Welcome to the X.

One of the biggest shifts involved in transitioning from your career to Chapter X is how you approach your day. During work, you know what your day will hold with a high degree of certainty. The level of engagement might vary from a nice even…

Transitions, by their very nature, are times when we experience resistance. Yes, we know, at least intellectually, that this period of change is temporary and that there is an end to the upheaval. But it just doesn’t feel that way while we’re in the throes…

Life is so full of unknowns and there are very few guarantees save that, one day, our lives will end. The choices we’ve made and the choices we make will, in many ways, determine how happy we will spend our remaining days. I think of…

Is happiness temporary? We think happiness is just on the other side of our goals, like earning a promotion at work or banking a higher salary, but shooting for achievement doesn’t always lead to being happy. The truth is we control only 40% of the…

Recently, I recorded a podcast with Quinn Kennedy, Ph.D. Her research is on the cutting edge of healthy aging, and one of the areas we discussed was some of the research on Alzheimer's and Dementia. She stated that learning new things is one of the…

My walking path typically takes me past a golf course, where I see foursomes spread out over the terrain. I hear some of the banter and chatter; laughter and chagrined moaning over missed shots. Golf is a centerpiece activity of many men. It's a place…

Lately, I have been battling a bit with myself about the idea of routines. Think about it: we start young. Wake up, wash up, brush teeth and get ready for school or the day. It’s a routine. It’s not bad, it’s just the routine. But…

The human mind has only one need, according to today’s guest. And that’s the perpetual need to express our authentic identity. John Voris is a philosopher, writer and a human motivation researcher. He graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in…