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Virtual Book Tour: Getting Old is a Full Time Job
We are so pleased to be hosting Dr. Susan Lieberman today to talk about her new book, Getting Old is a Full Time Job: Moving on From a Life of Working Hard. Susan writes about her insight into the 12 “jobs” of retirement – ranging from Strategist to Script Writer to Soul Catcher. Susan has a gift for using the challenging issues in her own life as a starting point for her highly accessible books. We enjoyed visiting with her here several years ago as she talked about The Mother-in-Law’s … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, fun, Getting Old is a Full Time Job, pleasure, retirement, Susan Lieberman, The Transition Network, work
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Conquering Fear at the Vancouver Winter Olympics
Taking a lesson from the athletes of the winter Olympics and overcoming your own fears, remember, ‘You can’t score if you don’t take a shot.’ Overcoming fear of pain. Downhill skier Lindsey Vonn severely bruised her shin during training last month and feared it might prevent her from competing in the Vancouver Olympics. But she gave it a try anyway, saying before the race, “It’s tough…I know what I have to do. I know how to ski. It’s just fighting the pain.” And fight it she did, winning the gold … Continue reading
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Tagged courage, endurance, fun, gold medal, Lindsey Jacobellis, Lindsey Vonn, pain, pleasure, race, skiing, snowboarding, Vancouver Winter Olympics, winner
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