Women Over 55: Who Knows You?

Women Over 55: Who Knows You?

I was struck last week by a headline on an online post that said, “I know you!” It was encouraging people to post frequently on social media—through that company, of course—so others would feel like they know you. And I thought, “Oh, really?” Who Knows You? And then I...
Women Over 55: What Are Your Important Buckets?

Women Over 55: What Are Your Important Buckets?

In a recent podcast, I interviewed a friend and former work colleague whom I hadn’t talked to in many years. It was so much fun seeing her again! She had a long and successful career at the company where we both worked and now is retired. I was eager to talk to her...
Women Over 55: How Do You Feel About Change

Women Over 55: How Do You Feel About Change

Do you think change is hard? We often hear people say that it is, or that they don’t like change, or that change takes a long time. What do you think? Alexandria Agresta, a dynamic speaker and speaking coach, says in her TEDx talk that “things don’t take time, they...
Women Over 55: Is This Over-the-Top?

Women Over 55: Is This Over-the-Top?

In my most recent newsletter, I railed against being called a lady, or being one of a group addressed as “Ladies…” Several weeks after that, the following headline appeared in an online newspaper: “Is ‘Ladies’ a microaggression? Diversity experts explain after...
Women Over 55: What Does “Hope” Mean to You?

Women Over 55: What Does “Hope” Mean to You?

When I turned on the radio this morning, the announcer was saying, “Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.” (Remember who said that? I didn’t, but when I looked it up, it was Andy Dufresne in The Shawshank Redemption.) Do you...