Welcome to the X.

During our work years, our goals centered around success: professionally and financially. From the beginning of our careers, we learned through experience (challenges and failures) to increase our capabilities to achieve mastery. After our work years are over, the proverbial mountain has been climbed. Our…

Quotes abound when it comes to ‘time’. It’s the resource too many take for granted. In Chapter X, we cannot afford to lose valuation for it. Or living with purpose (even if your purpose, at the moment, is to sit on a beach and watch…

I took a walk today. It was a beautiful sunny day in the mid-60’s. The trees are blooming along with the daffodils, crocuses, and hyacinths. While I was observing the display of spring flowers, I also noticed the dandelions. They stood out in bright dots…

There’s a growing trend of men who are financially prepared to retire, but finding themselves reluctant to step out of the working world for good. For some, that’s where exploring a second act career comes in. My guest today, Greg Burnett, found that an alternative…

Our story is filled with people and events that, upon reflection, changed the direction of our lives. Maybe it was your father or mother, maybe it was your first boss, or maybe it was when you met your spouse. Or perhaps it was something completely…

Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt on considering what you value most: “To be mature you have to realize what you value most. It is extraordinary to discover that comparatively few people reach this level of maturity. They seem never to have paused to consider what…

Admission: I’m a thread puller. It might be on a button or shirt, but there's a loose thread begging me to pull it; usually resulting in an open seam or a missing button. I just can’t help myself. I'm the same way with thoughts and…

When you were growing up, chances are the messages you received about retirement were looking forward to a life of “playing golf” and “relaxing” in the afternoon. The truth is that none of us actually know what transitioning to the next stage feels like until…