Using Imagination for a Rich Future

By Katherine Olivetti “The brain doesn’t distinguish between an experience that is intensely imagined and an experience that is real…[and] it will always choose what is familiar over what is unfamiliar.” James Doty Into the Magic Shop I remember two objects from my...

Outplacement for the Soul

By Michael Karr MacNeill Is Retirement Like Other Transitions? Not really. Change and transition characterized my long and varied career in insurance, banking, commercial real estate, outplacement, executive coaching, and global business formation. Before each...
Retirement Calls for Shoshin or Beginner’s Mind

Retirement Calls for Shoshin or Beginner’s Mind

By Katherine Olivetti “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s mind there are few.” – Shunryu Suzuki   At the point of retirement you might wonder why you need a beginner’s mind. Shoshin, a concept that...

Dare to Live Your Dreams in Retirement

By Sabrina Roblin Dare to Risk the Dream Last Spring I was called to follow a dream of being on The Voice, and I answered that call. After six months of preparation, I auditioned for the television reality show last week in Nashville, TN. This was a courageous act, as...

Retirement & Philanthropy: Finding the Right Charity

By Katherine Olivetti “I slept and I dreamed that life is all joy. I woke and I saw that life is all service. I served and I saw that service is joy.” ― Kahlil Gibran Whether the support you offer is money or volunteer participation, it’s important to find the right...