Carol Dweck’s recent book, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, talks about the importance of attitude and its impact on the way see into the future and how we take…
This time of turmoil, economic melt-downs, religious and ethnic strife, natural and man-made disasters, war and political upheaval, has raised questions for me and many of those with whom I…
Major life changes can precipitate a sense of crisis. The old solutions don’t work. The old meanings and understandings don’t hold up. We may feel adrift, or even worse, like…
Susan Moon has written a short, 176 pages, and deceptively simple book called “This is Getting Old” about the challenges and the gifts of aging from a Zen prospective. At…
INTERVIEW WITH MARGIE ADAM Margie Adam has been an icon and leader in the women’s music movement and deeply engaged as a singer/song writer, organizer and activist. She recently completed…
Listening to one of our workshop participants lament how many times she had tried to diet and exercise, I thought about the entertaining yet extremely helpful book by the Heath…
Do you know about the “30 year bonus”? If you are in your late 50’s or 60’s you have the potential of living another 30 or 40 years! That is…
Work-life euphoria: Barbara’s euphoric consulting career (This is the third installment of Barbara’s journal sharing her insights and experiences as she approaches retirement. To read the first installments, click here )….
Four Days Out Going to Pieces… Mark Epstein wrote “Going to Pieces without Falling Apart.” That’s me today, only I am not sure about the falling apart part. My normal…
Two Weeks Out Ready To Go I’m 66, and I’m retiring in two weeks. I’ve worked for 30 plus years, the last 20 in this stressful company. I’ve been through…