With so much content out there, so much static and so many messages vying for your attention, I am very appreciative of you reading my work. I don’t take it for granted. Which is why I’m starting a series this week highlighting “pieces my readers should read.” My hope is that you’ll find my curation helpful in cutting through the noise rather than adding to it, as you reimagine your next chapter.
Continue reading “Curated Content on Aging”Make an Effort to Belong
When we are transitioning to a new version of ourselves (or our organization is doing so), part of the struggle is figuring out where we now fit.
Last week, I referenced two strong books that focus on the “art and science of belonging.” A third one we discussed at Wiser by Choice on Friday is called The Courage to Be Disliked. Although I can’t recommend this title as strongly, this passage stood out for me: “A sense of belonging is something that one acquires through one own’s efforts — it is not something one is endowed with…” (p. 171)
Continue reading “Make an Effort to Belong”Even Weak is Strong
It’s book club week, and we’re talking about Belonging and Connection. I thought I’d give you a teaser here, because a couple of the books on this topic have taken up residence in my imagination.
Two of the titles we’ll be reviewing, by Jon Levy and Kasley Killam, both have “the art and science of connection” in their titles. Both are about the importance of “social fitness” as a powerful determinant of health, arguing we should pay it as much attention as we would to our physical and mental fitness. Levy writes, “The fundamental element that defines the quality of our lives is the people we surround ourselves with, and the conversations we have with them.”
Continue reading “Even Weak is Strong”Conflicting Advice on Change
Have you ever been on the receiving end of conflicting advice when both positions sound equally plausible?
It’s frustrating, and can even be paralyzing when the stakes are high.
I’m noticing an example of this in writing on how best to navigate change.
Continue reading “Conflicting Advice on Change”What’s in your Transition Toolkit?
Further to last week’s post about some stats surrounding big transitions, I’m staying with Bruce Feiler’s work this week to explore his “transition toolkit.”
I love the image of a toolkit. You grab what you need at the time. You may have to rummage around a bit. You likely won’t use everything you have, but your tools are there when you need them, even if they are a bit rusty or you’ve never actually pulled them out before…
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