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Resilient Retirees Retiring Happy by Remembering to Have Fun

I thought I’d slide right into retirement and everything would fall into place. What I found was that this retirement gig wasn’t so easy for me! I had gone from a 100 mile per hour pre – retirement lifestyle to 20 mph in a school zone…

Resilient Retirees Retiring Happy by Staying Fit

Last month, I wrote that my first crack at retirement wasn’t very successful; I turned it around by learning from others who were happy in their retirement. I noticed that happy retirees seemed to follow similar patterns that I call the 5Fs… This column I will focus on Fit, the third F of a Happy Retirement…

Resilient Retirees Retiring Happy by Earning A Little Walking Around Money

My first crack at retirement wasn’t very successful; I turned it around by learning from others who were happy in their retirement… This column I will focus on Financial, the fifth F of a Happy Retirement…

Keeping Your Kid Safer Online

The physical world can be a dangerous place, so can the digital world. Parents often ask us how to keep their kid safe from both Digital Stranger Danger and the reputational damage that can occur when kids post inappropriate content. We have listed our quick tips as well as suggestions that teens have asked us…

The Biggest Threat to My Digital Reputation

I’ve decided that anything I post online can be traced back to me, and that what I post is never private, this awareness guides what I share professionally and personally when I go online, I recognize that digital stranger danger is real. I have seen the damage that strangers can do to others…

Resilient Retirees Retiring Happy by Doing Things for Others

I was off the trail a bit in my first crack at retirement. I turned it around by learning from people who were building a happy retirement. I noticed similarities in the retirement mindsets of happy retirees that I call the 5 Fs (Fun, For others, Fit, Flow, Financial) of a happy retirement…

Resilient Retirees Retiring Happy by Finding Flow

My first crack at retirement wasn’t very successful; I turned it around by learning from others who were happy in their retirement… This column I will focus on Flow, the fourth F of a Happy Retirement. Have you ever heard of the term “Flow”..?

Digital Blind Spots

I have consulted with many professionals about their digital dilemmas. Often they weren’t intending to cross the line with their digital behavior, they simply did not see the risk in their digital actions. These professionals were tripped up ethically by the nature of Internet…

Staying Professional on Social Media

Staying Professional on Social Media Because of the public nature of the Internet, keeping it professional on social media is essential. A quick scan of your digital practices will eliminate a few of the common digital practices that could hurt your reputation…

Unstuck

I meet with many professionals who find themselves stuck about how and when to proceed with their next endeavor. How do high achieving people become stuck? Analysis paralysis, What they did really well is no longer needed or valued, Too many options…