***Spring Has Arrived – Beware of Baby Boomers Out Walking the Streets!
written by Kathi Casey, ERYT, CPI Ahh, Spring! Do April showers really bring May flowers? This Baby Boomer hopes so!
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***Boomer Pet Care: All About Dog Skin Problems
written by Janie Knetzer Baby boomers should take notice to their dog’s skin. The condition of dog skin is a big indicator of a pet’s overall health. When skin problems occur, the dog may respond by excessive scratching, chewing, licking, etc. There can be a wide range of causes including exte al parasites, allergies, infections, metabolic problems, stress, or it can be combination of all. Disease can also be a cause. All can affect the dog’s skin. Common skin problems in dogs are: Licking, scratching and chewing the skinr Scabsr Hot spotsr
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Read article***Part I: Susan Isn’t a “Survivor”
written by Coach Meg Susan isn’t a survivor; Susan is a thriver. And, she thanks God for it every day. Susan’s Introduction
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Read article***The Weather and Your Health
written by Mark Sneller, PhD Our reaction to our outdoor and indoor environments can be related to the weather of the day. For thousands of years, people have understood that sunlight, cloudiness, stormy conditions, and when they could measure it, falling barometric pressure can affect their health and well-being. Let’s take a brief look at how this works.
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Read article***Nostalgia: Los Angeles, 1962
There is a time and a place that sings to us in the middle of the night. Though real at one time, it is now a place of dreams, of fantasies, or curiosity. It is a place so vivid and enticing that, if someone actually invented a time machine, it would be the first and only place we would think of going. For Civil War buffs, it might be Charleston in April 1861 or Gettysburg in July 1863. For aging hippies, it might be San Francisco in the summer of 1967.
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Read article***How To Get Everything You Want in 2012
Here’s to a Happy New Year and to getting everything that you want out of 2012. Today you have a clean slate with a brand new year spread out in front of you, filled with endless possibilities. How will you harness your potential to create the very best you? I recommend using the teachings of Dr. Maxwell Maltz in his legendary book ‘The New Psycho-Cybe etics’. Dr. Maltz created the original science of self improvement and success, so who better to turn to when you’re ready to take your life to another level. His teachings have stood the test of time.
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Read article***Am I ready to date – yet?
Dear Coaches, I broke up with my boyfriend of three years this past May. I'm not sure if I'm ready to date yet, but I would like your advice on what to consider and how to know when you're ready to date again? Donna ________________________________________ Mari responds ... Regarding what to consider, here are a few thoughts to ponder: Consider how fulfilling your life is right this moment and ask yourself if it would be enhanced -- not completed -- but enhanced by the presence of someone else.
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Read article***The Goldilocks List: What I Want In 2012
Last year about this time, I compiled a list of gift-giving suggestions for other people. This year, I say to heck with that. This is what I want in 2012. * A Stanford quarterback almost as good as Andrew Luck (asking for one that’s better tha Luck is just insanity) * A Goldilocks winter, with not too much rain, and not too little * Equity (both kinds: social and real estate) * The highest-scoring Super Bowl ever with Aaron Rodgers or Drew Brees and Tom Brady firing rockets back and forth (I love the 49ers, but not defensive games)r
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Read article***Boomer Fitness: Lift Anything and Carry It With the Core
written by Lisa Byrne Hold your breath; close your eyes and GO! If it could only be that easy…voila, and it’s moved, nobody gets hurt!
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Read article***No More Tears
Hi folks! You’ll find quite a difference in the overall tone of this post compared to what you’re used to reading in The 50 Plus Male. I’ll go as far as stating I’m aware this journey goes against conventional wisdom in many ways: subject matter, my thoughts and actions, and perhaps most importantly, I ask a lot of questions instead of providing streams of thought that help you answer a particular problem…so with great humility, I kindly ask you at the outset to accept my mea culpa.
