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Happiness at Midlife

Monday, February 4th, 2008

If you don’t think of yourself as a happy person, then why not take this time of midlife to make a change around that?
I saw a brief clip of a television interview with the author who wrote the newest book on happiness. The author, Sonya Lyubomirsky calls her research based book, The How of Happiness. […]

Infinite Possibilities In Midlife

Friday, February 1st, 2008

As a whiner and a complainer, I have the intention to no longer be the whiner and the complainer. That means I have to take a long hard look at the things I whine and complain about and determine two things. First I need to be aware of my responsibility around the situation. Second, I […]

Keeping Track of Your Life!

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

What type of device or format do you use to keep track of your appointments and your life, including your list of things you don’t want to forget?
I remember it seems like zillions of years ago I listened to a self-study course on time management. It was actually about 29 years ago.
While the producers of […]

Boomers Saving Money

Monday, January 28th, 2008

When was the last time you made a determined effort to save money?
I have decided that saving for my retirement is now an inevitable high priority. I have always maintained a philosophy to save money, but when I come out of denial and realize that I may be half way through my life, I feel […]

Building Your Resilience By Talking To Yourself

Monday, January 7th, 2008

What do you say to yourself in times of trouble? When we are able to help ourselves in a difficult situation by the use of strengthening self talk, we are better able to transform the stress into something useful and we can become more adaptable.
Several years ago I taught a stress reduction class and prior […]

It’s Not Your Mother’s Midlife!

Friday, January 4th, 2008

I often think of how different the world is right now, in my midlife, as compared to what it was like in my mother’s midlife. One huge difference between these generations is electricity. At this time in my life and in the history of mankind, we use electricity for many things!
Almost too many things, one […]

Feeling Prepared For Midlife

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

With the holidays behind me, I can look back and for the first time in my adult life I can say that I was able to accomplish the tasks I wanted to accomplish during the holidays. What I am noticing is that during this time of midlife I am finding that the day to day, […]

Do You Know Where Your Money Is?

Monday, December 31st, 2007

How many women lose money by not being careful with it and by giving too much of their money away?How many women do not have money to show for their work by not asking for money owed to them and not charging enough for professional services?I know there was a time when I found myself […]

Are You Paid in Money or Do you Barter?

Friday, December 28th, 2007

Many women find that they are interested in starting a business of their own once they are in midlife. It can be a second or third career.
I was once a member of a formal networking group; the point was to come together as individuals and help each other grow our businesses through networking. It was […]

New Year Yes and No!

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

How are you spending the entrance to the New Year? Are you doing what you love, and with people you love? Did you allow yourself to be roped into another party that just makes you cringe? By the time we get to midlife, many of us continue to do things that are expected of us, […]

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