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- ***Perception Creates Reality - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2010 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comIf you believe you can do it, you can. If you believe you can’t, you won’t. How do you see your reflection? Is it distorted in the ripples of a wave? Is it clear as in a quiet body of water? Is it completely opposite as in looking at a mirror? How you see yourself in relation to your world ...
Views: 2215(3 votes) - ***Perception Creates Reality - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comwritten by Traci Brosman If you believe you can do it, you can. If you believe you can’t, you won’t. How do you see your reflection? Is it distorted in the ripples of a wave? Is it clear as in a quiet body of water? Is it completely opposite as in looking at a mirror? How you see yourself ...
Views: 2288(2 votes) - ***Print-on-Demand (POD) Publishing - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comwritten by Lynn Wiese Sneyd Over the past ten years, writers have had an increasingly easier time getting their books into print, thanks to the print-on-demand publishing business. For many aspiring authors — some frustrated by rejections from literary agents and traditional publishers, ...
Views: 1806(1 vote) - ***Recycling Boomer Wisdom - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comQuestion: What is one of the most valuable recyclables in the history of humanity? Answer: YOU! Let’s face it. Boomers have lived, loved, and learned through some of the most interesting, challenging, and amazing times. Interacting with a generation of children and young adults who can ...
Views: 2261(2 votes) - ***Relationship Readiness Assessment for Boomers: Are You Ready? - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comIf you’re single and looking for love, use the following ten statements to honestly assess your relationship readiness then take the necessary action to allow love to flow into your life. 1. I know what I want Do you have a clear vision for your life? Do you know exactly what an amazing ...
Views: 3207(2 votes) - ***Retirement Living: Recognize and “Re-Know” - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comFor the past couple of months, we’ve been considering a new social phenomenon—the “Type R” personality. At the risk of overgeneralization, here’s what we’re talking about. “Type R’s” are those who have reached retirement and committed themselves to a “recreative” lifestyle. That is, a lifestyle ...
Views: 1863(1 vote) - ***Stressed Out? What Does Your Name Say About That - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comHave you ever had way too much to do and not enough time to get it done? That is the classic definition of stress. Stress concerns us all and is a major cause of disease today. So how does your name indicate how you will handle stress? Let’s look at a few of the indicators in a name. We are ...
Views: 2001(1 vote) - ***Sustainable Kitchen Table - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comNope, I’m not talking about a kitchen table made out of recycled soda bottles, wine corks, or beer cans. Today, I’m talking about the thought process behind sustainable meal planning, shopping, cooking, eating, and leftovers, or wait for it. Eating What’s Right AND What’s Left I have had ...
Views: 2055(1 vote) - ***The Magic of Manzanillo - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comwritten by Bob Schulman Maybe there’s something in the water. Or on the hillsides overlooking two of western Mexico’s most breathtaking bays. Whatever it is, Manzanillo seems to draw ultra-rich hotel developers like kids to a pinata. Take Robert Woolley. The Dallas-based hotel tycoon was ...
Views: 2695(1 vote) - ***The Staging Process for Boomers - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comWRITTEN BY: Carole Morgan ASP, RESA RESA Professional Stager of the Year Nominee 2010 RESA Professional Stager of the Month January 2010 StageRight Home Staging If you are a “boomer” or even if you are not, you are probably at the very least discussing what your next steps are regarding your ...
Views: 1952(2 votes) - ***The Three Classes of Boomers - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comAfter extensive research – by which I mean I talked to a bunch of my friends – I have concluded that you can divide boomers into one of three different classes. What?, you may scoff, divide 76 million people into just three strata? Yes, indeed. Here’s how. Class 1: Boomer superlatus ...
Views: 2357(1 vote) - ***Three Most Important Factors Are All Alike - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comwritten by A.T. "Al" Benelli, CFP, FIC It is often said that the three most important factors in real estate are location, location, location. I assume the person who created this idiom was trying to impress upon all the belief that nothing else matters much. Location trumps all other ...
Views: 2187(1 vote) - ***Three Perils That Can Destroy Your Investment Estate - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comThe desire to protect an estate grows exponentially as the value of the estate increases. If you have little to protect, there is little concern. However, if you have a very large estate, you may actually be paranoid about protecting your estate and your privacy. In that regard, I have ...
