Women Over 50: Retire? Why?

Women Over 50: Retire? Why?

If you knew you would never take a traditional retirement, would that change how you’re thinking about your future?  As some of you know, I’m not a fan of most women retiring in the traditional way. Often when I say that, I get a lot of pushback. And I get that....
Women Over 50: What Keeps Your Flame Burning Brightly?

Women Over 50: What Keeps Your Flame Burning Brightly?

Recently I was in a Zoom session where Stacy Peralta was being interviewed. I wasn’t familiar with him, but several others on the call were. He has done many things in his life. He became a legendary skateboarder, surfer, and filmmaker, and now is involved in fine...
Women Over 50: Navigating Life’s Transitions

Women Over 50: Navigating Life’s Transitions

Do you feel as if you’ve had many transitions in your life? It sometimes seems to me that life IS transitions. A transition is not just an occasional thing that happens; for many women transition is constant. What for you constitutes a transition?  I’ve been...
Women Over 50: Retire? Why?

Women Over 50: Ready to Take a Big Swing?

“You can’t hit a home run without a big swing”—so says one of my gurus, the inside of a dark chocolate Dove Promises candy wrapper. Since I see the insides of a lot of these wrappers, I see many sayings. But this one really stood out for me.  What Does Taking A Big...
Women Over 50: What Does Awe Mean to You?

Women Over 50: What Does Awe Mean to You?

What was the first thing you thought of when you read the title of this post? A magnificent scene in nature? Beautiful music? A newborn baby? These are some common responses I hear when I ask people what awe means to them. In the book Awe: The New Science of Everyday...