obvious answer, but it’s also an ideal-world answer. In the real world, the […]
Cancer Care Lags Behind Research
The title of this post is probably not a huge surprise to anyone. Health care in general lags behind not only the research but the needs of the person seeking help. More and more healthcare providers are recognizing the importance of a holistic approach, but even those who wish they could spend more time treating […]
VIA Talk: Getting Paid What You Are Worth
Get ready for a cognitive jolt to your assumptions, opening the way to envisioning new alternative futures in the Aging Space for your organization, your community and for yourself as a more confident and highly valued CSA. You will have the opportunity to examine the hottest topic on the minds of leading CSAs and newbies […]
Putting the Positive in Your Perspective
Let us try to see things from their better side: You complain about seeing thorny rose bushes; Me, I rejoice and give thanks to the gods That thorns have roses. ~ Alphonse Karr Have you ever heard the phrase “Where attention goes, energy flows”? Where we choose to focus our thoughts can impact the quality […]
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 […]
Future Cast Your Long Term Success
Everyone wants long term success. But it is elusive for most. Long term success is dependent on knowing where you are now and where you are headed. Then closing the gap. Frequently. Continuously. Whether it’s your business, your career or your life at home., it’s easy to get off track, lose touch or get buried […]
To Hire or Not to Hire: Family Caregiving and When It’s Time for a Helping Hand
To Hire or Not to Hire: Family Caregiving and When It’s Time for a Helping Hand By: Samantha Stein A secure long term care coverage is difficult to find, especially when it concerns your parents. Who do you trust with their care? Would an insurance policy be enough? And which long term care insurance companies […]
Women, We Need to Talk
Over the past few months, I’ve traversed the country speaking and reporting, and everywhere I go, I keep hearing the recurring theme of “reimagining.” This paradigm-changing phrase is a favorite of mine, and now it is morphing into a meme . . . especially around retelling our generational story and our her-story. For post-50 women […]
Can We Control How Fast We Age? #TBT
Most of us struggle with the disconnect between the age we feel inside and the age we see and feel in our bodies. Our capacity for extraordinary visions and creative leaps is truly ageless, no matter the packaging, but that doesn’t make the aches and pains (corporeal and emotional) of an aging body any less real.
