Welcome to the X.

Your health is your greatest asset, but navigating the ever-changing healthcare system can be a challenge. It's often difficult to know where to start when there are so many options and considerations. Joining us today is Jim Jordan, a healthcare and life sciences expert who…

My life has been filled with thoughts around the idea of failure. As a child, according to my father, failure was NOT an option, and only excellence was acceptable; mediocre was, as my son puts it, “meh.”  According to my father, being anything other than…

My grandmother used to say that getting older is not for the weak of heart. She said a lot of goofy stuff too, but I realize the soundness of her claim. In aging, we are faced with issues previously unimagined. After all, in our younger…

Have you ever felt like you're just going through the motions without really living the life you want? Troy Ismir knows this feeling all too well after spending 17 years in a successful—but unfulfilling—career that left him in a state of "quiet desperation." In this…

Creating a satisfying life in Chapter X is all the foundation. Some foundations are built over a lifetime, while others are newly created. I think of these foundational pillars of life as: Security Health Engagement Purpose Security, for example, focuses on financial stability. Regardless of…

Several weeks ago, I posted a blog with a link to share my performance with Ed Palermo’s Adult Big Band through Jazz House Kids (a great non-profit organization). I have been having a BLAST rediscovering a part of my life. Unfortunately, the link I provided…

Who says you have to slow down after retirement? You can stay healthy and active for years to come, according to today’s expert guest, Dr. Doug Lucas. He is a fellowship-trained precision health specialist, who is on a mission to address the underlying causes of…

Change can be daunting. In fact, the whole trajectory of change includes bouts of fear and resistance, anger and frustration, and, hopefully, a resolution into the next stage. James Prochaska, the author of The Transtheoretical Model of behavior change model, states that there is a…