Strength In Numbers Will Make You Stronger In Retirement

Strength In Numbers Will Make You Stronger In Retirement Remember the Three Dog Night song that begins: “One is the loneliest number…”? That’s how it can feel to retire. No longer being part of a collaborative environment that sustained and engaged you all those years can seem like “the saddest experience you’ll ever know.” It’s no...
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WHOSE BRIGHT IDEA WAS RETIREMENT?

WHOSE BRIGHT IDEA WAS RETIREMENT? It was Otto von Bismarck’s. In 1889, the German Chancellor looked to reduce the unemployment rate of young people. He paid citizens 70 and older to leave the workforce, and much of the world followed suit. One place that didn’t: the island of Okinawa. You can’t retire there, because retirement doesn’t exist. They...
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Why Age When You Can Sage?

Why Age When You Can Sage? It’s easy to equate retiring with aging, especially when our bodies remind us that we’re not getting any younger. Being told you’re only as young as you feel isn’t much help. Jann E. Freed, author of  Leading with Wisdom , offers a different approach, which she calls  sage-ing . There are three basic instructions: Live...
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Stop Cleaning Your Eyeglasses Like Grandma

Stop Cleaning Your Eyeglasses Like Grandma She might have known how to milk a cow.  Or even cure the common cold.  However, using spit and the corner of her apron was not a skillful way to clean her glasses. According to Mark Agnew, founder and CEO of Eyeglasses.com, improper cleaning is how most lenses and frames get scratched. “Cleaning eyeglasses is best done...
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