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May.01.2012
Gold Medal Grandparenting is a revolutionary way for you to have a great relationship with your grandchildren and to have a great quality of life at the same time.
Here's what's great about being a Gold Medal Grandparent:
1. Create an amazing relationship with your grandkids so you can have fun,...
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Apr.26.2012
According to the Labor Department baby boomers account for 54% of self-employed workers and entrepreneurs, up from 48.5% in 2000. As more and more baby boomers retire, they are immediately starting their own business or coming out of a short leave retirement to launch their own ventures.
My wife...
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Apr.23.2012
Retirement used to be a clear concept. You worked for years, usually for one company, then you retired at 65. Retirement income and health care coverage were assured. These were your "Golden Years". Settling into quieter times, along with some travel, golf, and grandchildren was portrayed and...
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Apr.22.2012
Hi, It's George and New Bright Life,
All of us at New Bright Life would like to wish you and your lovedones a very happy Earth Day!
And in the spirit of this special day, I'd like to share some wordsfrom a Hopi elder. These words not only apply to Earth Day, butalso to the challenges /...
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Apr.18.2012
Be careful of the stories you tell about yourself and your life (as well as what you hear other people tell about you).
The stories are powerful. If you are not aware of the power of the stories, you risk believing them as absolute truth.
Many people get stuck in outdated stories. But you don...
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Mar.20.2012
Hi, It's George and New Bright Life, I recently wrote a blog post about the 3rd anniversary of our move across the country. Lots of our friends thought we were nuts. They still do. Nuts or not, our move was a success! We love our house and community. We love the life we...
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Mar.17.2012
Yesterday was the 3rd anniversary of our move across the country to our new home and life. After many years in San Francisco - and with no intention of retiring - we relocated to Sarasota, Florida. Many of our friends thought we were nuts. They still do.
We did keep our condo in San Francisco and...
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Mar.11.2012
If you're over 50, and you want (or need) to get a job, get more work, or to change employment, I have a new video seminar that I'd like to share with you. In it, I'll be letting you know about 5 ways tofind or create work and make money in the current economy.
(It's a mix of traditional and...
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Jan.20.2012
To My (Grownup) Daughter
A broken heart: mine. You’re moving into your own life. It sure beats you staying here.
Your orbit…
Sometimes you will be moving away from me. I stand here, holding my breath, being afraid you won’t make the turn back toward me…
Sometimes you will be moving toward me and I...
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Nov.29.2011
An Important Truth for those of us Over 50: We have the first real opportunity in years to focus on ourselves, and there’s no one else to hold accountable if we’re not doing it successfully or at all.
It’s Saturday morning. The sun is long since up. My wife, Brown Eyes...
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Nov.08.2011
Hi, It's George,
I've been thinking a lot about unexpected challenges this week, thetypes of things that are likely to happen to many people over 50.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not fabricating situations to worry about.Instead, I've been considering the ways that people respond to thesituations that...
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Oct.07.2011
In our 50s, many of us find ourselves at the peak of our game so far, our abilities honed and our experience stacked in accessible and usable form. We've achieved a certain amount of success and have even come to grips with some of our limitations. If we're paying attention, we have a heightened...
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Apr.15.2011
A friend triumphantly announced that he moved his 88 year old parent from an independent living apartment to a “care facility”.
“I knew he wouldn’t like it, so I just marched in and told him that I had found the place, had rented a studio unit for him, that we’d be getting rid of about half of the...
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Apr.11.2011
The grandchildren departed, a bittersweet moment in time...
Their rented minivan moves away down the street as I stand in my driveway waving goodbye. The car contains my son, his wife, and their 4 young daughters (secondarily known as my granddaughters). I am temporarily a man swimming in a paradox...
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Apr.06.2011
(I just received this email.)
Dear George,
I have finally gotten around to opening your last email and started reading. (You can see I have a tendency to procrastinate). Again you are thought provoking to me. I am having problems getting answers from MYSELF ! I must be too wrapped up in the way I...
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For everyone searching for tools to deal with life after 50, this book should prove enlightening, inspiring, and helpful.”
—Richard Nelson Bolles, Author, What Color Is Your Parachute?
About George
George H. Schofield, PhD has over 40 years of knowledge and experience in lifelong development, successful aging, and extended employment—and how these intersect and affect individuals, employees, and businesses. He is an expert, innovator, and thought...