29th March, 2010 - Posted by xmlrpc - No Comments
The one thing I love about being over 50 is that I know a lot of people. While I was cleaning my office (an ongoing event), I came across names of people in my past and I started calling them. What a treat!
I found a young man who I knew when he was in college and now he’s married with a daughter and a great job. We had lunch!
I found a woman who I hadn’t seen in 10 years, called her and she is doing some fascinating new things including having written a new book. We had…
15th March, 2010 - Posted by xmlrpc - No Comments
If you have hit 50 and have no energy, then you’ll be interested in the story of "Granny Haddock." I became interested in Granny because she attended my Alma Mater, Emerson College.
Her story is legendary in the Northeast, because at the age of 90, she walked across the U.S. (3200 miles), to call attention to the issue of campaign finance reform.
She was a former Senate candidate and a political activist. But she was also a wife, mother, actress and a general Spunky Old Broad. She just passed away at the age of 100 and I for…
8th March, 2010 - Posted by gaylecarson - No Comments
According to American Express OPEN Economic Pulse, the baby boomer generation is not overly optimistic as to where the economy is going. Men are more postive than women however, and think the next 12 to 18 months will see some improvement.
Women are also more stressed out by the state of the economy than men. So how are they dealing with it? They are networking more and looking for referrals, joint ventures, new revenue streams and are using their personalities, contacts and ingenuity to keep their businesses running.
Since women have always been able to juggle many hats, this is…
