You can’t bargain with the truth. Whether you’re old or young, we’re going to see what you’ve done. There’ll be nowhere else to run in the end.You can’t bargain with the truth. ‘Cause whether you’re rich or you’re poor, you’re going to meet at the same door; you’re going to know the real score in the end.And if you want to help your fellow man, you better start with what is in your hand.
Mar
10
Can you recover after hitting bumps in the road while changing lanes?
The Cat House Hotel.
In last week’s blog, Jane talked about people who wanted to own their own business. Their motivations varied as you might suspect: Lucie Bava wanted to seize the day and shine —and was able to turn a hobby into being a specialty foods provider to…READ MORE »
Mar
03
Do you have a craving to be your own boss?
Oh Fudge!
You’ve had a good run in your career and now you’re ready for something new. Maybe you can’t quite afford to ride off into the sunset. Or maybe you have a recessive entrepreneurial gene that’s demanding to assert its dominance in this stage of your…READ MORE »
Feb
25
A Handy Guide for Book Clubs
This list of questions will help guide any book club in their discussion of "Changing Lanes: Road Maps to Midlife Renewal"
Last week I found myself in the wonderful predicament of facilitating my own book for a book club discussion. My book club, now in our third year, is a collection of women in their fifties and sixties. We make it a point to cover a wide…READ MORE »
Feb
18
What Gets Your Juices Flowing?
The Sundance Kids
What do you think about when you hear the words “Sundance Film Festival?” Probably (if you think about it at all) Robert Redford, lots of movie stars, Park City winter wonderland, and a vibrant night life. Jane and I have been going to Sundance for a…READ MORE »
Feb
11
Political Activism
The Times They are a-Changin'
The 60s has been labeled the era of sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll, but for those who came of age in that decade, it was much more. It was also the time when many of us were swept up in social/political movements to advance…READ MORE »
Feb
04
Time, Time, Time is on My Side
Time.
Do you take it for granted? I do. I see time as stretching out before me, allowing me to do, see, or otherwise experience just about anything that I could possibly conceive and want to do. And when it comes to thinking about the second…READ MORE »
Jan
28
Do Well by Doing Good
Rainbow Warrior
The baby boomer search for spiritual fulfillment has a long history. The ’60s “Age of Aquarius” gave rise to the ’70s consciousness raising groups and est retreats. And, in the last two decades, we have witnessed a marked increase in traditional religious study and a…READ MORE »
Jan
20
Are you Living Your Life on Autopilot?
These are the Glory Days
My husband, Bill, and I have a weekly ritual. We fill up our respective plastic pill dispensers with the myriad of white, blue, red and yellow miracle drugs that keep our body chemistries in balance. Brilliant invention, that thingamajig—it not only keeps you organized pharmacologically,…READ MORE »
Jan
14
The New Friends we are Meeting are Broadening our Horizons Even Further
Friends Do Broaden our Horizons
Jane and I attended our first book signing last Monday in Houston.Why Houston, you ask? Well, a good friend of Jane’s, Linnet Deily (who’s briefly profiled in our book) offered to sponsor one! As a bonus, her friend and fellow lane changer, Deborah Cannon, helped…READ MORE »
Jan
07
Giving Back and Making a Real Impact
Live Long and Prosper
After launching Changing Lanes, I had planned to write a sequel and dive deeper into the topic of Paying it Forward. I had amassed a large amount of research material on people who had achieved some level of success—e.g. the lucky ones who hit it…READ MORE »
