Inspiration

Are you living your best encore? We are delighted to introduce you to some people who are. In her own words, podcaster Wendy Green shares her life's journey and how she now finds fulfillment everyday.

Are you living your best encore? We are delighted to introduce you to some people who are. In her own words, author, traveler and adventurer Maria Coffey shares her life lessons and why she appreciates everyday as she lives her best encore.

Aging superstars are doing things that we never imagined possible. But are they inspiring or intimidating?

Have you ever experienced "flow state" in your life? It's a powerful state of mind and something that you may want to consider on how you could achieve this into your retirement life.

I love reading stories of “retirement rebels” who are putting their own spin on the long established retirement rules.

After suffering immeasurable grief, Danny Slupeiks discovered that travel became his way of reconnecting with the world and with himself.

When was the last time you pushed yourself? Here's a wonderful story of how some women are doing this and building friendships in the process.

As we move through mid-life and begin to transition out of our career, we may pay more attention to what’s on our bucket list and the need to face the reality that we might need to make a plan if we hope to cross them off.

Would you like to be healthier but think it’s too late? Here’s an inspirational story that shows this is not at all the case.

In some ways, the most important GIFT is not just what is given today, but rather what will build and support important family values for the future.

Chances are you may have a bucket list but do you have a curiosity list? Given our extended time in retirement, you may want one.

There was one item that was on my 60 Before 60 Project that I didn't do. So when the chance presented itself, I decided to give it a go.

Maintaining our muscle mass as we age is closely related to our ability to maintain our mobility and potential to live independently. In this Learning Bites session, Susan Williams speaks with Shannon Bond on the importance of maintaining muscle mass as we age and how best we can do this.

After facing my own physical and mental fitness and potential longevity, I realized I'm not in the best shape and if I really want to extend my life, I need to take some drastic action. 

Just returning from a recent cruise, Wendy Reichental found herself surprisingly inspired by an encounter with a stranger.

Mike Drak has been thinking about his legacy and how it he might further develop it. Being an author, he has figured out a plan. He's going to give away his books.

When people receive a life altering diagnosis, it’s natural to only think of the negative. This was no different for Catherine Popp and Tony Copeland-Parker. But how they managed the situation was.

The book, "Tuesdays with Morrie" offer some great insights into both living life and aging.

You likely already know that giving to others can make you happier. But did you know that how you give also can make a big difference to how you feel?

So often in life we do things for our family with the hopes that it will provide opportunities for them. It's wonderful to be able to see it come to fruition.

“Getting old is for the birds!” But what if we flipped the conversation and started brainstorming what is amazing about getting older?

Retirement Rebels like Hiromu don’t accept the limitations, tradeoffs, and middle-of-the-road sensibilities that define conventional retirement wisdom. They transform the sense of what’s possible.

Everyday we connect with people in our lives but often we may not even realize how these contacts may impact someone's life.

In the Okinawan language there isn’t even a word for retirement. But there is the term ikigai, which roughly translated means, “the reason for which you wake up in the morning.”