Understanding Lessons Learned on Life’s Voyage Reaching age 70 has prompted me both to celebrate and to awaken. Starting a new decade has always been a time of reflection for me but this time it’s sobering. Roughly one out of three of us at this age, statistics say, will not reach our 80thbirthday. So, realizing […]
Teaching Your Mind to Inspire Others: 25 Big Lessons Made Simple My mother was a classroom teacher for more than 40 years and during that time she positively impacted the lives of thousands of her students. Her professional accolades were many from loving students, appreciative parents, admiring co-workers and mentoring principals. I knew this but, to […]
Join Adventurous Baby Boomers Like You Who Are Reinventing Retirement on a Revolutionary Voyage The world has changed dramatically since Baby Boomers took their first breaths. As a result, this huge demographic moving into retirement years will experience opportunities and challenges no other generation has faced. And, because such a large number will be living […]
Success is Traveling Imagine yourself traveling through Spain, Morocco and Portugal. Now imagine doing this on a bus with 45 people, nearly all over 60. Covering three countries in 16 days can be challenging, even with a skilled bus driver and an experienced tour leader. The trip can turn from challenging to fascinating with […]
Success is Feeling Normal & Grateful There’s nothing quite like a class reunion to snap you into reality and to question your definition of success. There you hear stories that, most likely, will make you feel normal…and grateful. First, you realize that not everyone is still around to share, brag or complain. Then you realize […]
Success is Rewiring NOT Retiring! As we seek the key to retirement success, there are many who have come before us who can serve as inspirations. Many of these standouts have chosen rewirement over retirement. They have tenaciously and passionately chosen a goal and have refused to rest until they have reached it. Here’s a […]
The Lukowskis: Success is Almost Heaven The first time I met Michael and Judy Lukowski they were living in a trailer. Michael was a grad student at the University of Florida and Judy worked for UF as an agricultural extension agent. As natives of West Virginia, they were characteristically down to earth. And they were […]
Success is Finding Your Paradise Just as the definition of success is a personal one, so is the definition of paradise. It would be safe to say, however, that almost all of us want to be successful and live in paradise. So, exactly, where is paradise? Is it on the map? Is it […]