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107. Doing the Things No One Else Does Mature Content
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Latest Contributor Articles
Are We Really Helping the Homeless?
Dennis Pitocco September 28, 2023People in poverty have a sense of scarcity. So, it makes sense for them to keep taking. It’s weird to think that helping can contribute to keeping someone sick. The way to minimize the damage from...
Continue ReadingLooking forward
Royce Shook September 28, 2023Retirement is a significant milestone in life that often evokes mixed emotions. It marks the transition from a long and fulfilling career to a new chapter filled with endless possibilities. If you're...
Continue ReadingFlourish for Life
April Ibarra September 27, 2023It was 1983 and I was smoking a cigarette and pounding beers with my friends while I perused the want ads looking for my future. At nineteen my life was a blank slate and anything was possible. My...
Continue ReadingMindful Work: Strategies for Implementing Digital Detox Initiatives in the Workplace
Michael Levitt September 27, 2023Image source The advent of technology has ushered in remarkable conveniences as it seamlessly connects us to information, colleagues,...
Continue ReadingNavigating Estrangement: Healing the Unseen Wounds
Wendy Green September 27, 2023Wendy - Hey, BoomerThankfully, I am not estranged from my children. But there is no doubt that my relationship with them has changed over time. As they graduated college and began to become more...
Continue ReadingFour Ways Family Caregivers Can Keep Holiday Stress Low
Linda Abbit September 27, 2023The countdown to the holidays has begun, and for many of us that means holiday stress. Walk into any grocery store or big box retailer and the Halloween, Thanksgiving and yes, even Christmas or...
Continue ReadingWhat Do I Do? Mom Has Progressive Cancer and is Refusing Hospice
Barbara Karnes September 27, 2023Dear Barbara, my mother has progressive cancer. She has refused hospice because she wants to go to the emergency room if she needs to. We’ve had hospice for two other family members and they were...
Continue ReadingDo You Know the Science Behind Standing at Work: How It Affects the Body?
Elinor Stutz September 27, 2023Photo via Adobe Stock Images Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Do You Know The Science Behind Standing at Work: How It Affects the Body? Our guest blog suggests that the science behind...
Continue ReadingSilos Leave Potential on the Sidelines
Joey Havens September 27, 2023We are still in Alaska enjoying our bucket list trip, and today we have chosen to do some short hikes and sightseeing. We have just taken the tram up the side of the mountain so we can explore the...
Continue ReadingPath of Happiness: Discovering the Route to Lasting Joy
Beth Elkassih September 27, 2023Path of Happiness: Discovering the Route to Lasting Joy If you’re like most people, you probably seek happiness in your life. Happiness is an emotional state that is characterized by feelings of...
Continue ReadingLBGTQ & how we no longer lose our virginity
Chris Rodell September 27, 2023(590 words)So I was sitting here in my shabby little office the other day thinking about sex. This is a not uncommon scenario. I think about sex a lot.I think about last time I had some. How good...
Continue ReadingWhy Don’t More Retirees Volunteer?
Don Akchin September 27, 2023No. 41/September 27, 2023NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers.Where are the volunteers?The 70...
Continue Reading3 Pieces of (Bad) Leadership Advice Women Get
Julie Winkle Giulioni September 27, 2023Women in leadership get a lot of advice, most of it unhelpful. The first step in finding our way is to recognize and reject poor direction, so let’s take a look at three main types of advice served...
Continue ReadingFix Your Why – Creating Business Goals Using Billy J. Ryan’s Approach
Doug Thorpe September 27, 2023Have you read Billy J. Ryan’s “Fix Your Why” and you want to make your company the best it can be? By aligning goals for your business with an established business strategy, setting goals helps...
Continue ReadingHow To Style a Dress That Is Too Short
Jodie Filogomo September 27, 2023I love coming up with ideas of how to “fix” things. Ideas like how to style a dress that is too short. Because in all reality, a dress is just a category of our clothing and not the only way we...
Continue ReadingThe Blue Zones: How to Live to be 100 and Beyond…
Anne Maghak September 26, 2023The Blue Zones concept refers to specific regions in the world where people tend to live longer, healthier lives compared to the global average[1]. These… The post The Blue Zones: How to Live to be...
Continue Reading3 Important Tools for Grandparents
Donne Davis September 26, 2023Grandparents help shape their grandchildren's character, their social self, and therefore their self-esteem and capacity to deal with things and navigate life. The post 3 Important Tools for...
Continue ReadingAgeism at the Gym The SeniorScape®
Phyllis Ayman September 25, 2023A few days ago I was at the gym going through my usual strength training regimen. I approached a young man, probably in his late teens, using the leg press machine that was the last on my to-do list....
Continue ReadingAmerica’s Downfall: Sexualizing Children
Stephanie Mann September 25, 2023Over the last few decades, Americans saw a massive change from girls protecting their virginity in the 1950s to an increasing number of teenagers actively engaging in sex. Sex gradually became...
