A SIMPLE plan that can change your life and business forever

Anytime is a good time to change your life and the way you do business for the better, Jimmy Burgess writes. Find out what it takes with this “simple” plan. Continue reading

A Guide to Taking a Gap Year or Gap Time in Midlife

Have you ever wished that you could put your career on hold to travel or volunteer, just like some high school or college graduates do before setting foot on campus or accepting their first job? While taking a gap year is more common for teens and 20-s… Continue reading

Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think? Bunk!

Maybe you read, or heard about, the buzzy, 6,000+-word article Arthur Brooks just wrote in The Atlantic with the incendiary headline: “Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think.” It certainly caught my attention. I write about ol… Continue reading

Cultivating Curiosity at Any Age

Many years after he first started college, Todd Makler is back in school and happy to be there. Makler, 72, is currently a student in the Stanford Continuing Studies Program and takes courses every quarter at the Palo Alto university. A retired physici… Continue reading

It’s Never Too Late to Learn Something New

Lunchbox? Check. Backpack? Check. New outfit for the first day? Check. So you’ve helped get a grandchild or other youngster ready to go back to school. But what about you? Staying mentally active after 50 stimulates neural networks, increases knowledge… Continue reading