Tag Archives: quality of life

Responding To The Daughter of An Unemployed Man, Late 60s

Hi Diane, I’d be happy to talk with you by phone. And I’d be happy to talk to your father by phone also initially. I can’t make tailored recommendations based on one email and no direct conversation.

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A Woman’s Pursuit of Her Dreams and Quality of Life After 50

There she stood just inside our front door with her hands on her hips. “You keep writing about other people’s After 50 stories,” she said. “Mine is different and it deserves telling, too.” Pushing past me she settled into a chair … Continue reading

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Retirement And The TV Remote

I received the following email from a good friend and highly active, admirable woman: “Haven’t seen you do anything on retirement. Especially men who most of their ideas on retirement is having a full time relationship with the T.V. “Lord … Continue reading

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5 Ways You Can Influence Your Aging Each Day

Can you recognize the difference between what you can control and what you can only influence? Take age and aging: How able are you to change your age, stop your aging, or admit that your chronological age is only a … Continue reading

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Aging Can’t Be Solved. But You Can Dress It Up.

As a nation we like to solve problems. Individually we like them too. Once they are solved we like to put them behind us and move on, checking them off the list for good. We’re so good at problem solving … Continue reading

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What Can You Control? What Can You Only Influence?

What can you control? What can you influence? How can you tell the difference? This is a critical skill for successful lifelong learning.

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