Starry, Starry ‘Life’ - Inspire Your Reinvention with a Transition Story (6 Tips and 9 Ideas)
What’s the dream for your life ahead? How hard are you pushing yourself to get it?The Rijksmuseum is TripAdvisor’s #1 rated ‘Things to do” in Amsterdam. But not for me. On my visit last month I wanted none of those dark Dutch paintings.I wanted Van Gogh’s “Starry, Starry Night.” Turns out “The Starry Night” is in New York and part of the Museum of Modern Art’s Permanent Collection since 1941
Reinventing Yourself? Why You Need a Transition Story.
The inside window ledges of the homes in Northern Holland tell stories.During my ten-day visit I saw handsome turquoise pottery, painted pitchers, tall vases with flowers, ceramic birds and farm animals, wooden ships, and tin angels displayed in the windows.In villages on the Frisian Islands, homes with large front windows edge the sidewalks.
Lost in Transition? Try the 'Tough Cookie 100-Day Plan for Getting Unstuck' (Over 30 Ideas)
There are only two types of people in the world: people who do what they say they’re going to do when they say they’re going to do it, and people who don’t do what they say they’re going to do when they say they’re going to do it.I am the first type. I do what I say I am going to do. Unless, of course, I'm stuck. I hate getting stuck.
Stuck? Confused? Can’t Find Your Late-in-Life Groove? You Need a 'Tough Cookie' Voice.
Getting stuck in a life transition isn’t fun. Even smack in the middle of a lull when we feel something’s bound to come along to move us forward (we’re not sure what) is enough to make us think we missed a step we should have known about.
The #1 Myth of Midlife Change: How It Holds You Back and Ways to Bust It Up
“Roll up your sleeves - midlife change is your best and last chance to become the real you.”Thus begins the article, “The Existential Necessity of Midlife Change,” in the Harvard Business Review OnPoint,Your Next Move, Summer 2015.I was puzzled momentarily. The term “real you” is odd, isn’t it?Who are you now if you’re not the real you?Here’s the answer:
Crossing Muddy Waters: Feeling Deeply Through Loss
What awaits all of us is loss. This is a grown-up truth.Loss sneaks up on you. Suddenly it becomes harder to breathe.Loss is large, small, often unexpected and unwanted. We all know individuals who face destroyed or derailed careers, tumultuous terminations of marriages, the negative biopsy report, cruel aftermaths of an unfortunate financial move or the plight of frail parents as they nosedive toward an end.Loss can defeat us. Loss will bring you to your knees.I am on mine.
Five Things People Who Love Their Post50 Lives Don’t Do
One day you think: Oh, here is the rest of my life. It’s finally arrived.The map of how you got here may be in front of you, but what to do now? No map for that.Still we do figure it out.Not all of us do it well. At least, not every time.
I solved life after college graduation rather fine. But post-divorce invoked a shaky time that curled my toes and wreaked havoc on providing for my daughter in a fitting way. (My mom sent money.)
Be Dangerous Again: A Renaissance for You in Post50 Freedom
Welcome back to Part 3/5 on crafting a remarkable Post50 Life. We explored Geography of Place last time and today, it's all about getting our time back. We move on to Freedom, the second of the Four Elements of Post50 Lifestyle.Retirement isn’t being retired. It’s already retired. You know that by now…
