Turning What You Love Into What You Do

A good thing to do when you love what you do is to keep doing it. So that's what Matt Diliberato shows us how to do. ...

Heidi and Maria are cousins who embarked on a journey through family kitchens in Austria and Germany to reconnect with their shared heritage. This Kitchen Tour Part 2 focuses on their treasured memories from this adventure. ...

There are lots of ways to trace your family tree. One of the best ways is to travel back to the homeland, visiting relatives in their home kitchens. Here's how one retiree and her cousin organized a Kitchen Tour to Austria and Germany. ...

Wondering how to best spend your time in retirement? Perhaps it's the best time to return to your hobbies from your youth. Ron Scroggy returned to photography and now has a beautiful coffee table book to his name. He loved the career he had and now loves his retirement lifestyle. He’s taken  a hobby and turned it into what he loves. The childhood dream has become a reality.  ...

A review is a good thing for people to do from time to time, regardless of age or life stage. It helps us grow and improve. Lessons learned from a review are often a good way to chart a path forward. “The unexamined life is not worth living.” – Socrates ...

Kent's Dog Days of Summer is a great example of the social side of social capital. People who otherwise might just pass each other on the street without saying a word are connected because of their pets. It’s uncanny how people warm to each other the moment a tail starts wagging. It’s something we need to celebrate—the contagious, social side of social capital. ...

Each community has people, organizations and elements that contribute to a social capital profile. Churches, service organizations, community groups, foundations, corporations/businesses, and individuals who share time, treasure, and talent with fellow citizens are a few examples. ...

Maria exemplifies the Encore Retirement Lifestyle (ERL) and gives us a great blueprint to follow. There is considerable evidence of how important work is to us. Staying in the game in a small way has lots of advantages. For one, it creates a “soft landing” in the transition to full retirement. It also helps to keep your skill set sharp. Maria shows us how... ...