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Read article***Feel Like Un-Retiring? How to Prepare
According to a press release by the Financial Planning Association, almost 93 percent of the net increase in the U.S. civilian labor force between 2006 and 2016 will be 55 or older. Many American workers say they plan to stay on the job “at least” until age 69. Just over half of all working adults aged 50-65 plan to delay their retirement. The issue is all about how much they lost during the investment meltdown and the worst economic downtu in more than 70 years. These days we face one of the most interesting labor situations for older Americans ever.
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Read article***Baby Boomers: Self Care is Core
How many times have you said in parting with someone in conversatio “Take care”. Quite a few colleagues end their e-mails with “Be well”. A friend of mine often says to me “Have a positive day”. Take care, be well, and have a positive day. Tall orders for a perfect life. Self care is a requisite for health. No, I’m not talking about self centeredness, nor being selfish. And, let’s put spa treatments, pedicures and shopping sprees aside. They are indulgences that belong in the pamper category. We’ll consider those an extra layer of care.
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Read article***How to Stay Motivated When Setting a Goal
This is probably the most difficult part of goal setting. Yet it is also one of the most important aspects to actually achieving your goals. Everyone has had the experience of setting a goal, especially after the winter holidays, and it is exciting for the first few days. We pull ourselves out of bed a few minutes early and are very dedicated to marking that extra task off our list. Setting the goal is still new enough that we can feel what it will be like to accomplish it.
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Read article***Lewin and Permanent Adolescence
Written by Lew Hamburger QUESTIONS FOR BOOMERS (and other humans) Can a vision of white, non-urban people becoming a minority in America have anything to do with the vitriol we see in political life of 2010? Does it differ from other times that Boomers have been through? Thus far the level of violence is far below that of the ’60’s or 70’s. What accounts for that? Who is doing what to whom? Have we learned anything along the way?
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Read article***Fending Off Mr. Irascible
I’m in the middle of a lazy, overcast Sunday morning putting the finishing touches on breakfast. It’s the one day of the week I have our paper (The Philadelphia Inquirer) delivered, providing the opportunity to “lose myself” for a couple of hours reading through its entirety. The Currents section, offering editorials and commentary, and the Local News section contain articles that are unwittingly related to one another and spark the idea behind this post.
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Read article***Five Items to Consider Before Getting Married or Re-Married
There are five areas that are important when considering marrying someone and since we ultimately marry someone we date, wouldn’t it be wise to look for people to date that agree with us in those areas? The five controversial areas are: 1. Politics 2. Religion 3. Money 4. Friends 5. Children
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Read article***New Fitness Trends For Baby Boomers
I am so delighted with all of the new fitness ideas surfacing these days. From Nia to Zumba to Wii-Fit and Cardio Cinema – innovative ideas just keep on coming! Many of the new crazes involve dance, and as a former dancer myself, I’m thrilled to see these rise in popularity. Zumba is a combination of fitness and Latin dance moves that has really taken off – especially with Baby Boomers. Nia is similar but combines Latin dance with tai chi and yoga for a wonderful and fun work-out. This fall, I am offering Nia classes at my Healthy Boomer Body Center.
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Read article***Fitness Over 50 – It’s All About The Baby Steps, Baby!
With all of the compelling advertising on television, radio and print about the many “results oriented” exercise programs available, choosing the right one can be difficult. Many fitness programs on the market today are too difficult for the average Baby Boomer to complete – or at least we think they are! I have several clients who own book shelves full of fitness videos that have been watched once and never picked up again.
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Read article***Dealing with Caregiver Stress
written by Sue Susskind Caregiving for a loved one can be both rewarding and stressful at the same time. It is a satisfying feeling to know that your loved one is getting wonderful care because you are providing it, but often times the emotional and physical demands can take their toll on you if you do not take the time to take care of yourself. Caregiving takes a lot of time, effort and work.
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Read article***3 Tips for Guilt Free Marketing for Service Professionals
So many people write us, explaining how guilty they feel doing anything that smacks of “getting people to buy” – “getting people to spend their money.” For Service Providers, Service Professionals this isn’t surprising since we’ve all been trained to be in Service – not in business.
