For Women in Their 20s, 30s, and 40s Let’s be honest. The financial world was not built with you in mind. The language is confusing. The advice often assumes a stay-at-home partner or a steady, uninterrupted career. And when you don’t understand something right away, it’s easy to think the problem is you. It’s not. […]
(No More Jargon, I Promise) This and the following 2 posts were written because my daughter and my daughter-in-law and all of their friends are turning 50 this year. They are starting to look at the idea of retirement, so this is meant to help them and hopefully other women as they try to figure […]
Did you know that whenever you whisper, “I’m sorry,” a healing begins? Not a dramatic, cinematic healing with swelling music and tears, but something quieter, slow, deliberate mending of a torn seam between two people. A shouted apology often feels like a performance, desperate and demanding immediate forgiveness. But a whisper? A whisper crawls through […]
I’m Royce Shook, retired professional, volunteer leader, and lifelong learner who believes the Boomer generation is rewriting what it means to grow older. This blog is my conversation with you about that journey. I spent my career in education, teaching at both the junior high and university levels. Along the way, I learned something that […]
So here is my invitation to you. Stop worrying about whether people are listening to your advice. They probably are not. Worry about whether they are watching your life. Because they definitely are. Be kind when it is easier to be grumpy. Be patient when it is easier to snap. Be brave when it is […]
Let me clear up a misconception. Role models are not perfect. They are not saints. They are not people who have it all figured out. Role models are people who keep trying. Who fall down and get back up. Who admit when they are wrong. Who apologize when they have hurt someone. Who show up […]
Here is something I think the world gets wrong. We think the big events matter most. The elections. The disasters. The dramatic moments that make the news. But the small events? The daily choices? The quiet conversations? The way you treat a cashier, handle a disappointment, or show up for a friend who is struggling? […]
Here is a funny thing that happens when you start moving toward your dreams. Your friends will call you lucky. They will watch you take a risk, work hard, fail, get back up, try again, and eventually succeed. And they will say, “Must be nice to be so lucky.” They will not see the early […]
Let me tell you something that took me nearly eighty years to fully understand. Remember I am a slow learner; I did have to repeat grade one. Most of the people in your life will not do what you tell them to do. They will not follow your advice, no matter how wise. They will […]
You just need to change one thing. Knock on one door. Dream one dream. Take one step. Give one gift. Act once. Laugh once. And then do it again tomorrow. Because freedom from the past, or from anything else that holds you back, always comes in the very instant you stop thinking about it and […]
