I recently learned of a psychiatrist working in Zimbabwe who inspired me. Dr. Dixon Chibanda deals with global mental health in a part of the world where needs are huge and professionals are few. Wondering how to deal with this dilemma, his creative solution was to engage seniors in his work. He “trained grandmothers in […]

Cultivating an inquiring mind is a great way to stay flexible and active on all levels – physical, mental, and emotional. Listed below are 15 questions to challenge you to create or revise your purpose so that you can soar into your best possible life — now. Getting To Know “Me” What does the word […]

Albert Einstein said “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle, and the other is as though everything is a miracle. I was at a meeting in Providence, RI a while ago and my client asked, “Have you been in touch with people you went to […]

When I ask people what they want their lives to look like in the future, almost everyone I’ve talked to will tell me they want to be happy, healthy, and free—at least once they retired. But when I ask people how they are going to make that vision a reality, very few have a realistic […]

There’s a simple fact of life that none of us can escape…the end of it. No matter how rich, poor, healthy, sick or stubborn you may be, we all have to say sayonara at some point or another. With that in mind, I propose a simple experiment: Just for today, pretend that tomorrow doesn’t exist. Given the times we’re […]

I recently sold my business which I started 35 years ago at the age of 35. I was planning the new chapter in my life, trying to re-invent myself when the pandemic hit, leaving me quite undone. My challenge is to find a new sense of purpose when so much is shut down. Any suggestions? […]

A funny thing happened on the way to my next birthday. I was standing in the kitchen with a spatula in hand and forgot what I was cooking. Aside from the comedy of forgetting where I put X, Y or Z, I also felt a little fearful, thinking: Will I forget more and more until I […]

We’ve all experienced the miniature trauma of gratuitous waiting– in line, stuck in traffic, canceled flights, waiting to meet the right partner – or waiting 145 days until you finally can retire.  Most of us are familiar with the frustration that fretting over waiting – for any length of time — can bring on. If […]