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 […]
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 […]
There’s No Turning Back: Awakening the Slumbering Ingénue
“Oh no, I can’t be a visionary with so many wrinkles!” implores a disbelieving 48-year old elegant mother of two and top executive. She expresses her angst over dreaming about getting old. She pleads, “Not me. I’m just getting started!” This is a common lament of the just awakened Slumbering Ingénue. Most of us are […]
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 […]
The Catch 22 Truth Telling
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. Of course, not all opinions should be shared, especially […]
The Greatness of Showing UP
This idea of having it all was birthed in the women’s movement of the 60’s and 70’s: Going for it all became the liberated women’s” truth.” It was a byproduct of learning that we could “be” whatever we wanted. Failure was out of the question. For me that meant becoming a “Super Hero” of sorts: […]
A Visionary’s Journey to GeroFuturing
What’s a GeroFuturist? It is a unique word, and it’s because my role is unique. It really started way back in my early, early career where I became a futurist by chance. I didn’t expect it. I ended up in financial services after having been an educator and a serial entrepreneur, as many of you […]
Shift Happens
These are the best of times and the worst of times~ Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens Many of us in the U.S.A. are grieving the election of Donald Trump and his emerging alt right plutocracy and cronyism, on top of rampant extreme violations of our U.S. Constitution and Bill of rights to flagrantly […]
Coming Full Circle: A Visionary’s Holiday Story
My holiday miracles started arriving early this year. It all started with my daughter. She emailed me during a private invite-only conference that she was attending as an invited corporate top executive. In her email, she shared how she felt that I belonged with the women she was with and wished I was there with her […]
Ageless Stories are Timeless
One of the reasons KarenSands.com is set up to provide information for post-50 women as well as the people who serve them is that these goals are intertwined. Many boomer women are entrepreneurs or considering starting their own business, and those who aren’t are likely to work for companies that will need to pay close […]
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