Continue ReadingMerger Signs of Impending Disaster
Alan Cay Culler September 25, 2023<div class="et_pb_text_inner" data-et-multi-view="{"schema":{"content":{"desktop":"Seventy percent of mergersu00a0fail* to create value that is...
Continue ReadingAll About Eve
Mark O'Brien September 25, 2023Author’s Note: People ask me fairly routinely, “What the hell do you think about?” I don’t know why they do that. And I’m not at all sure they really want to know. In any case, this is what...
Continue ReadingListening Beyond Words & Building Deeper Connections
Ipek Williamson September 25, 2023“One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.” Bryant H. McGill Even though my mom and I have a great connection, that doesn’t stop us from...
Continue ReadingMastering Your Ideal Customer for Effective Marketing
Marcia Riner September 24, 2023Understanding your ideal customer is the bedrock of successful marketing. Your ideal customer represents those most likely to value your offerings, resonate with your brand, and engage with your...
Continue ReadingSeptember 24, 2023: Bob Eden in Australia on Insights Beyond Depression and Dr. Mara on Advocating for Elders in an Ageist Healthcare System While Living with Passion
Dr. Mara Karpel September 24, 2023Missed the show? It was GREAT! But, you can hear the podcast right here! And you can ALSO listen on Apple podcasts right HERE! Live from Queensland, Australia, Bob Eden joined us! Bob is...
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Latest Books
The Joy of Cruising Again
Introduction The Joy of Cruising was published in March 2019 shortly after a wonderful family cruise over Christmas 2018 which was briefly discussed...
Continue ReadingCruising Interrupted
Cruising Interrupted started out as More Joy of Cruising, the follow-up to the award-winning The Joy of Cruising, a fun, upbeat look at travelers...
Continue ReadingThe Joy of Cruising: Passionate Cruisers, Fascinating Stories
The Joy of Cruising is about passion. Award-winning author Paul C. Thornton profiles travelers from all over the world with a passion for cruising...
Continue ReadingLost Angel Unleashed
Journeys change us. In this captivating collection of tales, Linda shares how her lust for adventure was spawned early in the wilds of southeast...
Continue ReadingI Didn't See It Coming
In this memoir of love, loss, and Lewy body dementia (LBD), Mary Lou Falcone takes readers on a cathartic journey of caregiving that is filled with...
Continue ReadingWe Don't Want YOU, Uncle Sam: Examining the Military Recruiting Crisis with Generation Z
This is what generation Z is saying with respect to military service. The all-volunteer force that has served our country well for more than 50...
Continue ReadingTo Kill a Unicorn
At this Silicon Valley startup, murder is a feature, not a bug... SüprDüpr is the hottest startup in Silicon Valley until one of the company's...
Continue ReadingBoomer The Curious Bunny
What will Boomer find? Boomer is a curious bunny who loves excitement. Staying home doesn’t offer him the same fun it gives his brothers and...
Continue ReadingThe Acorn Principle
Self-awareness-knowing your nature, your abilities, and how you react to people and situations-may well be the greatest life-management skill you can...
Continue ReadingRelationship Solutions
Your marital troubles are not the end of the road but a detour on the road to happiness. Speed forward from heartache to healing! Whether...
Continue ReadingThe Price of Broccoli: Growing up Immigrant
The Price of Broccoli traces our family’s transcontinental migration from China, Hong Kong, and then to Canada. It is filled with light-hearted...
Continue ReadingWhere Dandelions Grow
The dandelion, being a notorious garden weed, actually comes with a special message: When healing from emotional pain or physical injury, we are told...
Continue Reading10 Power Tips for Getting Focused, Organized, and Achieving Your Goals Now
Much like a map, hand-written directions or GPS, this e-book is designed to provide you with a concise, step-by-step system for getting the biggest...
Continue ReadingWork/Life Balance Emergency Kit
In this 34-lesson program, you will learn how to effectively apply each lesson through examples and stories included within each lesson so you can...
Continue ReadingSuccess Or Mediocrity: Your Choice - 9 Action Steps for Accelerating Business Success
Not getting the results you’d like to have and think you deserve? Would you like to have your results come more quickly? What if you could achieve...
Continue ReadingLive Life With No Regrets; How the Choices We Make Impact Our Lives
You make your own choices. The choices you make will impact your life positively or negatively, depending on the choice. Choose to live your life...
Continue ReadingExcuses Don't Count... Results Rule!
Through this book, you will discover how to enhance your overall quality of life by having a proven framework and easily implementable system for...
Continue ReadingJourney's End: Part 2: An Educational Guide to Death and Dying
In Journey's End we write about death, dying, and end-of-life issues. We attempt to define and describe these real-life circumstances, and we discuss...
Continue ReadingJourney’s End: Death, Dying, and the End of Life
In Journey's End, many and varied collaborators write about death, dying, and the end of life. We attempt to describe real life issues and...
Continue ReadingDaddy, This Is It: Being-with My Dying Dad
My father lived an inspiring End of Life, a journey of courage, sorrow, wonder and assurances of Eternal Love. And before he passed, he encouraged me...
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