Views: 1908(2 votes) - ***To Buy Organic or Not! - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comThere is continual discussion on this topic involving nutrition, environmental impact, pesticides, toxins and the list goes on. Personally, I have done some research and have come up with a path that I follow regarding organic vs. non organic and I would like to share a few tips with fellow ...
Views: 2688(3 votes) - ***Tone Up and Burn Calories with Winter Sports - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2012 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comTone Up and Burn Calories with Winter Sports Let it snow! Now is the time to bundle up and head outdoors for some invigorating winter sports. Outdoor activities burn calories to defend against winter weight gain. You'll maintain your cardiovascular fitness, strength, balance and ...
Views: 2646(2 votes) - ***Top Tips for Tough Times: Confessions of an Ex-Shopaholic - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comwritten by Marjorie Rothstein There’s no denying it, we’re all feeling the credit crunch…even baby boomers. Of course, some of us are feeling it more than others, especially former shopaholics (like me) who are desperately trying to reform. Practically every magazine, tabloid and ...
Views: 3871(2 votes) - ***What Good Can Come from Reading Someone’s Name? - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comWe live in a world of dissention and turmoil. We live in a world of haves and have-nots. We live in a world of love and fear. We live in a world where fear is used to manipulate people. What does all of this have to do with names? Knowing how to interpret a name assists us in realizing where the ...
Views: 1790(1 vote) - ***Why do you Need to Use Trained Independent Trust Consultant if you Feel the Need for a Trust? - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2012 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comTrusts and Trust Companies have existed for hundreds of years. Trusts existed back in the days of Rome, and became popular in England when the knights left their properties in the care of someone they trusted while they went away to fight in the Crusades. Trusts provide a continuity of service ...
Views: 2357(1 vote) - ***Components That Comprise Boomer’s Optimal Health - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comMost people assess how they are doing based on how they are feeling, which is often misleading and unsafe. The philosophy is, do whatever you want to your body and as long as you have no symptoms, you’re okay. However, the reality is our actions, or lack of, have consequences. Most problems ...
Views: 2340(3 votes) - ***What’s the Right Amount to Draw from Your Retirement Fund Each Year? - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comWith stagnant incomes and roller-coaster investment returns over the past decade, the Financial Planning Association of Washington, DC wonders if investors are asking themselves, “What became of all those rules-of-thumb affecting how they handle their nest egg once they walk away from their ...
Views: 1988(3 votes) - ***Dealing with Caregiver Stress - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comwritten by Sue Susskind Caregiving for a loved one can be both rewarding and stressful at the same time. It is a satisfying feeling to know that your loved one is getting wonderful care because you are providing it, but often times the emotional and physical demands can take their toll on ...
Views: 2622(5 votes) - ***A Healthy Circulatory System with a High Functioning Lymphatic System - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2012 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comhe circulatory system is an amazing network containing over 60,000 miles of blood vessels. In the center of this system is the heart, which is weighs about 11 ounces and is the size of a fist. The heart is like a double pump organ. The right side sends blood to the lungs. There carbon ...
Views: 2828(2 votes) - ***Baby-Boomers: The End of Multi-Tasking Is Single-Mindedness - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comBy: Allan J. Hamilton, MD, FACS A few decades ago, there was a wonderful commercial hawking a margarine that had less fat but all the taste of butter. It was so good that even Mother Nature was fooled but, at the close of the commercial, we were warned: “It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature.” ...
Views: 3146(4 votes) - ***Can Humor be Anger’s Antidote? - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comWritten By: Lew Hamburger Been angry lately? All you have to do is scan the media and it seems the emotion of the decade. Where’s it coming from? Is it possible that we retain a primal residue from our early mammal days when we faced anything – body, animal, or other – that was different ...
Views: 3308(4 votes) - ***Do You Believe? - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.com* Do you believe that we are born with passion and purpose; to live through our hearts and not just our brains and logic? * Do you believe that we are meant to love, to be connected to and to honor ourselves first? * Do you believe that we deserve to be loved, to be supported, to be ...
