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New Beginnings
Today, let's talk about new beginnings. Perhaps T. S. Eliot said it best. “What we call the beginning is often the end and to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.” I read a book a while back that truly put transitions into...
A Financial Plan Is Not A Retirement Plan
Retirement planning is often perceived as simply having a financial plan in place, but it is much more than that. Yes, financial planning is essential, but it is only one aspect of preparing for retirement. It's only one piece of the puzzle. Because, you see, a...
Core Beliefs Are Your Foundation
Did you know that your core beliefs are the foundation for your true identity? It may not feel that way, especially when you’re in a transition where more often than not, you're feeling like you don’t know who you are any more. But, there is a way to turn that into...
Staying Stuck Is Painful!
Mandy Hale said, “Change is painful, but nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong.” And, I would add that there’s no reason to stay stuck. In fact, you owe it to yourself to make the change that will get you unstuck. How do I know? Because I...
Lifetime Of Transitions
A few years ago, just the thought of a lifetime of transitions would have made me curl up in bed with the covers over my head. I couldn’t make sense of the transition I was in at the time, let alone grasp the concept of a lifetime of them. If you don’t know my...
No Resolution is my New Year’s Resolution
Here we are…the end of 2022. How many of you are already thinking about your New Year’s Resolutions? I used to, but now I take a different approach. And, you want to know what? It works. Statistics indicate only 64 percent last longer than the...
5 Mistakes Women Make in Retirement
Retirement mistakes. I made a few. But I don't think I'm unique. Retiring from a professional or corporate career represents one of life’s major transitions. When you walk out the door for the last time, your life and your identity change. Like most women, I had...
7 Ways to Dodge Retirement Curve Balls
Has life ever thrown you curve balls? I sure got a few thrown my way after leaving my career. I'm sure I'm not alone. Retiring from a professional or corporate career represents one of life’s major transitions. When you walk out the door for the last time, your life...
Are you winging it? Your life deserves more.
Your life deserves more than you just winging it, right? You need a plan. No doubt you've seen the movie "Pretty Woman" with Julia Roberts and Richard Gere. Do you remember the scene at the end of the movie where Kit DeLuca interviews a new roommate after Vivian has...
Are you freaking out yet?
This is the time of year I usually start freaking out. When I realize there are only 2 months left in the year. When I start thinking time is running out and I won't get everything done I set out to do at the beginning of the year. I suspect I’m not alone. If you can...