It's been 3 months since I was let go and found myself out of what I had thought was my forever job. I'm excited to report that as of Monday morning, I'm back on the ladder and excited about my new opportunity with a massive global company! I know that many folks are finding the job market slimmer by the day. Big companies are starting to watch the…

It's been a month of so since our last chat. I caught some kind of cold that messed up my voice and I've been chaotically getting things back to normal here in the new house. I have been working with a career coach from the Hanna Group who has helped out tremendously. She's in HR and has provided insight into my resume and my overall job search. It…

We sold the house and we're moving. Less than a month from start to finish! Moving all our stuff from one house, to a smaller house has taught me all about the "carrying cost" of the stuff we keep in our lives. Take a moment to listen, learn, and perhaps go through that bin of receipts in the bottom of your filing cabinet!…

Do we go through the cycles of grief or something similar when we lose our jobs...and are faced with the unknown? I think so. I have just completed my first week of being un-employed... again. And with the sale of our home, the move to our rental home and all sorts of univeral chaos going on. Perhaps it's best if I take a breath and evaluate what i…

So after just a few weeks more than a year at what I believed to be my forever home, I'm back in the dog shelter. Corporate structural changes, an ignorant and incapable new manager and a failure to see the flashing red lights have left me back out on the street. This time, I'm leaving with a new skill set, new contacts, and a hope for new and exci…

Been gone for a couple weeks. Just an update to let everyone know whats going on in Vegas...and Florida! Some times the next chapter is in the next book... Time to start wrapping up our time in Las Vegas and searching for our next adventure in Sunny, Friendly, Freedom loving Florida!

I've been working tradeshows for the last two week...not Virtual shows, not remote viewing opportunities, but real hand shaking, elbow bumping and... oh my gosh, I'm not wearing a mask Tradeshows. So many of us believed that we didn't lose much when the world went virtual. Rest assured, when you get that opportunity to emerge from the cavern and sh…

This weeks marks my third episode for 2022...matching my total for 2021. At the end of February, I'll hit 1 year back as an employed person. I admit that once the day to day desperation ended...I am finding it harder to get motivated for achievement. The binge watching of #yellowstone and #TedLasso not to mention those IPhone games that we tell our…

I was fortunate enough to attend the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) this past week here in Las Vegas. While attendance was down it was interesting to compare the "tech heavy" CES show to some of the other shows we've hosted over the past several months. Why did other shows "Show Up" when CES decided it was too dangerous? Don't ask me, you likely w…

For some of you who tuned in yesterday for the start of our weekly 2022 podcasts...you heard NOTHING! Yup, apparently my microphone was not plugged in correctly and I was out of practice. I promise you only missed out on the answer to life the universe and everything... (42) Back in the saddle for 2022, we're turning things around and focusing on h…

So I'm back working in 'corporate'....for what that means in the age of covid...that's anyone's guess. What's it like having a boss after being the boss? What happens when you are back playing the political game at work? Well, that's what I'm finding out right now. Come back and check out our new direction...…

Its been over a month since my last new years update. So much has happened that every time I sat down to record something...something else happened. Look..SQUIRELL! Lots of changes going on here, hope for the future and strength for today! I look forward to be back online on a regular basis more. Thanks for hanging in there. Go out and make a conne…

It's my 53rd birthday today. Am I where I expected to be? Certainly not. Am I where I'm going to end up? Certainly not. Time to take stock and start working to focus on where I want to be next year, next month, next week, and tomorrow. If you're interested in my daily journal, I'm going to be starting over on MeWe. https://mewe.com/p/startingoverat…

As we close out 2020, a trying year for all to be certain, some reflection is needed to put things in perspective. What are you dwelling on? What has happened to your life in the past 9 months? What is your focus? As we look forward to a new year which is really just another day on the calendar, can we take steps to focus on what is important and v…

So we had to talk about it at some point. Yes, this episode is about the election and what I see as real issues moving forward. Democrat or Republican, Anarchist or Libertarian, we're all in this mess tegether. I know many of us are feeling uncomfortable right now, but perhaps that means its time to make some serious changes to preserve our republi…

No, there are no recipies here about what to do with left overs, its more a compilation of topics and thoughts that have been building up for a while. Now don't you worry, not a single word about the election, we're an election discussion free zone here. Not because I didn't want to say anything about it, but want to perhaps spend more time putting…

When your favorite team takes the field, you hope that both sides are competitive and its a fair match. Unfortunately, our media and Big Tech are putting their sizable fingers on the scale today. Know your rights, respect the rights of those around you, and get out and enjoy the fall...and while you're at it Go Vote! As to my pick for the Georgia v…

When you're out there on your own its easy to get side tracked.... in a good way or a bad way. But then you still have to get back up on the horse. Today is Monday and Day 1 of this week. We are going to go out and kill it this week... going to give it big effort and hope for big results! If you're wondering why things aren't happening for you...pe…

Have you wondered why your spirits fail? Why you feel alone and isolated? Perhaps because we ARE ALONE AND ISOLATED! Our generation was not brought up on facebook updates and instagram or twitter posts. We grew up as part of a social community. That group of boys we played cowboys and indians with, that group of friends who played kick the can and …

We all know where we were 19 years ago today. We still feel that wound in our hearts and cry at the images that will never leave our minds. In 19 years we've gone from a country united together as Americans to something that resembles a third world country in some of our cities. A special podcast this week to celebrate perhaps the one thing that ca…

