By Dr. Thelma Reese “I’m Retired!” What does that mean? The word has definitely lost its meaning. In fact, it’s time to retire the word “retired.” Retirement used to immediately signify either an arbitrary age — usually sixty-five, or whether or not one was still being paid to work. It could imply, however, any one […]

by Bev Bachel Actor Jim Carrey wrote his future self a $10-million check for “acting services rendered.” Polar explorer Ann Bancroft spent her days in a walk-in freezer to prepare her future self to ski across Antarctica. Singer Jennifer Hudson named her dogs Grammy and Oscar as a reminder that she had award-winning plans for […]

by Artur Meyster Losing your job at any point can feel as if everything has fallen out of place and leave you wondering about the future. These feelings are only exacerbated by the current pandemic and millions of Americans have lost their jobs. In fact, a study from the Wall Street Journal found that around […]

By Bev Bachel From graphic designer to children’s book author. From Fortune 500 consultant to product developer. From mental-health therapist to organic bread baker. These are just some of the ways people I know have stretched out of their comfort zones in recent years. Some of the stretches were intentional, such as a move from […]