Weekend Wisdom 1

Forget Conventionalisms!! Forget what the world thinks of you stepping out of your place.   Think your best thoughts, speak your best words, work your best works, looking to your own conscience of approval. I had rather make history than write it. Failure is...

Challenge Yourself To Succeed

This blog post is Day 1 of a blogging challenge I have entered. Actually it’s Day 1 for two separate challenges I have entered. And I’m feeling the pressure. I entered the 1st because I have done a challenge with our host and her followers before. They...

Google What and S.E.Who?

The longer you are on-line developing out a web-site and a blog and a business, the more you hear terms you never knew existed. SEO Google Analyics LinkedIn Aweber Sales funnel Autoresponder In one way or another, you will become aware of, and probably use, all of the...

Retirement…Globally!

All week I have been empathizing over the reasons why you can’t retire as you had hoped to / planned to. I found an interesting site yesterday… felt like a good Friday-night-with-a-glass-of-wine type browsing… Enjoy! (and I’d love to hear where you would...

Why Can’t You Retire? Pt.4

You are so ready to retire but it is some pretty serious self-talk that is going on to convince yourself you can hang in there for another five years. Why is that?   Is that your grandbaby in the picture over there? What a beautiful child and HaHa! I can tell you love...

Why Can’t You Retire? Pt.3

You are so ready to retire – but it is some pretty serious self-talk that is going on to convince yourself you can hang in there for another five years. And that is something you just can’t say out loud. Why is that?   Between you and me, just when did a...

Why Can’t You Retire? Pt.2

You are so ready to retire – but there is a serious little voice in your head suggesting it may be another five to ten years yet. Why is that?   How are your Mom & Dad anyways? Or in your case, maybe there is only one parent left, which really tugs on your...

Why Can’t You Retire? Pt.1

You are so ready to retire… but there is some pretty serious self-talk that is going on convincing yourself you can hang in there for another five years… because you feel you have to. Why is that? I pulled a bunch of my RRSP statements right back to the early 2000s...

Are You Thinking You Can Never Retire?

The operative word in my title is “Can”. I just read a depressing article. The opening sentence:  “Nearly one in five Canadian workers (17%) expect they will never be able to afford to retire fully, according to study released by global bank HSBC.” I just can’t...