As a professional futurist and transformational certified gerontologist, I’ve been tracking positive aging on the age beat for decades. The field chose me long before I realized it. It’s been a long deep dive and a challenging open-ended solo journey, applying foresight to our shifting demographics as we traverse discontinuous changing times. All the while, I’ve […]
Stop, Look, and Listen: Taking our holiday vision back
In a previous post called, “Unwrapping Your Presence,” I talked about the importance of having presence, everywhere you go and with every person you encounter—family, friends, and even strangers. When you have presence, the visionary inside you is wide awake and calling the shots. You embody that visionary and inspire others to awaken their own. […]
Value of Wisdom: Crone vs Google
Value of Wisdom: Crone vs Google If you would indulge me for a minute. I want you to take a moment and think of your grandmother, great grandmother, or great aunt: whomever you think of when I ask you to imagine your oldest and dearest female relative. Imagine what she looks like. I want this […]
Thoughts from the Frontline of Innovation: Part 2
In case you missed the first part of this 2 part series go back and check it out here. Throughout the two days I kept feeling something was amiss, but no matter how much it rattled me I couldn’t concretize what it was. That is, until I listened long and deeply enough to discern what […]
Thoughts from the Frontline of Innovation: Part 1
At Princeton University’s AlumniCorps’ I was invited to attend a first of it’s kind invite-only conference entitled, “Engage at Every Age.” The name alone put attending this event at the top of my “must-go-to” list. Going in all I knew for sure was that this event was created as a symposium for professionals in Higher […]
Entrepreneurs over 50
On another blog post, I talked more about the rising rate of entrepreneurs among people over 50. Odds are, you are one of the many 45- to 70-year-olds who are thinking about starting a business, or perhaps you are already running your own company. Even those already in business frequently reassess how their business is […]
Financial Confidence and Women
A recent Prudential study, Financial Experience & Behaviors Among Women, found that more than half of the women in the study were the primary breadwinners in their households. The reasons for this are varied–the economic crisis, divorce, women choosing to marry later (or not at all). Particularly interesting are the differences in how women and men view their financial situations.
Fewer Regrets, More Happiness Post-50
You have no doubt heard the phrase, “No one on their deathbed regrets not having worked more.” The point is clearly to remind us to focus on what matters. But are we truly motivated by a fear of regret?
Wear Purple to Always Remember
If you’ve read my bio, you’ll know Alzheimer’s disease is a big reason why I’m in this field. When a parent develops Alzheimer’s, this profound thing happens. You suddenly become terrified you’ll have the same fate. You become determined to do all the things your parent never experienced, especially when that parent has early-onset Alzheimer’s. […]
It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
~Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens In September of 2011, Hurricane Irene was on its way, hitting states as far north as Maine that ordinarily didn’t experience the wrath of hurricanes. I lived in the Berkshire foothills, which is far enough inland that you wouldn’t think we’d need to worry, but we are surrounded by […]
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