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Changing Lanes Blog: Cross Generational Experiences
Jul
07
Bricks and mortar: Going beyond Facebook
Get Smart. Get Real.
When I was working in the telecommunications industry, my area of expertise was technology. My career was not unlike others in tech project/product management: a mix of hits and misses. The development of an interactive television product that never saw the light of day was…READ MORE »
Jun
23
Our Family Roots Dig
Finding Rivka
When Susan and I are asked what Changing Lanes is about, we often reply that it’s about realigning who you are with what you do. The many change artists we interviewed demonstrated that living a more authentic life allowed them to tap into wellsprings of…READ MORE »
Jun
16
Change, change, and more change
Be the turtle
I’m giving a talk today and have been struggling. How do I make the topic of Changing Lanes an interesting one to an audience of mostly 70 and 80 year old women? It wasn’t until I ran into Christie, an 87 year old friend and neighbor,…READ MORE »
Jun
02
Dealing with Weighty Issues
You don't sweat much for a fat girl.
My weight goes up, it goes down, but then it’s up again. No bell curve, no modest sine wave, just a steady trend up a few pounds every year or so. Now, at 57, I find it harder and harder to stay at a desirable…READ MORE »
May
12
Happy Mothers Day!
My mother was the making of me.
Yesterday was Mother’s Day, and I thought I’d talk about my mother, Nancy King.Mom was 19 when she had me. Training to be a nurse when she met my father, she had to put any ideas of a career behind her when I was born.…READ MORE »
Apr
21
Keeping your mind in shape
Use it or lose it
Rick, my husband, and I met at a bridge tournament in Casper, WY. Two years later we celebrated our marriage by honeymooning where else but….at a bridge tournament, this time in Denver (at its conclusion we also spent time in Yellowstone lest you think we…READ MORE »
Mar
31
Going Gray….it’s a choice
You're so Vain!
My mother had black hair till the day she died at age forty-nine. Not a hint of gray. Me—I started turning gray when my son was born in my mid-thirties. Thanks to mega-doses of pregnancy vitamins, my hair was luxuriant, so I didn’t mind. Later,…READ MORE »
Mar
24
Maintaining your health is key to independence
Stay with the chase as long as you can.
A few weeks ago I wrote a blog about the dimension of time. Then, quite recently, a reader wrote in, quoting Seneca: “we should live each day as a separate life.” Now, I must confess that when Bryan Chong first submitted his comment, I first…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 »
Jan
01
Choosing the Right Path Early in Life
Mystic Crystal Revelation
My husband, Rick, and I traveled to Ohio over the holidays to visit his two daughters, ages 15 and 20. They didn’t know I co-authored a book and as we talked about it, they both expressed an interest in having a copy. While saying, "Sure!…READ MORE »
