How to Find Happiness: Find The Real You
Master of My Universe: How to get what you and live your dream Written with humor and fantasy, Master of My Universe takes you on a journey of inner reflection to find The Real You. (TRY, for short.) TRY is the person you were when you were 11 years old. TRY held the dreams of your youth, and guarded the aspirations of your soul. But in the course of life, we sometimes banish our TRY … [Read more...]
Write a Best Seller in Retirement
Do you want to write a best seller in retirement? Recent changes in the book publishing business have opened up new opportunities for authors to publish and profit. Now that so many people have time to write, a computer to type on, and a story to tell, there has been an explosion of new books on the market. A conservative projection based on industry trends is that more than 1.5 million new … [Read more...]
Licensed Real Estate Agent Writing a Mystery in Retirement
I was a licensed real estate agent, even owned a small company with my husband, but when the real estate market tanked beginning in 2008 it started costing us more money to do business than we were making. We decided to take a timeout, maybe pretend we were in retirement, and wait for the market to improve. Our original plan was to travel but, while we are fine for day to day expenses, … [Read more...]
Retirement Activities: Passion for Entertainment Work
Ed. Note: As a part of the Retirement Life Project, we profile people who have made a successful retirement transition. We profile their retirement activities to inspire and inform others of the options available. This profile of Bill Pere is a special interest for people interested in entertainment work. I retired in 2004 after 25 years of working in medical and pharmaceutical … [Read more...]
Passion for Sustainability Leads to Retirement Work
Gina Murphy-Darling found her passion and purpose doing what she loves in her retirement work. She loves being Mrs. Green. Gina’s passion for saving the planet morphed into more than she ever expected-- a website, radio show, e-newsletter, active Facebook and Twitter accounts, and now a short TV clips. Before begin her adventures with Mrs. Green’s World, Gina was the founder and CEO … [Read more...]
New Retirement: Starting the New Orleans Cooking Experience
Judy Jurisich is the founder of the New Orleans Cooking Experience, a school that offers both local and non-local citizens the experience of New Orleans culinary culture in an intimate, sophisticated setting. She relates the decision at 58 to take her life in an entirely new direction, and discusses the establishment of her cooking school, from the trials of managing her establishment to … [Read more...]