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4 steps to getting all the clients you’ll ever need

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Let’s be honest, there is no tech solution that’s going to ensure you have clients forever, but you can refine a tool in your arsenal that will. Find out how here. Continue reading →

Contentment in the Winter of Life

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(The following is an excerpt from Winter’s Graces: The Surprising Gifts of Later Life) The relationship between age and contentment is well documented, though scientists are still seeking to better understand the reasons for that link. Long years of li… Continue reading →

Help! 5 strategies for having tough conversations with clients

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Buying or selling a home is an extremely personal and emotional transaction. Because of that, you need to be prepared in advance for the kinds of tough conversations you will face. Here are some strategies to help you get through the difficult talks wi… Continue reading →

When Your Partner Is Dying, What Do You Say?

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My husband was diagnosed with cancer in 2010.  We managed to focus on the positive side of things (the doctors said that if they got all the cancer out of his stomach in an operation, then his prognosis was quite good.) But we blithely ignored the stat… Continue reading →

7 Ways to Find Love and Friendship Later in Life

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There’s no question of the importance of personal interactions and connections with friends as an important source of our well-being. This is especially true as we age, and much has been written about the challenge of making friends and finding love in… Continue reading →

Coming Out to Grandma

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Weeks before my firstborn grandchild, Lyn, went off to her freshman year of college, she called to say goodbye. “I’d like to visit with you before I leave,” she said. “I have something I want to talk to you about.” I was delighted that she wanted to sp… Continue reading →

Are You a Helicopter Child to Your Parents?

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When psychologist Barry Jacobs saw that his aging mother’s mental faculties were weakening and confronted her about it, the two of them began to argue. Despite being an expert on aging, Jacobs, a Springfield, Pa.-based clinical psychologist, author of … Continue reading →