Six months ago, in my first Retirement Manifesto guest post, Retirement – My Journey From “No, Never” to “Maybe One Day, I wrote: “Suddenly, retirement wasn’t a vague checkbox I […]
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Category: Retirement State of Mind
Retirement – My Journey From “No, Never” to “Maybe One Day”
When Fritz and I agreed to this experiment, we had no idea what to expect. Who knew my sparkle bomb of an idea (sharing my own thoughts on retirement on […]
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Beware The Dopamine Cartel
In the words of Harvard University, “Dopamine can provide an intense feeling of reward.” Its purpose is to help us feel pleasure “as part of the brain’s reward system.” Sounds […]
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What A Difference A Day Makes
The day began like any other. As he woke from his slumber and lifted his head, he felt the weight of that hated chain hanging from his neck. He’d been […]
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Ready. Aim. Fire.
When I was in Corporate America, a common mantra in my office was… Ready. Aim. Fire. Sounds easy, but often we take what feels like the safer approach. Ready. Aim. […]
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Why Is It So Hard To Spend Money?
It’s hard to spend money. I made a spending decision for my 60th birthday. Big news, right? Not normally, but for some reason I had a difficult time with what […]
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Running Fast To Slow Down
Running fast to slow down. It seems an oxymoron, but it’s a reality that many of us face at various seasons in our life. Seasons such as… …cramming for Final […]
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Secrets of a Professional Negotiator
For the final 9 years of my career, I was paid to negotiate. It feels strange saying this, but the fact is that I was a professional negotiator. I negotiated […]
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Accept The Challenge!
Do you remember a time when you met a tough challenge in life? That sense of accomplishment when you conquered something that initially intimidated you? We’re often faced with a […]
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The Someday Syndrome
I remember waiting for someday. I remember many times in my life when I went through The Someday Syndrome, waiting for something that felt like it would never arrive. If […]
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