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Common-sense tips, great resources, personal reflections, and true stories for aspiring "bloomers" of any age.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 51 )
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Five Years From Now
I recently asked my Twitter followers: ”What do you hope to be doing five years from now?” I love this question, because if you can figure out what you want, yo... Read more
Posted on 09 February 2012 LIFE COACH, LIFESTYLE -
What’s Stops You?
I recently joined a LinkedIn group called “What’s Next?: Midlife Career Change” and am enjoying the online conversation. This week one of the participants share... Read more
Posted on 04 February 2012 LIFE COACH, LIFESTYLE -
When I’m 87
From WestportNow.com: “Westport artist Susan Malloy, 87, remembers climbing on the cannons at Compo Beach as a child. On Wednesday, she decided it was such a... Read more
Posted on 02 February 2012 LIFE COACH, LIFESTYLE -
The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying
I lost a beloved aunt and uncle in December and have been thinking a lot about making the most of whatever time I have left. Although I usually write my own... Read more
Posted on 25 January 2012 LIFE COACH, LIFESTYLE -
Managing Expectations
In the epigraph to his novel “After Many a Summer Dies the Swan,” Aldous Huxley writes: “Have no expectations and you’ll be rewarded.”I can’t disagree with that... Read more
Posted on 18 January 2012 LIFE COACH, LIFESTYLE -
Joe’s Goals
I’m heading out of town today, so I’ll make this short. If you’re like most people, you’re great at making resolutions but not so great at keeping them. Joe’s... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2012 LIFE COACH, LIFESTYLE -
75-Year Old Adventurer Alan Walton
I interviewed a truly extraordinary man yesterday: 75-year old scientist, venture capitalist and extreme adventurer Alan Walton.Over the past 20 years Walton ha... Read more
Posted on 05 January 2012 LIFE COACH, LIFESTYLE -
Holiday Book Recommendations
I’m off to West Virginia tomorrow for the second time in three weeks to attend a funeral. My aunt and uncle died 17 days apart after 62 years of marriage. How... Read more
Posted on 21 December 2011 LIFE COACH, LIFESTYLE -
Hugh Jackman’s List
A recent issue of The Week included in its “Last Word” section some excerpts from the book Dear Me: A Letter to My Sixteen-Year Old Self in which luminaries... Read more
Posted on 14 December 2011 CELEB, LIFE COACH, LIFESTYLE -
Eve Green: Seventy-Nine and Still Rowing
My guest this week on “Ageless” was 79-year old Eve Green. From her bio, I knew she had been a middle-school science teacher, but what I didn’t realize until... Read more
Posted on 07 December 2011 LIFE COACH -
Turning Weaknesses into Strengths
What are your passions? What are your strengths? What are your weaknesses? What makes you unique?According to Peter Bregman, a strategic advisor to CEOs and... Read more
Posted on 02 December 2011 LIFE COACH, LIFESTYLE -
Three Good Things
There are lots of great ways to increase gratitude, which a growing body of research shows has a strong, positive effect on mood and life satisfaction. You can... Read more
Posted on 28 November 2011 LIFE COACH -
Moving Forward Through a Midlife Transition
Today’s guest post is by Tamara Elizabeth, author of the self-help book Fabulously Fifty:Moving Forward Through a Midlife Transition In the first 50 years of... Read more
Posted on 28 November 2011 LIFE COACH, LIFESTYLE -
Test-Drive Your Dream Job
Journalist Larry Portzline, my co-author for DEFYING GRAVITY, TOO, is my guest blogger this week. Note that Mark Peffers is one of the men we interviewed for th... Read more
Posted on 28 November 2011 LIFE COACH -
2011 Purpose Prize Winners
From Sherry Lansing, Chair of the Purpose Prize Panel of Judges:I’m thrilled to congratulate this year’s winners of The Purpose Prize, who prove that age and... Read more
Posted on 28 November 2011 LIFE COACH, LIFESTYLE -
I Want To Be Joan McGovern
Have you ever been to a funeral where the person being mourned received a standing ovation? I have. A few weeks ago I was sitting in a filled-to-the-brim... Read more
Posted on 28 November 2011 LIFE COACH, LIFESTYLE -
I've Switched to WordPress
Good news! I've switched from Blogger to WordPress. Now my blog and website are at the same easy address: prillboyle.com. If you want to continue receiving my... Read more
Posted on 18 November 2011 LIFE COACH -
Test-Drive Your Dream Job
Journalist Larry Portzline, my co-author for DEFYING GRAVITY, TOO, is my guest blogger this week. Note that Mark Peffers is one of the men we interviewed for th... Read more
Posted on 27 October 2011 LIFE COACH, LIFESTYLE -
Barbara Traynor
Barbara Traynor, author of Second Career Volunteer: A Passionate & Pennywise Approach to Retirement, spends six months of every year volunteering at an... Read more
Posted on 20 October 2011 LIFE COACH -
No Time Like the Present
Reading about Steve Jobs’ death tonight at the age of 56, I feel a renewed sense of urgency to seize the moment. I’ve already lived a year more than he did. Read more
Posted on 06 October 2011 LIFE COACH, LIFESTYLE