These historic first few weeks of July reminds us of just how much we have been through together, as a nation and as individuals, from the civil rights movement we honor because of Martin Luther King, Jr., to women’s rights, so much of which is embodied in Roe vs. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision made over […]
Ever Get Lonely? Take Time to Connect!
“Solitude is fine but you need someone to tell that solitude is fine.” ~ Honoré de Balzac In my June 22, 2015 Ageless Beat blog, “Alone Doesn’t Mean Lonely….” I spoke about how we all may experience loneliness and, though it may seem ironic, sometimes it’s beneficial to spend time alone doing something nurturing to […]
Home Is Where the Heart Is…
“Ah! There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.” ~ Jane Austen Is it any wonder that as we grow older so many of us want to remain in our own homes? After all, our home is often the space where we have lived for years, if not decades, a place that […]
It’s the Chemistry That Matters
With more people living longer, active lives, we are at a historical crossroads in which the demographics of business environments are shifting. It’s time to drop the narrative that persists about Boomers vs. Millennials battling over jobs, being on different planes or coming from opposing perspectives. It’s time to undergo the complex transformations necessary […]
Finding Your Tribe in Business, Work, and Life
You’ve all heard the advice: If you are starting or running an established business, you need to find and target your niche. Narrow down the demographics—age range, gender, socioeconomic status—and ignore the outliers. But we’re all outliers. No individual fits neatly in a box. Why should we market that way? Just ask any boomer what […]
Guest Post: Taking Ownership of Your Future–The Power of Encore Entrepreneurship
Karen Sands and I have a lot in common; in fact, as I’ve gotten to know her and her work over the past months, I’ve had the sense of encountering a kindred spirit. We both share the conviction that we are living at an important moment in history. We have both experienced the ways in […]
A New Story for Positive Aging
I remain an optimistic aging junkie, having just gotten my annual hit of positive aging at the Seventh Annual International Conference on Positive Aging (aka “PAC”), now hosted by the Institute for the Ages, in Sarasota, Florida. Passing the baton from the West Coast to the East Coast venue, the conference was co-sponsored by the […]
A Small Encounter
Cross-posted on The Everyday Futurist Blog. In response to my December Future Works Gazette, on the theme Your Story Matters, I received the following wonderful story from Dorothy Meyers about an eye-opening encounter at the grocery store. She has graciously given me permission to share her story with you all. I hope you will find it […]
Eco-Elders: Legacy and Environmental Advocacy, by H. R. Moody
Guest post by Ageless Expert Harry R. Moody The future is entirely foreseeable. What is unpredictable is how we will respond. I once was sitting in a restaurant with Rabbi Zalman Schachter, talking about the search for meaning in old age. Suddenly Reb Zalman turned to me and said, “You know, this search for […]
A Space for All of Us
City officials in Vienna, Austria, have been taking a novel approach to urban planning for almost two decades: asking people how they use the city, then redesigning public spaces and housing based on actual needs. The impetus for this is an official policy approach called gender mainstreaming, which the city uses to take gender equality […]
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