Have you thought about what it would be like to live until you're 90 years old? That time may be so far into the future it's hard to imagine. You may feel somewhat daunted by having another 30-40 years to go. Or you may welcome the idea of the new adventures and...
Did you know that the longest tennis match in history lasted more than eleven hours and scored a combined total of nine hundred and eighty points? It took place over three days in 2010 at Wimbledon, England between John Isner of the United States and Nicolas Mahut...
What do you see in your future? This question implies that you are looking forward into your future, not in the past through the rear view mirror. That's an important distinction. The rear view mirror often distorts what took place. Regrets and disappointments can...
I had a friend pose the following question to me: "Can you honestly pray to God saying that you'll do anything and go anywhere for Him no matter what?" He said that it had taken him a long time to get to that place. But he could honestly mean it now. I was...
My wife is a major dog lover. There's little she won't do to make her two dogs happy. And they reciprocate! Me...I'm more of a dog "liker," not a dog "lover." They must know that and hover around my wife instead. She puts up with most things—their bad habits,...
I was introduced to a new word this week — Elderlescence. Have you heard it before? It's not in the dictionaries yet. Hans Finzel, author of the new book, Launch Your Encore (Baker Books), told me that it describes a new stage of life between one's career and old age....
Ever thought of your life as a story? Maybe a love story? A drama? A mystery? A thriller? A work of science fiction? A battlefield? A story of triumph and tragedy? A strong case can be made that it's "all of the above!" You are in the midst of living out an epic novel...
Ever have days when you can't seem to shake off feeling discouraged by life's unrelenting problems? For some reason they seem to really crowd in during the midlife and beyond years. It's very common for marriage dissatisfaction to surface. Regrets and disappointments...
Are you aware that your life has a remarkable impact? If you answered "no," then you're like most of us. We just don't see our influence as we navigate among our family, friends and colleagues. At best, we probably consider the significance of our life as a pebble...
Did you know that the first of the boomer generation is turning 70 this year? As you recall, we exploded onto the scene in 1946 and swelled to 76 million by 1964. I can remember a popular phrase at the time was to “trust no one over the age of 30.” We’ve come way past...