The conversation you have with yourself and others in your generation will be ongoing and multifaceted, but an excellent starting point is to consider these questions: What does your future story of aging look like? When you think about getting older, how do you define what that means for you? Do you ever see yourself […]
Getting Comfortable in Our Own Skin
For some women, there’s a particular moment when we recognize that our bodies are no longer young, and for others, this is an ongoing process, simply a continuation of the lifelong body judgment we are taught from a young age. We know that we have internalized the expectations of a youth-obsessed society and the unrealistic […]
Time versus Voice
It is not new news when I speak about women leaving their corporate careers and starting their own businesses. Honestly, who can blame them? The glass ceiling is still in place. The economy isn’t great yet, but the stock market is breaking all records. Our male counterparts are still making more money than we […]
Integrate the Inner Feminine with the Masculine
“The best thing about getting older is that you can really begin to think about your calling, your passion. . . . When I look into the future, it is so bright, it burns my eyes.” Oprah Winfrey Integrating the inner feminine with the inner masculine is the third (R)evolutionary axiom that is essential to […]
A Future That Works
If you can’t afford to make a huge leap now—starting or reinvigorating your own business, changing or reinventing your career, transforming your organization—you can, and should, start doing the legwork now so that, when the opportunity presents itself, you’ll be on firm footing to make that leap with confidence, without hesitation. Staying on top of […]
Modern-Day Story Conflicts and You
For those going through life stage shifts, particularly at midlife and beyond, these greater societal shifts and story conflicts run parallel to the transitions and upheaval in our personal and professional lives. The chaos and uncertainty is coming from all sides, and it’s tempting to hang on for dear life to anything stable and certain […]
Viewing the Future through Youth-Colored Glasses
In a piece on Forbes, Jason Nazar speculates on the future of business and entrepreneurship. I agree with many of his points, but I think his biases color his judgment on some points, particularly regarding age. His fourth point reveals how ingrained ageism is in our society, to the point where stereotypes linger despite evidence […]
Hotter Times Ahead
For me the letting go has been bittersweet this midsummer. One of my most loved and revered mentors, Marion Woodman, has passed on after several years in the throes of dementia. If you have not heard of her, it’s high time you did. Marion was one of the western-world’s most impactful wisdom keepers in feminine psychology and addiction…she […]
Twenty-First Century Boomtime Careers and Higher Education
It’s crucial for all industries and fields to reach out to the 50-plus demographic; some of the most savvy are doing so. Higher education is no exception. Both Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter at Harvard and a spanking-new initiative at Stanford University are trawling for a new kind of student seeking to reinvent the next stage […]
Cancer Care Lags Behind Research
The title of this post is probably not a huge surprise to anyone. Health care in general lags behind not only the research but the needs of the person seeking help. More and more healthcare providers are recognizing the importance of a holistic approach, but even those who wish they could spend more time treating […]
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