If you’ve ever been tempted to give up on your dreams, I think you’ll find inspiration in this TED video. Amy Purdy is a snowboarder who lost both of her legs to an illness. Yet she says that given the chance, she would not want to change her situation. Using her imagination as a tool, [...]

I approached my first midlife career change as a problem to be solved, instead of appreciating it for what it could be – an opportunity to redesign my life. Like so many people, I based my early career decisions on what seemed practical at the time. The path I ended up taking had nothing to [...]

How do you handle change? I don’t always handle it well. As much as I value personal growth, I find myself holding back at times, afraid to let go of things in my life that are obviously no longer working. In a recent article about fears of loss and change in midlife, Douglas LaBier suggests [...]