Time travel with me for a second, will you? It’s day one of your life – cleaned up, aspirated, swaddled, lying on mom’s chest. Were you? Active and engaged? Passive and inert? OK – I tried it and it didn’t work for me either. My recall was a tad fuzzy. Perhaps a little early for […]
It’s Never Too Late To Get “AMPed.” Post-career May Be the Best Time! Read More »
I believe it was Satchel Paige that asked the question that is my article headline. You may have heard of (or remember) Leroy Robert “Satchel” Paige, American Negro League pitcher who is notable for his longevity in the game. He became a Hall of Famer, died in 1982 at age 76, and was known for
How Old Would You Be If You Didn’t Know How Old You Are? Read More »
OK – I’m guilty. I’m full-on plagiarizing! I stole all of the terms you see in quotes in the headline from Mike Drak, Rob Morrison, and Jonathan Chevreau (henceforth known as M, R, & J) Secretly, I hate them! You see, they put into 209 wonderfully written pages what I’ve been blogging about for three
Do You Have an “Escape Tunnel” or “Glidepath” to Your “Retirement Victory Lap?” Read More »
“We all know that nature abhors a vacuum. The same is true of our imaginations. The Magician makes this principle work for him. Drawing a magic circle, he creates an empty space in which to work his magic. You can think of your goals as providing the boundaries of this inner circle. Within the empty
The Idea of Retirement Has Stolen Our Inner Magician. Let’s Get It Back! Read More »
How’s your whiplash going? Mine sucks!! I’m coming off a bad week. Actually, two weeks of funk. Last week was the first time in over two years that I missed a Monday 5 p.m. blog post. Couldn’t do it. The draft that I ran by my first-level “copyeditor” (my roommate of 49 1/2 years) got
Is COVID a Cataclysm? Or a Catalyst? I’m Going With the Latter Read More »
2020 COVID-19 bucket-list revision: Daughter’s country club wedding Backyard, limit to 20 guests, buy masks, cancel caterer, saved $45K. Bahama/Mediterranean cruise Vision of floating petri-dish won’t go away – cancel, try to recover deposit. Early retirement Hmmm – maybe these non- or semi-retirement heretics are on to something. Buy some books. Find therapist to help
Your Bucket List Just Got Blown Up – Now What? Read More »
Recently, a questioner on Quora.com asked me to answer this question: “For people 55 and older, what would you tell your 40-year-old self? What do you wish you knew then that you know now.” I’m deep into the demographic so I took a shot at it. I found it hard to keep it short. So,
OK, you’re over 60 – what do you know now that you’d like to tell your 40-year-old self? Read More »
I’m watching more movies these days than ever. I suspect you are too. We’ve never been movie-goers/watchers. Watching a half-dozen movies a year is a busy year for us. I’ve watched more than that just this month. End-of-day, late-night surfing the wasteland of HBO/Showtime/Epix, etc. and settling on one from the endless selection of mind-numbers.
Change Your Four-letter-word Selection to Get Through This Mess Read More »
We’re alike right now, I’m guessing. Lots of time to think. Thinking like we’ve never had to think before. Maybe even thinking about our thinking. What now? What if? What’s next? Can things possibly ever be the same again? (Can we say a collective “no” on that?) There are some who say that this is
So, You’re Over 60 and COVID Sucker-punched. Now What? Read More »
What’s in a number? Meet Ron Benfield, Vancouver, WA. Numbers are a big deal for Ron. He has been swimming in them for over four decades as a finance executive with several prestigious hospitals and health systems. I met Ron last fall on the phone while doing business development work with an executive healthcare outplacement
85/15, 8 of 10, and 114 Years Read More »
