It’s the end of a typical work day and you are straightening your desk and getting ready to head out of the door. Just as you are about to turn out the light at your cubicle, the director of your division walks into your cubicle and asks to see you in her office. She’s young. About 35 or so and she’s been moving up the ranks rapidly, in fact, the last promotion that you thought was yours went to her. You knew it wasn’t right, but you kept working mainly because you weren’t ol

This morning, I woke up thinking about my mother. She passed away 20 years ago but I feel closer to her today than I did the day she died. I think about her often but in the last few days she’s weighed heavily on my mind. I think it is because my mom’s last sibling Darlene passed away last week. My mom had five siblings and Aunt Darlene was the sister closest to her age. She was my favorite aunt and my most fun and colorful one. Aunt Darlene spoke her mind (all of the time) a

Re-invention is intentional. It doesn’t happen by mistake. It’s not something that you think about and then “poof” you’re re-invented. Re-invention is a deliberate, planned and executed action that you take to change your life. When you re-invent your life, you create a new one based on new goals and dreams. What are you dreaming of creating for your life after 50? A new business? Retirement? Travelling to exotic places? Writing a book? Painting a masterpiece? Whatever your d