Starting a business in retirement

Starting a business in retirement

These days, if you ask most people when they’re going to retire, many will tell you they can’t ever retire. Most people today actually plan to bring income home forever. Some plan to have side gigs or to work as a freelancer or a consultant, and some plan to start...
Starting a business in your 50’s

Starting a business in your 50’s

There is no doubt that the 50’s is a good time to start a business. You have almost three times as much chance of creating a successful business than at any other age. Let’s look at a couple of examples. Leo Goodwin founded GEICO, the well-known insurance company, in...
Celebration of Life

Celebration of Life

Last week I went to a Celebration of Life. There were hugs, Amazing Grace on bagpipes, those rollup sandwiches, (I love Church lady sandwiches!) and a sense of a life well lived! Being on the north side of 60 this is not a rare occurrence; however, I did learn some...
Developing Resilience When Facing Adversity

Developing Resilience When Facing Adversity

In my last post, I gave you some general tips on how to build resilience in your everyday life. Now I’d like to help you understand how to continue building resilience when facing adversity, because a resilient mindset is one that allows you to adapt and adjust in the...
Are you resilient?

Are you resilient?

I’ve been talking a lot lately about persistence and why it is important to persist in going after your goals. An important component of developing persistence is resilience. In my last post I spoke about “Mental Strength” and what it is, and how your thoughts define...
I Persisted!

I Persisted!

I’ve been talking about persistence lately, and much of it has to do with the fact that I persisted and reached my goal, this post! Here are some more things to think about. You’ve probably heard the term “mental strength” a lot. It’s become a common buzzword in our...