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Read article***New Beginnings for Empty Nesters
A mom called me saying she just wasn’t prepared for this empty nest. She read so many baby and teen books but nothing would help this sorrow she was feeling as an empty nester. Change is vulnerable. Change doesn’t mean, even if you read and prepare, that you won’t have days of inertia and sorrow for what is left behind. Our parenting roles shift and don’t travel in a straight line. It isn’t something you get over or suddenly get about this stage of life. Tears still fall. Good news, a freedom and joy do show up.
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Read article***Adultery and Divorce: Facts and Myths
With so many entertainers, politicians, and professional athletes making headlines because of their sexual infidelities, it might be worth taking a look at how the law deals with adultery. Let’s start with a definition. Adultery, in most legal contexts, refers to a voluntary sexual relationship between two people, at least one of whom is married to someone else. Adultery includes not only what we think of as affairs, but also trysts with prostitutes, homosexual activity, and any other extramarital sex involving another person.
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Read article***Boomer Travel: Chiapas Runs Hot and Cold
Some half-million people live in the balmy Mexican city of Tuxtla Gutierrez, and tonight it looks like every one of them has shown up at a downtown square known as Marimba Park. Surrounded by dancers, musicians are beating out hip-shaking salsas, merengues and socas on the wooden slats of their xylophone-like marimbas, backed by blaring trumpets and saxes.
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Read article***One Chance to Make a First Impression
It has often been said that, “You only get one chance to make a first impression.” Whether you are networking, interviewing for a job or meeting new colleagues for the first time, here are some guidelines to keep in mind which will make a good first impression. Be mindful of the other person’s time. Ask if this is a good time for them before proceeding into the discussion (or identify another time that would be better). When attending a scheduled meeting or interview, ask how much time the other person has, and hold to that timeframe.
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Read article***The Proximate Deaths of Famous and Infamous Men
It was a busy day in the neighborhood last week. A couple of Baby Boomers from opposite ends of the economic spectrum made last Wednesday more exciting than usual. Few if any news reports recognized the proximity of these two events, and certainly didn’t delve into other ways in which the protagonists were related.
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Read article***A New Footprint
Those of you who have been avid followers of The 50 Plus Male since its inception are aware I “fought the good fight” against joining AARP (dating back to You Always Remember Your First). You also know I finally “swallowed my pride” and recently joined this august organization. AARP members automatically receive AARP The Magazine, and two articles in the latest issue have set-off a round of mental volleys that I’m having trouble resolving.
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Read article***Know the Causes of Breast Cancer to Save You
Gail Edgell: We are going to talk about an important topic to women, particularly those over the age of 40: breast cancer. Can you tell us a little bit about that?
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Read article***Baby Boomers Number 1 Goal Is To Stay Healthy and Vital
I can’t believe that I’m writing January 2010! Is it my imagination or did this decade breeze by so fast that my hair is still settling onto my shoulders? For many of us Baby Boomers, the last ten years has been fraught with caring for or watching our aging family members deal with such issues as Alzheimers, Osteoporosis, Heart Disease and Cancer. Seeing these diseases so up close and personal has made us all the more determined not to go there ourselves and we are steering ourselves onto a much different course than that of our parents.
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Read article***Step Two – Align Yourself for Business Success
It’s Monday and I’ve accomplished absolutely nothing today. I just can’t seem to get motivated. I guess it’s time to check my alignment once again. What’s that? Check my alignment? Why whatever do you mean?
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Read article***Little Things DO Mean a Lot
It seems likely that humans, and even some other species of mammals, have consoled others forever in history with food and other comfort at times of loss and grief. There have been many long standing traditions and examples throughout history and in many diverse cultures of this custom. This has been so common in the past that we even developed a term for the practice…”comfort food” although the term has been given a different spin today.
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Read article***Financial Planning Myths All Boomers Need to Be Aware of
You have a 401K or IRA, and you’ve been contributing for decades…that’s great! But do you know where your money is invested? When asked, most boomers reply, “At the bank” or “With my broker.” No wonder so many boomers are financially unprepared for retirement. In fact, a recent Associated Press survey shows that most boomers are nowhere near ready for retirement. Consider these findings: Only 11% of boomers say they are strongly convinced they will be able to live in comfort 44% of boomers express little or no faith they’ll have enough money when their careers end
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Read article***Perception Creates Reality
If you believe you can do it, you can. If you believe you can’t, you won’t. How do you see your reflection? Is it distorted in the ripples of a wave? Is it clear as in a quiet body of water? Is it completely opposite as in looking at a mirror? How you see yourself in relation to your world predicts how you will behave and perform in your daily routines.
