Ain’t No Road Just Like It! By Bill Leavitt, author of Retirement: Life’s Greatest Adventure One of my favorite songs from my younger days is called “Lake Shore Drive.” It is a wonderful song about driving up…
Lessons Learned Through Selling Popcorn and Coca-Cola It’s enlightening to see how your experiences in your youth have shaped the skills and abilities you may use in your later life and working career. Often, these…
Fitness May Not Be All It Is Cracked Up to Be by Bill Leavitt, author of Retirement: Life’s Greatest Adventure We’ve all heard that in order to have a long and healthy retirement, we should get…
Setting Goals Can Be Satisfying by Bill Leavitt, author of Retirement: Life’s Greatest Adventure Many people feel that setting goals is a path to disappointment. They’re wrong. A goal is simply a result or accomplishment that you work…
An interesting comedy TV show we sometimes watch on cable is called “The Kaminski Method.” It features Michael Douglas and several other “older” stars, such as Alan Arkin, and deals with some of the issues that…
Take responsibility for your own health As retirees, most of us have medical or health issues — or soon will have. I personally have a total of six doctors for various medical issues I am dealing…
Don’t worry, be happy, prioritize Busy lives often give people too much to do and that can lead to stress and frustration. Whether you are in your working years or enjoying retirement, stress can adversely affect…
During my working years I became an authority on “time management.” I commuted to downtown Chicago and worked long hours. Also, I was involved in several organizations. To get everything done, I developed techniques for efficiently utilizing my…
Pets are more popular than ever. During the pandemic, stay-at-home families and others adopted pets in record numbers. Why? Because pets are a great cure for loneliness. When they have a pet, families stuck at home for weeks and…
I can’t count the number of times in my lifetime I have been told “Buyer Beware,” but that warning has never been truer than it is today. And seniors are most vulnerable because we were…