Views: 3455(4 votes) - ***His Wife Wants to Join the Peace Corps - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comDear Jim: My wife and I have been married fourteen years (second marriages, all kids are grown). I’m already retired, and my wife has decided to retire next June at age 64 after a long career teaching Spanish in high school. She recently announced, though, that she wants to join the Peace Corps ...
Views: 2435(2 votes) - ***How to Stay Motivated When Setting a Goal - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2012 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comThis is probably the most difficult part of goal setting. Yet it is also one of the most important aspects to actually achieving your goals. Everyone has had the experience of setting a goal, especially after the winter holidays, and it is exciting for the first few days. We pull ourselves out ...
Views: 1840(2 votes) - ***Inner Fitness for Working Boomers - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comWritten by Pamela Tudor We have worked hard all our lives, and now our retirements are threatened. Our investments are not what they should be, our job situations are shakier, our kids might be unemployed and need financial help. So what do we do? Work harder. Work longer. Worry more. ...
Views: 1994(2 votes) - ***My Healthy Habits Begin NOW - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comAs Baby Boomers, many of us grew up in that splendid era of Beatles songs (Imagine all the people living life in love….All you need is love….With a little help from my friends….Strawberry fields forever….). Perhaps you have been reminiscing so much about the past (Yesterday….) that you have not ...
Views: 2601(2 votes) - ***Surging Ahead - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comWritten by: Neal Dranoff A couple of years ago, my wife Nita got smacked with the realization she was beginning to go through “the change,” i.e. menopause. God bless her, she’s been riding out this storm with the grit and grace of an America’s Cup skipper. Some days are worse than others, ...
Views: 1911(4 votes) - ***Baby Boomers: Sharing Documents Just Got Easier - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comLet me start with a definition of PDF. This is an abbreviation for Portable Document Format (PDF) pretty much the standard for creating electronic documents and forms for easy reading and distribution from your Boomer Business to anyone. Creating a PDF will keep your document formatting intact ...
Views: 6807(3 votes) - ***Be a Green Boomer - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comA recent report I read indicated that the earnings of non-green products nationally is at $12 billion per year compared with similar green products that earn $1 billion per year. At first I thought this a paltry relationship until I realized that a dozen years ago the difference would have been ...
Views: 2377(3 votes) - ***Donne Your Fatigues and Grab Your Gear - by Submitted on May 06, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comAs soldiers train for battle, performers hone their talents for audiences, doctors train for the healing arts and citizens sharpen skills for the trades, I believe we are all, in every life’s situation and circumstance, preparing for the highlights of our lives and the agonizing challenges that ...
Views: 2189(3 votes) - ***Identifying Your Values: Getting Down to the Core - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comWritten By: Donna Thompson, PhD. “Integrity is not so much a value in itself; it is rather the value that guarantees all the other values.“ Anonymous Your core values govern the way you live and the way you respond to life. They govern the way you react to situations that present ...
Views: 2858(3 votes) - ***Six Great Ways to Motivate Grandkids to Save Money - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comWritten by Karyn Hodgens Money burning a hole in your grandkids’ pockets? Do your grand kids seem to think money grows on trees? Then it may be time to begin teaching your grandkids how to save money. The good news is, establishing good saving habits in your grandkids may not be as ...
Views: 2853(3 votes) - ***Things to Consider for Retirement - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comWritten By: A.T. "Al" Benelli, CFP, FIC Each and every day, approximately 10,000 baby boomers celebrate their 65th birthday. Most people identify the arrival of age 65 with the event of “retirement” and the receipt of Social Security benefits. Actually, the age of full Social Security ...
Views: 1871(3 votes) - ***What Is Happening To My Body? - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comBy: Dr. Michael J. Kaye I frequently hear this question from my baby boomer patients. The males complain that it takes them longer to heal when they exercise too much. They say they just can’t get rid of their love handles. My female patients complain of weight gain and whole body ...
Views: 2689(3 votes) - ***Where Do Your Vitamin and Mineral Supplements Come From? - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comwritten by Dr. Karen Purcell, M.M., N.D., C.N. Many people think that all nutritional supplements are “created equal”. Well, that is simply not the case. Many, in fact, most of the supplements in the US are concocted in a laboratory. They are chemicals and synthetics. For example, if the word ...
