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Let’s get real: who really wants to live for 30-40 years in “survival-spending” mode to save enough money for after they retire at 65 or so– without any assurance that they’ll even have enough to fully enjoy life afterwards, given all the unknowns? What will inflation for 40 years do the

Inspiration- when we want to take on a difficult challenge, it helps to be inspired by others who have been on a similar quest and proved it can be done.For centuries, no-one believed that a human being could run the 4-minute mile. Then Roger Bannister did it in 1954. Since

How can we help adults gain a stronger sense of purpose? Mark Oppenheimer, in an article entitled Power of Purpose-Driven Schools, provides an important answer. Today, many school focus on providing students with the basic technical and social skills necessary to pursue jobs and careers. However, following a purpose-driven life/career, requires

Several years ago, as part of a class I taught on the Psychology of Aging, I asked students to “see their future selves” on a number of dimensions to stat a conversation.  For instance: how long do you expect to live? When do you to expect to retire? What do

Defy personal and societal ageism biases, and you can Age Brilliantly by leading a fulfilling life as long as you are alive – to 100+!Ever stop yourself from doing something you wanted because of ageism biases? You can set new visions for your life by not “settling” for someone else’s

It’s Time to Update Our Longevity Mindsets From:   MarketWatch Editor-in-Chief Jeremy Olshan recently reported that Laura Carstensen, Director of Stanford’s Center on Longevity, ”argued that we should abolish retirement and spread periods of work, education a...

  Do you have a Clear Roadmap to live a MUCH longer and MUCH higher quality of life?  Many CEOs who used the leadership development resources of Vistage Worldwide to build more successful companies, are asking for help in deciding whether to continue the business, grow it, sell it, retire, build a plan for retirement, and plan out their 25-40 years of post-retirement living.  As a Speaker and Chair within the community I meet wi...