Welcome to a collection of thoughts, tips, and techniques on living a Wise and Wild and Wonderful Life.
A wise and wild life is a rich, joyous, wonderful life.
It’s using all the wisdom you’ve gathered so far to create the life of your dreams and adding a touch of wildness in the form experimentation, openness to new things and seeing joy.
It’s a life of your own choosing.
There’s always something new to try, to think about, to savor.
There are thousands of women over fifty creating wise, wild and wonderful lives, and some of their stories will be here.
Come play with us!
Why Vision Trumps Goals
Vision is unlimited. I like the business expression, “blue-skying” to describe the first phase of planning. It suggests being open to anything and everything. You can clear your mind of all preconceived notions of limitations. What, in your heart of hearts, do you...
read moreZ-A-P – Three Steps
This is my three-step plan that will get you out of that closed loop and on the road to what you really, really want. It’s not magic. You’ll still have all the challenge – and fun - of working towards achieving your vision. This is an operating system or an engine....
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There’s an old saying, “If you don’t know where you’re going, you’re liable to end up somewhere else.” Are there times when you wander through life with no clear direction or sense of purpose? When you jump from master plan to master plan? Are your shelves crammed...
read moreLeap!!
Creating the Life You Want My cat, Obie, knows how to get everything he wants in life. He's most insistent about having his needs met, whether it is being fed (well, that's more his brother's job - Obie is a good delegator) or sitting on me or being petted, he's...
read moreThe New Old Age
Trailblazing? Or maybe not. This may not be your mother's version of aging, but I know that my 70's are not that different from my grandmother's. My grandmother worked until she was 65. Then she traveled, became active in her synagogue, visited, and in general stayed...
read moreAnother Wonderful Woman Over Fifty
So Many Inspirations I have yet to be lucky enough to eat at Dooky Chase's restaurant in New Orleans. Her speedy comeback after Katrina was legendary. I wanted to take a moment to share the link to a wonderful piece from The Newyorker:...
read moreWhen Life Gives You Lemons Just Say, “Oh.”
Do Nothing Yeah, I know, I know - when lie gives you lemons, make lemonade. Well, it's 27 degrees and windy, even though it's April, so I won't be making lemonade, thank you. If life gives me lemons today, I will say thank you, put them away, and move on. Despite the...
read moreMy Apartment Is So Clean! (Procrastination)
The Big Project, Shift or Change Starting Over II You get up in the morning raring to go. You're excited about your master plan. Your zany, huge goal, the new life you're creating, the project - in an organization or within your own venture - that you can't wait to...
read moreStarting Over (Again) After Seventy (A Reprise)
Note: this originally appeared in the Huffington Post) Surprise! There's a saying in coaching that you end up coaching the clients who need what you yourself need to work on. So, it's no small irony that, as someone who coaches women over forty who are planning the...
read moreCheery Is Not Your Only Choice
Own Your Feelings Are there days when you just plain don't feel cheerful? When possibly no sane person would have reason for a big smile? I say own it! There's a lot of pressure to present an optimistic, cheerful outlook no matter what is going on in your life. "Don't...
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