May your hands always be busy, may your feet always be swift. May you have a strong foundation when the winds of changes shift. May your heart always be joyful and may your song always be sung, may you stay forever young.
Changing Lanes Blog: Jane's Musings
Mar
16
Attacking the job market in a recession
Networking on steroids
The job market is a scary place right now. Unemployment and uncertainty about the economy have us all feeling anxious, even if we’re among the lucky ones who are still working in well-paying jobs. Not an ideal time for changing lanes, you might say. At…READ MORE »
Jan
12
Reclaiming Your Life After a Broadside Collision
Sometimes You Gotta Go
Some people change lanes to launch a new career at midlife. Some change lanes to give back to their community for the blessings they’ve received. But others change lanes to survive.Survival is a primal motivator. Thankfully, most of us are not pushed to change our…READ MORE »
Dec
22
Shoot me before I volunteer again!
My Six-Word Memoir.
Back in May, Susan posted a blog entitled My Six Word Memoir which was inspired by a funny piece she had heard on NPR. They were reporting on a project in which the editors of the storytelling magazine, SMITH, challenged its readers to write their life…READ MORE »
Nov
24
Dump the Duty Demon
You changed my life!
Are you the “responsible one” in your family? The one everyone counts on to drop everything and do what’s needed for an ailing parent or child. The one who was expected to “be good”, study hard, work harder, and be there for everyone else?Chances are,…READ MORE »
Nov
10
Architects of Change
Women take the lead
It had been several years since I attended the Women’s Conference (officially, The California Governor and First Lady’s Conference on Women), so I accepted an invitation to go as a guest of my friend, Annie Gilbar, Editor in Chief of the new Los Angeles Times Magazine, which…READ MORE »
Oct
27
Gross Personal Happiness
Lessons from Bhutan.
My husband, Bill, and I just returned from a trip to India and Bhutan where we celebrated our milestone birthdays—his 80th and my 60th, respectively. It was a sensory overload experience beyond compare, and I’m just starting to sort out some of the key takeaways…READ MORE »
Oct
06
How to Achieve Renewal without Dumping Your Career
Crime doesn't pay--enough
Sometimes you can take a metaphor too far. When Susan and I write or talk about Changing Lanes, our road trip imagery might give the impression that we are trying to get all you fellow boomers to dump your current careers. You might conclude that…READ MORE »
Sep
22
The Importance of Ritual when Changing Lanes
My Neighborhood Bar
We all have a special place where we go to feel good. It’s that favorite place we go to escape the daily grind, meet a friend, or mark a special occasion. In this place we can be ourselves and take a break in both space…READ MORE »
Sep
08
Freedom to Choose
Political Activism, Part Deux
Anyone who read my first blog on political activism posted on February 11 knows where I stand politically. I wrote about how this year’s hotly contested campaign reawakened an innate part of my psyche that wants to make a difference in people’s lives. And since…READ MORE »
Aug
25
Turning 60
How did this happen? I can’t be 60! Sixty is the venerable, senior generation – not the young, hip, break-the-rules crowd I grew up with. We were taught to show respect to Sixty, all the while rolling our eyes whenever one of these well-meaning, hopeless…READ MORE »
