After 40, this is the most important pursuit in your life After 40, we start having less tolerance for an empty life. The routine starts to drag on us and we start thinking of what we should do with our life. This is a good thing. The most questioning starts with our...
Protect your investments!! This is the headline from this month’s Money magazine. In fact the whole magazine is focused on how to keep your retirement intact for future years. For me this is like saying, prepare for your death!!! The opposite action is mandatory now,...
A challenging time This is a year of financial turmoil in which millions of people around the world have seen their retirement nest eggs shrink, and their houses decrease in value. For many, a generalized anxiety about their future keeps them up at night. While I can...
The 5 most important steps you must take now! Do nothing Probably not the first piece of advice you would expect to get! When you are laid off, the range of emotions you feel can be overwhelming. You become your own worst critic, and you start coming up with all the...
It’s easy to put off things that you want to do. There is no limit to the excuses — too tired, no time, what will others think?, no money – the list goes on and on. When it comes to doing the work you really like to do, the list becomes longer. “I’ll wait till I...
(If you are over 40, you NEED to know the answer!) It seems all the news is bad these days — jobs are being lost; retirement is in jeopardy for millions — and no end in sight! But did you know? This is good news for those over 40! Sometimes we need a crisis to finally...
Not since the great depression of 1929 have we seen such a financial crisis, and frankly, the lack of national leadership that we are experiencing now. Banks are failing overnight, Wall Street greed and the chase after quick money has finally caused this country to...
With all the activity this week on US financial markets, I feel a strong need to say something about this. I would like to share my observations about the financial meltdown as it relates to each of us following our vocational passion. First, it is clear to me we have...
Have you been wondering if happiness is even possible? Yes, it is! Deep inside, we all want to be happy, especially in the middle part of our lives. We also seek a simple process, and a new secret to reach this lifelong goal. Well, I have a simple answer and, of...
Go against the grain! When you arrive at 50, those around you will expect you to slow down and retire. They will ask what you are planning to do when you stop working. The marketing messages you see are pushing youth and beauty and the pursuit of material goods. You...
