Purpose Articles
- Can I Make a Difference?
Can I make a difference? This is such a personal question. One understanding or perspective does not fit all. Only you can make that judgment call. What indicators do you use to determine if any of your actions really ‘make a difference’? What is important to you? What kind of difference do you want to make in your family, in your workplace, in your community and/or in our world?
- Discovering and Living Your Passion
Retirement is an ideal time to work towards discovering and pursuing your unique purpose in life that will bring you great satisfaction daily.
- Going from What I Am to Who I Am
If your feelings of worth and identity are tied to your job, now is the time to make some changes that will help you when you are no longer employed.
- Growing 'The Village' into a Thriving Town
Before entire industries began contracting in wave after wave of business consolidations, companies had a significant “local” presence. Executives were often homegrown entrepreneurs, founding companies in their own backyards.
- I Took the Road Less Traveled
Are you one of the millions of Baby Boomers who are thinking about what to do with the rest of your life? This article offers a number of diverse resources to assist you in choosing which road to travel.
- Identifying and Living Your Life Purpose
As you approach retirement it is time to identify how you will fill your additional free time with purpose , passion and meaning.
- Life Motivators
Through awareness of what motivates you, you will be able to choose activities that bring meaning and fulfillment and enhance your Life After 50.
- Living a Life of Purpose
Take your personal inventory and identify what inspires and motivates you.
- Looking Outside Myself
Volunteering can be a very rewarding experience if you take the time to explore and find the right opportunity that will add depth and meaning to your life and fill you with a sense of worth.
- Personal Mission Statement
This exercise of writing your own personal mission statement will help you clearly state your values and what you believe – it will give you a description of the life you want to live.
- Setting Effective Goals
All goals should be created in support of the organization as a whole. Understanding the mission and strategy of an organization is essential in creating realistic, obtainable and measurable goals for each employee. Effective goal setting will ensure success for the individual, the manager, and the organization.
- Spirituality
This article outlines some specific steps you can take to increase your sense of inner knowing and/or connection with your own spirituality for a vibrant life after 50.
- The Best Unpaid Job on Earth
There are many reasons why people volunteer their time for a cause or organization. Perhaps it is something they believe in deeply; perhaps it is because they’re supporting a friend or co-worker or perhaps they just need to stay busy. No matter the reason, volunteering is an essential part of our society in the good times but is especially important in tough economic times. So how can people afford to take time away from paid work to volunteer in this economy?
- The Glass Ceiling
The ‘glass ceiling’ as a metaphor for women was first coined in an article for ADWEEK by Gay Bryant in 1984. It captured and labeled the frustration women had in climbing the corporate ladder beyond middle management. Since the 1964 Civil Rights Act, there have been laws and employment practices protecting women and people of color from discrimination but there is still something invisible that is a barrier to top executive levels.
- The Time Is Now
On September 11, 2008, Rick Stengel and Judy Woodruff facilitated the Service Nation Summit and Presidential Candidate Forum and posed a thought-provoking question of the candidates: “What are the obligations of citizenship in a democracy?”
- To Work or Not To Work
Remember the adage advising us to make lemonade when we're handed lemons. Use these tough economic times to address your dreams and clarify the purpose and meaning that you would like for the rest of your life.
- What Am I Going To Do When I Grow Up
Does that sound like something you’ve heard or thought to yourself when contemplating your career? Are you frustrated to realize that, as you approach the age to begin collecting Social Security, you’re still questioning what to do with your life?
- Where Do You Find Meaning?
This article explores purpose and meaning as it relates to Life After 50 and presents ways to help you find and express this life purpose.
- Why Plan for Life After 50
By taking time to do some advance planning the 30+ years of retirement can become a time of joy and meaning instead of fear and depression.
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