“When Is the Right Time to Sell My Business”?
This is a common and understandable question I receive from business owners. The answer is both objective and subjective. Let’s dive in and see if I can help you determine when is (or will be) the right time for you. There are five questions to consider…
Read MorePiano, Ukulele or Trumpet? Choosing a Musical Instrument to Learn After 60
‘Learn a musical instrument’ is a piece of glib advice that’s often wheeled out to older people. But instruments are not all born equal, and choosing wisely will give you a head start in achieving your music-making desires. Would you like to while away hours…
Read MoreNever Turn Your Back on the Waves: Managing Stress in Today’s Unstable World
The intensity and frequency of threatening events over the past few months has had a profound impact on me. Collectively, we seem to be humming at a higher level of stress that reflects a growing feeling that the world we once thought predicable…
Read More10 Things that Make You Look and Feel Older than You Are
Is age really just a number? Sometimes it feels like it and sometimes it seems uncompromisingly set in stone. Everyone would like to look and feel younger, but how do we do this? It is probably easier to point out the things that make us look…
Read MoreHow Quickly Do We Judge?
Last month, I wrote an article for 60 and Me that was centered around the idea of establishing boundaries around other people for the purpose of protecting our own emotional health. I talked in the article about how I had been thrown into the role…
Read More10 Steps to Overcome Shame After 60
Do you know what the #1 obstacle is to having your dreams, desires, and goals fulfilled after 60? The stigma of shame and blame. Without being aware of how shame and blame influence your choices in life, it is common to feel perpetually stuck…
Read MoreGetting a New Dog After Losing One: When Is the Right Time?
My husband and I experienced the devastating loss of not one but two of our beloved dogs within weeks of each other. The first to pass was our beautiful five-year-old Labrador, Sally, whose vibrant and calming presence filled our home. Her illness came…
Read More5 Myths About Group Bike Rides That May Be Holding You Back
We’ve all been there. Fear of the unknown. Fear of looking silly. Fear of not being good enough. Fear of not knowing anyone. Have you been curious about joining a bike group – or any other type of group – but felt intimidated?
Read MoreLetter To My Younger Self
Imagine if 10 years ago you knew everything you have learned since. Obviously, not the lottery numbers (if only!), but all the wisdom, knowledge, experience that you have now. Would it have helped make life easier? Might you have taken a different path?
Read MoreDo You Still Experience Mom Guilt?
A recent visit to my daughter’s home and the celebration of Mother’s Day struck a nerve in me. I felt sad (as I have at times before) and wished I had been a better mom to my two daughters. Especially now, as I observe my first-born parenting…
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