Quick vs Slow – Your Approach To Second Act Reinvention
Let me ask you a question. What if someone right now, told you all the answers to your reinvention questions existed in a little place called Sucre, Bolivia. You should travel there immediately, and your plan will magically fall into place. You’ll find your passion....
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Don’t Act Your Age!
“Imagine a world where you didn’t spend your entire life trying to stay young.” Where do I sign up for that world, please? I’ve been a proponent on the pro-aging movement for a long time. Because the alternative of not aging isn’t so good. I’ve experienced it...
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Getting Clear About My Second Act – How I Selected My Word of 2020
We’re living in tumultuous times. But I don’t have to tell you that. I know you’ll agree. 2019 wasn’t the first year of pure crazy. But for me, 2019 was a year I started coming to terms with it. On a personal level, it was a great year. I traveled all over the world....
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A Quest For The 101: Finding Myself On The Pacific Coast Highway
Goals. That’s a concept we all understand. We set goals in every aspect of our lives. Many years ago, I picked up a book by Chris Guillebeau and fell in love with his approach to travel. Chris didn’t set up a simple goal to travel more. He didn’t set up a bucket list...
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3 Crazy Thoughts on Retirement Planning for Gen X Women
As a Gen X, my thoughts on retirement are pretty typical for my generation. I’ve said things like: "Retirement? I love what I’m doing. Why would I ever retire?" "Social Security and Medicare won’t be there for me." But lately, I’ve started thinking about it on a...
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5 Things To Know About Eating Vegetarian and a Recipe To Prove It
You can’t ignore the buzzwords circling around the food industry right now. Plant-based. Vegetarian. Vegan. Organic. All-natural. Sustainably created. Are you doing it all right? A new study shows that nearly half of all adults in the US have consumed a plant-based...
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How To Be The Perfect Spouse
Remember when love was new? Oh, what a feeling! We couldn’t get enough of each other. We did little things to please each other. Just to put a smile on each others’ faces. Then life happened. We married. There were bills to pay, planes to catch, careers to grow, kids...
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I Don’t Want To Be A Filthy Rich Writer – I Want To Have A Fabulous Midlife and Beyond!
Once upon a time, I set out to conquer the world. I was in my twenties, and I wanted it all! You too? Maybe that’s a product of being young and wanting to set the world on fire. So I worked hard. I got my first job. Moved around. Got another job. Moved up the...
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How To Reconnect With Your Vibrant, Sexy Self
Busyness. It starts in so many ways. And as a society, we glorify it. Busyness. I looked back at a journal entry from years ago recently, and one thing popped off the page: the word tired. I was tired of getting up so early. Tired of going to bed so late. Tired of...
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Funding Your Dreams By Reinventing Your Lifestyle
A few years ago, we sold our “forever” home to help make our dream of slow traveling the world a reality. We moved into a rental. And we’ve never looked back. I have no desire to buy a home again. While I’ll never say never, it will be a long - llooonnnnggggg time in...
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