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Read article***Print-on-Demand (POD) Publishing
written by Lynn Wiese Sneyd Over the past ten years, writers have had an increasingly easier time getting their books into print, thanks to the print-on-demand publishing business. For many aspiring authors — some frustrated by rejections from literary agents and traditional publishers, others not wanting to wait two years to see their manuscript in book form — POD publishing is the way to go. It also can be a profitable option for books written for a niche audience. A few things to consider when publishing a POD book:
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Read article***Using Your Values to Make Decisions: The Compass
Written By: Donna Thompson, PhD. “It’s not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.” Roy Disney Life presents us with an endless stream of decisions that need to be made. Some decisions need to be made quickly; some need to be made publicly. We make some decisions without thinking, while other decisions require careful introspection and evaluation. Many decisions are required to be made throughout the day, many trivial, but a few decisions carry a greater impact. In making decisions, do we generally: * Agree to things only to please others?r
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Read article***The Top Five Signs of a Brave Person
written by Harvey Rephen Given the hard economic times we as a country are facing, especially the Boomer, there is a stronger awareness as to what is really important in our lives. It’s not so much about the wealth in the bank, as too many of us are watching it dwindling faster and faster with each passing day, but it’s more about the intrinsic value of the wealth of a person.
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Read article***Do you accept their thanks gracefully?
How does it make you feel when someone expresses their sincere gratitude to you? Do you accept their thanks gracefully? Do you tend to discount the significance of what they are so grateful for? Or, do you brush it off with a quick “you’re welcome” and move on?
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Read article***Boomer Family Caregivers: Stop. Look. Listen. Then Act.
written by Betty Smith If you care for your ill and ailing loved ones, and you are feeling guilty or stressed out or overwhelmed by the challenges of being a full-time family caregiver, KNOW that you are not alone. Like the airline flight attendants say, “Put on your own oxygen mask first, before you try to assist others.” You, as the primary caregiver, may not realize you have to take care of yourself first. Look at it this way: If something happens to you, who will take care of your loved ones? You are important. Give yourself this small but vital gift of self-support.
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Read article***Become a Boomer Entrepreneur
written by Melodieann Whiteley I have spent a lot of time trying this product and that system only to wind up broke and disillusioned. “Make money while you sleep!” “Start your cash machine today.” Promises, promises. And I bought into every one of them.
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Read article***Boomers: Are You a Realizer?
For the last few months, we’ve been talking about the transformation from the “Type A” to the “Type R” personality; the “R” standing for “recreative” in the dynamic, formative sense. Our thesis is that modern Americans, upon retirement, have unprecedented opportunities to craft a new “self”. We can construct renovated lives that enable us to plunge into a future we shape for ourselves, full of learning, fulfillment, fun and—profit.
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Read article***Congressional Menu for 2010? Pork… Pork… and Yes… More Pork!
A little more than a year ago, the American voters elected a new President on the basis of “change”. One of the major issues was the alleged end to special interests, lobbyists and “back-room” dirty dealing. “Not in my White House”, as I seem to recall. Well, America, one look at the Senate Healthcare Reform bill will tell you that not only has there been no change in the business as usual… it’s gotten worse than ever. In order to sway the votes of a few Senatorial holdouts among the 60 who were expected to go along just look at how much “fat” was added to this bill.
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Read article***Components That Comprise Boomer’s Optimal Health
Most people assess how they are doing based on how they are feeling, which is often misleading and unsafe. The philosophy is, do whatever you want to your body and as long as you have no symptoms, you’re okay. However, the reality is our actions, or lack of, have consequences. Most problems occur for weeks or even years before the symptoms take place. The best thing you can do for your health is to be proactive rather than reactive. Understanding that there are many components that comprise optimal health is a good start!
