by Paula Usrey 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 … Read More
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, … Read More
June 17, 2020 …a day I will never forget. That’s when I started feeling sick. My kids wanted to go to the pool. While there, I developed chills. After we arrived home, I went to bed. That was just the beginning. By evening I vomited uncontrollably and had no control … Read More
For the first time in U.S. history, people sixty and over now outnumber those 18 and younger. Yet we still live in a youth-centric culture that reinforces the separation of people based on age. Separation in the Workplace, in Our Neighborhoods , and in Schools Research suggests that workers over fifty have more … Read More
In October 1999 Bernice Bratter who was then Executive Director, Los Angeles Women’s Foundation, contacted her colleague, Helen Dennis, and inquired if anyone was doing anything about professional women facing retirement. Helen specialized in aging, employment and retirement, said “not much and let’s talk.” A four-hour lunch later ended with … Read More
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 … Read More
The last day of full time work can be quite an adjustment. Is your job the way you define yourself? Does retirement give you any sense of loss of self-worth? David Brooks, in his recent excellent book Second Mountain, describes career as being the first mountain that we climb. A … Read More
Do you feel that your talents and interests are not being used sufficiently? Is your job or lifestyle unfulfilling? Often we identify with our job title, or stay in a dead-end career because it’s easier to do that than chance the unknown. We limit ourselves to our title and don’t … Read More
Hello, Xers! You guys were latch-key kids, born between 1965 and 1980, and comprise the smallest of all generational cohort groups. You are self-reliant, independent, flexible, adaptable, and want to work to live, not live to work. You don’t want empty praise – you want genuine respect for the value … Read More
