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Staying Creatively Connected to Grandchildren

Staying Creatively Connected to Grandchildren

Years ago, when my 4 older granddaughters were still young, I lived on the East Coast and they lived on the West. It worked for us, at least temporarily, as a great communication vehicle. Together we tried some pretty creative ways to stay connected. The blog below is actually a magazine column I wrote when my granddaughter, Laura, was about…

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New Rule for Life #3: Keep your professional networks active and current.

New Rule for Life #3: Keep your professional networks active and current.

Most of us now in or thinking about our “retirement years”, whether we’re still working full or part time or not, grew up with a 4 stage life model: 1. Childhood 2. Education 3. Work and Family 4. Retirement What has changed? “Retirement” has developed multiple forms and there is no one way to do it, much less do it…

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Life Literacy In The New Normal.  How Do You Rank Yourself?

Life Literacy In The New Normal. How Do You Rank Yourself?

My new book, How Do I Get There From Here?  is due out in August from the American Management Association (AMACOM, publisher).  In it I cite Financial Literacy and the importance of being able to work with a great financial advisor, as key competencies in the New Normal. I recently attended a Financial Literacy Day conference arranged and sponsored by the…

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You’re A Failure If You Aren’t Doing What You Absolutely Love. Or Are You?

Author Brianna West recently wrote in Medium Daily Digest “We’re doing people an incredible disservice by telling them they should seek, and pursue, what they love. People usually can’t differentiate between what they really love and what they love “the idea of”. In doing so, she reminded me of the diversity of purposes for work among my clients and the courage…

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HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH LIFE PLANNING? 8 QUESTIONS TO FIND OUT

HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH LIFE PLANNING? 8 QUESTIONS TO FIND OUT

Two Personal Consulting clients of mine – let’s call them Rene and Phil – are both in their late fifties. They are working with me to do their joint 18-month immediate life plan and their 18 to 48-month mid-range life plan. In their 30 years of marriage they have never had so many exciting aspirations or such concern for the…

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