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Read article***Baby-Boomer Attends Bi-Centennial Celebration in Cartagena
written by Phyllis Steinberg A Latin America Sailing Sensation I heard about a bi-centennial celebration in Cartagena, Colombia and wondered if, as a baby-boomer, I could make the trip. There would be many people attending this celebration and could I keep up with them? I decided to embark on the adventure and was glad that I did. The Colombians are a friendly people and went out of their way to help me whenever I needed assistance with directions, getting in and out of taxi cabs and with my limited knowledge of Spanish, the official language of the country.
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Read article***Rely on your Faith in Troubled Times: Reach Out for Help
By: Donna Thompson, PhD. “When you have come to the edge..and are about to drop off into the darkness of the unknown, Faith is knowing…there will be something solid to stand on or you will be taught how to fly.” Patrick Overton
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Read article***Seven More Things That Really Frost Me About Middle Age
Last summer, I blogged about seven things I found truly aggravating about middle age. As long as I keep getting aggravated, I may have to make this an annual item. #1 – Road Food. Last year, I lamented that it was neither possible to eat anything I wanted nor to take long road trips. This year, I discovered that the two no longer go together. On a trip to Reno, I discovered that it is ill-advised to limit one’s intake to fast food, Jelly Bellys, donuts, and coffee. Unless you don’t mind being up half the night with heartbu reminiscent of San Francisco after the earthquake.
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Read article***The Talk Every Boomer Couple Needs to Have
written by A.T. "Al" Benelli, CFP, FIC Money problems can overwhelm a relationship, particularly one on the verge of marriage or a live-in arrangement. According to the Financial Planning Association, here are a few ways to avoid potential conflicts: Agree to talk about money: The first discussion should deal with whether they can talk about it. Consider how each person’s parents dealt with money issues and whether those practices would be worth copying or avoiding. Most important, recognize that money problems will happen.
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Read article***5 Stupid Things Healthy Boomers Do
You are not a stupid person. Not by any means. In fact, it’s my guess that you’re healthier than most. You probably exercise regularly. You watch what you eat. You keep up-to-date on the latest health conce s. You don’t binge on sugar. And you never – ever – eat fast food. Well, almost never. But you do have a few unhealthy skeletons in your closet – ones that you probably aren’t even aware of.
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Read article***Valencia: From Oranges to Operas
written by Bob Schulman Is a Martian spaceport? A movie set from Star Wars? An outdoor museum of modern art? Whatever it is, you’d hardly expect to run across a place like this in a two-thousand-year-old Spanish seaport on the Mediterranean. Visitors to Valencia usually expect to find a town packed with remnants of the days when it was ruled by Roman emperors, Visigoth princes, Moorish caliphs and Christian kings. And that’s exactly what you’ll see, including a cathedral displaying a chalice some believe to be the Holy Grail.
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Read article***Boomers Aging …Feared or Embraced?
Written By: Angelena Craig Boomers, those in their 50’s and 60’s do not want to think about getting old, no way…and for good reasons. Aging has been thought of as synonymous with dread, disease, decline, disablement and finally death. But what if, instead of tip toeing into the elders years, looking over our shoulders to make sure no one has noticed, what if we could embrace one more developmental stage we, the living, all go through?
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Read article***Three Most Important Factors Are All Alike
written by A.T. "Al" Benelli, CFP, FIC It is often said that the three most important factors in real estate are location, location, location. I assume the person who created this idiom was trying to impress upon all the belief that nothing else matters much. Location trumps all other factors. Well, if you believe that to be true, then in the world of investing the three most important actions may just be diversify, diversify, diversify!
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Read article***Baby Boomers: Finding Love—How to Know When You Have It and How To Keep It
As relationship professionals, clients regularly ask us how they can tell if they are in love. If you were to ask 100 people, you would likely get 100 different answers. Attempting to define the emotion of love with words is like trying to catch water with your hands—just when you think you have articulated all there is to it, it slips through your fingers. Let’s give it a try though.
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