Views: 2425(3 votes) - ***Baby Boomers: Self Care is Core - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comHow many times have you said in parting with someone in conversation “Take care”. Quite a few colleagues end their e-mails with “Be well”. A friend of mine often says to me “Have a positive day”. Take care, be well, and have a positive day. Tall orders for a perfect life. Self care is a ...
Views: 3861(4 votes) - ***Boomers….If You’re Aging, Count Your Blessings - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comWritten By: Angelena Craig As boomers we are growing older, not so far off from what was once called old age. We can dismiss these scary and unpleasant thoughts, perhaps until we notice one or more of the following… * When we look in the mirror, we appear less attractive. * We get ...
Views: 2567(4 votes) - ***Lew’s Laws for Leadership, Laughter & Life - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comWritten by: Lew Hamburger I talk too much. Always have. In the early seventies I was lucky enough to be selected Executive Director of an inner city settlement house/community center with a job description of “keep an explosion from taking place in the community!” The catchment area of a ...
Views: 2016(4 votes) - ***5 Stupid Things Healthy Boomers Do - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comYou are not a stupid person. Not by any means. In fact, it’s my guess that you’re healthier than most. You probably exercise regularly. You watch what you eat. You keep up-to-date on the latest health concerns. You don’t binge on sugar. And you never – ever – eat fast food. Well, ...
Views: 2656(5 votes) - ***Are You Ready to Age in Place? - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comwritten by Patricia Nunan Last week I had the opportunity to meet Eleanor. Eleanor is 69 years old and has been enjoying an active and independent retirement. Because of a freak accident that fractured her hip and broke her back, she now needs full time care. She is unable to get into her ...
Views: 2794(5 votes) - ***Baby Boomers: Finding Love—How to Know When You Have It and How To Keep It - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comAs relationship professionals, clients regularly ask us how they can tell if they are in love. If you were to ask 100 people, you would likely get 100 different answers. Attempting to define the emotion of love with words is like trying to catch water with your hands—just when you think you have ...
Views: 3519(5 votes) - ***Pairing Wine and Cheese: Part II - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comwritten by Christine Carroll If you enjoyed January’s Wine Buzz, you might find these additional tips on pairing wine and cheese helpful. Instead of trying to remember which cheeses go with which wines, focus on these few simple pairing principles. FIND HARMONY Evaluate the four ...
Views: 3435(5 votes) - ***Self Discovery Journal: The Senior Orphan - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comWritten By: Dave Hager DAVE’S CORNER 16 APRIL 2010 SELF DISCOVERY JOURNAL: THE SENIOR ORPHAN I don’t know if I can write this but I’ll try. We began work on the new investment property in Winston-Salem yesterday. I went up today to follow through and consult with Phillip Watson, my ...
Views: 2187(5 votes) - ***3 Tips for Guilt Free Marketing for Service Professionals - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comSo many people write us, explaining how guilty they feel doing anything that smacks of “getting people to buy” – “getting people to spend their money.” For Service Providers, Service Professionals this isn’t surprising since we’ve all been trained to be in Service – not in business. But ...
Views: 2383(4 votes) - ***Aging in Place: The Myth of Aging Gracefully - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comA Chinese proverb says that we naturally see the beauty of youth, but must learn to see the beauty of age. I read an article recently by Susan Jacoby titled The Myth of Aging Gracefully. It is a thought provoking piece about the over exuberance with which our culture (boomers mainly) embraces ...
Views: 2907(3 votes) - ***Aging: It’s Never Too Late to Become What You Might Have Been - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comwritten by: Patrick Roden “Watching a peaceful death of a human being reminds us of a falling star; one of a million lights in a vast sky that flares up for a brief moment only to disappear into the endless night forever.” -Elisabeth ...
Views: 2806(2 votes) - ***Aligning Your Life With Your Values: Living in Congruence - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comWritten By: Donna Thompson, PhD. “Personal leadership is the process of keeping your vision and values before you and aligning your life to be congruent with them.” Stephen Covey You are in control of your life, really. You are in control of your actions. You are in control of your ...
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