For 35 years, my focus has been helping women 50+ create lives they love with financial confidence and abundance. But thriving in your next chapter includes much more than money because, without our health and happiness, all the money in the world means nothing. As we age, this becomes even more important. Women can expect …
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When my husband and I first got married over three decades ago, I remember how difficult it was to talk to him about money. We were so different. Often, when I would bring up an idea for something that I wanted to do that involved money, he seemed to shut me down. I would react …
I love visiting Costa Rica. Do you know that it’s one of the Blue Zones, with many people thriving and living to age 100 and beyond? On one of my trips, I met a couple in their 80s who were standing behind me for the zip line! They were fit, joyful, and having the time …
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About a month ago, I was exploring Medicare plan options because I will turn 65 in October, when I suddenly had an epiphany that in 15 years, I’ll be 80 years old! My first thought was, “How could this be happening? Just 15 years ago, I was turning 50 and entering this exciting phase of …
Are your dreams still in a drawer? When I worked with The Pacific Institute and facilitated workshops around the country, I remember speaking with so many baby boomers who told me that their dreams had been put in a drawer many years ago. They had been focused on their marriage, their children, their jobs – …
Having an epiphany like that is a game changer. So often we look back at negative experiences or people in our life with regret, anger or resentment, when actually, those experiences could be our greatest teachers.
I have been conducting research with pre- and post- retirees for over 20 years. During this time, I have discovered that when people plan for the future, or whatever they call it, words like passion, purpose, hobby, busy, fulfillment, engaged and fun are most frequently cited. But during this time of COVID, I have heard …
Are you ready for a new decade? How will 2020 unfold for you? Most of us have heard that thoughts are things and what we focus on expands. This is also true with gratitude. When we are in a state of gratitude, we naturally move into a state of joy. Joy and gratitude are very …
I vividly remember the day that I got the keys to my first apartment. It was a studio, probably 400-square feet and I LOVED IT. I had my OWN place. My own kitchen, my own bathroom, and my own front door where I could hang a wreath at Christmas time. It felt like I was …
Idi Amin died in exile. King Richard III died for lack of a horse. Kenneth Lay wasn’t the only multimillionaire to die broke. On the other hand, Gandhi, Mozart, Queen Elizabeth I, Mother Teresa and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. continue to live richly in memory all the days of humanity; during their lives they …
