I’m an educator at heart, not just in class but in so much of what I do, write, and say. I’ve pulled together some of my favorite articles that I hope will inspire you.
According to the American Association of Retired Persons magazine, (AARP): Seniors are the fastest growing population to embrace technology spending $7 billion annually online and their income per capita is 26% higher than the national average. Some other facts about...
I joined a pickle ball group in September 2020 to learn the sport. Although not athletic, I can hold my own playing ping pong so I figured I was coordinated enough. And so many benefits: extra cardio, meeting other fitness minded folks, the great outdoors – what could...
Most of us went to massage school to learn wellness: how to maintain our own health, help others with theirs and make a good living in the process. We preach wellness to our communities to network & attract clients. We don’t want to learn about the dark side:...
I take pride in being a baby boomer, one of those born between 1945 and 1964, the second-largest generation (after millennials) in U.S. history. As of 2011, the first of the 78 million baby boomers turned 65. For the next 19 years, nearly 10,000 people a day will turn...
I take pride in being a baby boomer, one of those born between 1945 – 1964, the largest generation in U.S. history. As Roger Daltry, of The Who rock group, sang in the song My Generation: ‘Hope I die before I get old’, we boomers expect excellence in quality of life....
2001: Our first Christmas with brother John I was born into a family of 3 daughters; 3 girls within 4 years of age between us. I don’t know HOW my mother coped. The good news was that we could wear each other’s hand-me-downs. The bad news is that in a family of 3,...
This article was originally published in the Charlotte Observer 06/30/2003 - republished with permission Instead of opening up an office, she does all of her work on-site Like many baby boomers, Sheila Alexander needed to help care for aging parents. The licensed...
How many of you reading this article knew exactly what you wanted to accomplish when you registered for massage school? Did you have a clear image in your mind about your desired work environment, ideal income, clientele and the new lifestyle that would create? Most...