Ted is rather cherubic looking, if one can be 80 and cherubic at the same time. Round faced. Smiling. Enthusiastic.
He had seen me on TV, speaking, as I often do, about how we’re living longer, and what that means for the time we didn’t expect to have. We need to figure out a way to stay healthy, work if we want to, fill . . . Read More
I had the second major fall of my life last week.
The first was years ago in Barcelona. We were in the ancient part of the city. My favorite part of being a photographer is the composition, and it consumes me in the moment. Stepping onto some uneven pavement, I went down like a boneless sack of corn meal. One second I was taking pictures, the next I was lying on the . . . Read More
Lots of us will want to continue to work after 50, whether we’re retired or not, and for a variety of personal, professional and financial reasons. We may work part time for our old employer, take a full-time job with a new one, or become self-employed.
Entrepreneurs make up a special subset of the self-employed. They’re different from normal self-employment businesses, such as piano instruction or a dry cleaning operation, because entrepreneurs… Read More
If you are in a relationship, no matter how long you have been together or how well (or not) you get along, one of you will be alone someday. It happens that this is top of mind at the moment. My new possible solution: Line Dancing. Really? Line Dancing? Yes. It came to me when my wife, Brown Eyes, said…
The African-American man was decently dressed, very well spoken, had the good sense to tell me his name (John) and put his hand out to shake mine. He told me his age which was exactly my own. In his case it was said as an apology, as if at this age he shouldn’t be in this position. He pulled out…
I recently gave a speech about life planning, talking about how it’s best to start that plan with being real about where you actually are now. One of the audience members objected, saying that she needed to imagine future goals as a motivator. As in carrot, not stick. I understand. But it’s been my experience that when my clients begin…
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