Category Archives: Baby Boomers
Day 101 – Pesonal Reflection
There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ~Anaïs Nin This journey of 101 ways of Managing A Successful Transition was a personal reflection on … Continue reading
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Day 100 – Role Models: A Philosopher’s Journey
Margaret Young said it best: “Often people attempt to live their lives backwards: they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they really want so they will be happier. The way it … Continue reading
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Day 96 – Role Models: Giant Leap
Life is not how perfectly you do. It’s about doing it. ~ Shelagh McNally When I was 40 years old, with my nose firmly pressed against the corporate glass ceiling, I sold the entire contents of my house, packed my … Continue reading
Day 20 – Volunteering
“No one cares what you know, unless they know that you care.” ~ Unknown Transitions can cause all sorts of feelings in the early days as a result of change potentially related to some important loss in your life. These … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, Career Transition, career transitions, cultivate your passion, demanding careers, fear, feelings, helping, interests, Life Transition, loss in your life, not-for-profit organizations, overall sense of insecurity, passion, shock, sick family member, successful people, uncertainty, volunteering
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Day 19 – Status Anxiety
“Don’t look at the thousands above you, look at the millions below you.” ~ anonymous Times of transition make us insecure and anxious about our status and what others might think. We are not alone and it seems the more … Continue reading
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Tagged Alain de Botton, Career Transition, expectations, happiness, life transitions, overall status in life, Personal Transition, philosophy, Status Anxiety, status in life, transitions
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Day 18 – Pondering Perfection
Pursuit of perfection often inhibits imagination and spontaneity. ~ Indra In Wikipedia, the philosophical definition of perfectionism is the persistence of will in obtaining the optimal quality of spiritual, mental, physical, and material being. I believe perfection is extremely over rated. There is a rare beauty in … Continue reading
Day 13: Shedding shells
“Perhaps middle-age is, or should be, a period of shedding shells; the shell of ambition, the shell of material accumulations and possessions, the shell of the ego” Anne Morrow Lindbergh quotes (American writer and aviation pioneer, 1906-2001) We are creatures … Continue reading
Day 10 – Seeking Guidance
“I think you can do better than this company. They need you, so you can adjust them and the position.” ~ Priya H. These were the words written by my 17 year old when I took a call on the … Continue reading