Travel in the Time of Coronavirus
This time last summer, we were 30 days away from, and I was so excited about, a month-long trip to Italy. I honestly think the planning...
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A Good Laugh is a GOOD THING
Do you ever find something ridiculously funny but then stop and think – ‘yeesh … what if other people don’t find it nearly as funny’? I...
Wine, Butter, Chocolate, Caramel and Salt
So, this week I turned 65. But this is my kind of math: At 50 I started counting down backwards. So ... 50, 49, 48, 47 ........ and on...
Curing Boredom ... one click at a time
So - this happened this week and it got me to thinking about human behavior in general, and human behavior right now as we're all at...
Thinking I'm Hip (enough). Episode 1.
I don't like to admit my age (64.9), and I like even less to realize that sometimes I'm just not as hip as I think I am. Or I want to be....
The May Day Mad Dash
It's May Day, and more than any other holiday, this is the one where I miss my folks the most. Odd, I know. When I left for college in...
Love in the Time of Coronavirus
Scene 1: The handsome man arrives home after doing the grocery shopping. He's putting items away as a woman walks into the kitchen. He...
The #1 Reason for a PLAN B (do you have one?)
Anxiety dream # 4,736 ... and it's a math story problem, of course. If health + safety + job insecurity are in your coffee cup, and the...
Staying Afloat in Tough Economic Times
These are tough times. TOUGH TIMES to be more precise. Jaime Diamond, JPMorgan Chase CEO, said this week that we are facing a 'bad...
Loose Change Changes Lives
Like most women, I carry a wallet. And that wallet has a place for loose change. And when that loose change builds up, said wallet...
17 Sites to Remedy the Stay-Home Blues
My friend Suzanne called me last night and said she’s bored. Not just bored … BORED. She’s tired of reading books. She’s tired of...
Groundhogs Geeks and Twinkies
My friends and I have been texting each other every morning with two words. Groundhog Day. If you remember the Bill Murray movie by the...
5 Tips to Kick Your Retirement Savings Into High Gear
SUCH challenging times we’re in – eh? Probably like you, my financial portfolio and I have been through two recessions and 9/11; each...
Behind the Doors
Strange times, eh? Coronavirus has us sheltered in our homes, behind doors, feeling off-kilter. I don't know about you, but this...
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Entrepreneur | Business Coach | Writer | Traveler
So the words describing me above don't exactly fit with 'retirement' - or do they?
I think they do! And here's why:
Entrepreneur: I've lived in the corporate world, the government world, and now I use all those skills to help grow a global skincare brand founded by top-notch Stanford-trained dermatologists. I love the time flexibility I have, the financial freedom I have, and the ability to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs the world over.
End result? Even in retirement, my life is filled with interesting, fun, passionate, savvy and engaging friends and business partners!
Business Coach: Before retirement my entire career centered around business development, and small business consulting. It's something I still love. These days, even though I am semi-retired, I help people (admittedly mostly women) leverage our company and products to help fund - what can sometimes be - an underfunded retirement account. And we have a LOT of fun in the process!
End result? Even in retirement I stretch my brain every day!
Writer: So, I have this Blog. But long before blogging became popular, I wrote marketing and branding copy for small businesses. And some big businesses. Oh, and non-profits. Then I discovered content writing for websites, which I still love to do! Give me a fun client, an engaging story to tell the world, and I'm a happy girl.
End result? Even in retirement
I'll. Always. Be. Writing.
Traveler: I know - I know ... when do I find time to travel? ALL the time. Everything I do for fun (work included) I can do from anywhere as long as I have my phone and my laptop. Our home. Our second home. Our third home. (yep, there are 3) On an airplane. Or maybe a train. Sitting at a table in a sweet coffee shop in Lucca, Italy, or savoring a cold pint of beer at the Warm Springs Lodge in Sun Valley, Idaho. My husband John and I love traveling ... the exploration, food and wine, education, art, culture, and mostly the people. Our bucket list is loonnnggg these days and we love the planning as much as the going.
End result? We're always ALWAYS ready for the next adventure!
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