5 Steps: Planning for a Secure Retirement Lifestyle
Once people reach middle age, they start getting serious about retirement goals. But what does it really take to build a financially secure future? Is a monthly...
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Out Of My Comfort Zone: The Thrill Of Saying Yes
Let's face it, as convenient as Zoom is, it’s not the same as in-person meetings. I have dearly missed “Live” workshops. Real people, real time equals real energy and that's just what happened this week at a writing workshop I ran where I got a full dose. I'm still buzzing from the excitement and novelty of it all.
Here's what happened....
Back in July my friend Jill and I were talking about upcoming stuff for this Fall and that's when she asked me if I would like to run a workshop for her YPO group in Boston. My heart started beating fast right there and then....
Going Gray Affecting Ageism In Workplace? Listen To Lisa LaFlamme’s Farewell To Her Viewers.
During Covid isolation gray hair was trending and rather than the fashion magazines of Madison Avenue setting the hair styling rules of the road, the women have spoken. The letting go of the coloring and bleaching cycles have given way to a freer and easier look which embraces aging and now the magazines are supporting this shift with women over 50 looking gorgeous with silver hair on their covers. But what about how gray haired women are viewed in the workplace?
When letting the hair go gray affects one's work that is a much much bigger choice. ...
My She Shed Where I Get It Done
My area of refuge during lockdown has become this over-crowded storage closet in our basement. It’s stuffed to the gills with miscellaneous Hannukah and Christmas decorations (a blue Santa and a lamb wearing a menorah dress come to mind)…old board games like Battleship and Parcheesi that we’ve long since ceased playing…mismatched dishes that are occasionally called upon for service…and the odd shower curtain (just cuz’). The room feels like what might feature in a 60-second out-take reel on our family life since moving overseas 14 years ago.
In short, this room is a mess. And yet, when I need to get away from other people (err…that would be my family), that’s where I go. I meditate there.I do online aerobics classes there. Sometimes, I even deliver webinars there...
Better After 50 Changed My Life
Because of the healing that started from writing for Better After 50, I am now writing freelance for a local magazine in Minnesota, became an Ordained Minister, Teach Life Purpose Coaching for Christian Women and became a mentor to women who were emotionally neglected in childhood. I submitted my first writing to Better After 50 about five years ago. It was the first time I ever shared my story of being physically abused at my Christian School.
Writing that story helped to pull off the 30 year old scab that had formed over my emotionally broken spirit.
Then having it accepted and printed created a deeper level of healing....
Sheets That Protect Your Skin While You Sleep: Interview With Allison Howard of Nollapelli
It takes a woman to understand what women want. Meet CEO and Founder Allison Howard of Nollapelli, a linen company launched with her very own breakthrough te...
An Hour to Pack Before The Flames Reached Us
When the winds changed and we realized we had about an hour to pack and get out before the flames reached us, we counted ourselves lucky. Many people get no time at all.
We live south of San Francisco, just west of Stanford and 20 miles short of the Pacific Ocean. The woods in our town are etched with trails that weave through cypresses and manzanitas and spill into grassy meadows of larkspur and purple lupine. The snowy fog, in the cool misty mornings, pulls back toward the ocean as if God is making Her bed....
Turning a Profit on Your Passion: An Interview With Founder of Girls Guide To Paris
Belau joked that her encore career has been an overnight sensation, 50+ years in the making.
Doni Belau’s third career is in the Happiness business. The founder of Girls Guide to Paris believes travel leads to a sense of discovery and better understanding. She calls it her ministry. “I wanted to do something I loved and meeting women from all over the world feeds my soul,” she said in a recent interview....
Cruising into Retirement
Former partner of BA50 Ronna Benjamin followed her dreams and set sail with her husband three years ago. Read about her decision and what she has learned on her retirement journey. ...
Millennials Embrace Prenups—but Through a Very Different Lens Than in the Past
Millennials are often known to buck convention. That seems to be true even when it comes to prenuptial agreements.
In the past, prenups were most common among young adults from wealthy families or couples entering second or third marriages. Today, younger adults of all income levels are drafting them, not only to protect assets accumulated before and during marriage but to address societal realities that weren’t necessarily present or common years ago, such as......
Becoming Financially Secure Later in Life: 5 Small Steps to More Financial Freedom
For many, the dream of being financially secure is nothing more than a mirage. This is mainly because a common misconception equates financial security with hav...
Pursuing a Passion for Photography
Indulge in these amazing photographs by dear friend and talented photographer/author, Katie Dolan. You may be ready to sign up for the next photography class after reading this....
A Rookie Once Again
So 2 years away from retirement I was being laid off from the mentoring position I’d held for the past 7 years, one of 14 elite, well-trained, experienced educators who mentored first-year teachers during their very rough and tumble rookie season. I would have a job somewhere, yes, but it was up to me to find it. WTF indeed. So I went back to my roots....
Achieving Your Dream Career in Nursing: A Guide for Those Over 50
Being a nurse is a very rewarding role and can be exceptionally well paid and perfect for almost everyone. That is, of course, if you work beyond the standard r...
Five Ways to Become a Better Leader and Inspire Your Team
Improving your ability as a leader will not only benefit you but also your business and your employees. Good leaders inspire others to do well and provide teams...
Do You Know About Slack Channel, Action Learning, Reflective Listening? Don’t Be Left Behind.
One of the many things I’m grateful for in the wake of the Corona virus are my multiple and varied networks. On the personal end of things, I’m reconnecting wi...
3 Financial Rules You Should Know Before You Retire
We are all going to retire at some point in our lives. There are some of us who may retire younger than others, but we all do well to think about our retiremen...
Worried About Saving For College? Here Are The Key Points To Consider
As students head back to college, millions of parents are hoping their younger children someday can do the same. With the high costs of college contin...
Brooke Adams Inspiring Women Series
I fell in love with Brooke Adams during my interview with her in her home on Martha's Vineyard this past week. (click below to watch). Her warmth, honest...
In Transition After 50? You’re Not Alone..
Better After 50 walks the walk and this piece begins the launch of a new series about inspiring women both famous in the news and in their small towns. After 50 is not a time to stop dreaming ... it is a time for reflection and change and action....