We're starting off this week with a realization that there are always folks out there who are going through stuff you can't imagin, and they are doing it just the same. What is your excuse? I'm all about setting daily goals this week. Not worrying about next week or next month... just focusing on making today the best it can be, and keeping up the …

It's Monday and the world is still coming apart at the seems. Kids are going "back" to school virtually and businesses are trying to come back from the economic destruction of the political pandemic. But there are opportunities in the madness if you're willing to find them and get uncomfortable. It's Monday...go make it a great one!…

So many people are today where I was a year ago. Waking up to an uncertain future with little to no support structure in place. Feeling totally isolated and alone on a stormy sea. You are not alone. Reach out for help, Be Social... there are others in this boat with us. Wake up, get outside, realize that today is another opportunity to make your fu…

When you're in the life insurance business, you learn about mortality. What do the numbers tell us about the impact of CV-19? Well, as I've mentioned before, numbers don't lie! https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/index.htmWe are in the midst of a chaos maelstrom created for just that purpose. I'll add links to graphs and data a little later,…

He who lives by the sword shall die by the sword... Matthew 26:52 In this day and age, we don't use the sword that often, but we certainly are a data driven society. People are complaining that we don't have enough of this or that, or that someone screwed up and we should have had enough toilet paper to go around the world 12 times, The reality is …

What is your new normal? For so many of us, that means a virtual lockdown inside our homes. But in this episode, I'm going to talk about some technology that can expand your boundaries. Welcome to the world of 3D Printing and Virtual Reality experiences. We've taken these technologies for granted, but what happens when we're forced to rely on techn…

This one is a bit of a rant. Going on wrapping up week two in social distanced isolation, we're getting a bit stir crazy here. I felt that I just needed to get out some of my thoughts about what's going on right now, hopefully a year from now I'll look back and not believe what we had to go through... but till then, I'm frustrated, fat and ready to…

So what do you do when they send your kids home from school without a plan? Shut down all major businesses in town and the strip is boarded up and silent? Who would have ever thought that they could bring the engines of the world to a halt... but they have, and here we sit. For those of you who still have open businesses, rejoice, but be prepared t…

Shelter in Place, Don't go Out, Ensure Social Distancing.... Seriously people? Why are you running to the store to stand in line with 2-300 other people at 6am to buy 20 rolls of toilet paper. It's not like we're dealing with Cholera here. Our social structures are being pushed to the limits....but WHY? There is no shortage of food, water is still …

Day 1 of the Vegas Coronapocolypse... Casinos closed, kids out of school, runs on so called necessesities at the market. Thank goodness we have unlimited streaming on Disney+, Hulu, Netflix, Prime and YouTube! I think I'll take a moment to check out the Joker movie now as the world has been turned on its head. Head on over to Starting over at 50 on…

Facing cancer, joblessness, underemployment, bills and responsibilities...it's easy to see the world as too much to handle. It's easy to give into fear and depression, anxiety and stagnation. The TV, Facebook, and Candy Crush can suck you into the vortex of stagnation and apathy. But getting up in the morning, early. Start tackling that to do list …

The two most impactful days in your life are the day you enter the world...and the day you leave the world. Everything else in between is represented by a dash on your grave marker. The dash is important It's your hopes and dreams, your failures and successes...and everything big and small that fits in between those two dates etched in You alone co…

I am hard at work getting my insurance license. Taking chemo. And getting ready for the fall. What are you doing?

We've given up on jumping on someone else's ladder, we're building our own from the ground up and taking the next step to reach our goals for success and prosperity. One of the biggest lesson's we've learned at this point is that once you've been down for a while, you tend to accept subsistence as the norm. We accept the value menu lifestyle and st…

Every day is a new opportunity to make your life different. So often we want to see the long game before we take that first step. Paralysis of Analysis as it is frequently called. But we are building our ladders....even if that ladder just looks like a stepstool at the moment. Please take a moment to visit some of our companies. Give us your opinio…

So, you grew up in the 70's 80's or 90's. You thought that the key to success was to join a firm, work hard for 25 years and retire with a big fat pension. Unfortunately, we've found that more of more people of our generation lack that upward mobility. The ladders are broken and the cupboard is bare. What are you going to do now that your chances t…

This isn't a podcast about my journey with cancer, but when you get that diagnosis, the first thing you do is check out the 5 year prognosis. What are your chances of being alive in 5 years? It gets pretty dang serious. Time is short, especially when you are starting over at or after 50 years of age. The options you took for granted when you are yo…

Starting over takes time, effort, and above all else, the willingness to learn from what you perceive as your failures. But let's be honest, every day we learn something, we put value in the bank, we take steps to avoid future failures, and hopefully we walk away with information that will help us succeed. Driving over 1000 miles and eating bad hot…

When you're starting over it's easy to think that it's all about you. That you are the one on this journey and that you have to pull yourself up with your bootstraps. The reality is nothing of the sort. You've built a network of friends, co-workers, family members and business associates over the years. It's time to put them to work. The journey ma…

So, you're 50+, trying to start over again and you get the news that you have cancer. Yes, clearly we're going to take a difficult situation and make it even more troublesome with surgery, oncologists, and chemo... but that's not what this podcast is going to be about. It's something that is happening to me...but it is not me. So we'll be talking a…

What happens when the opportunities out there don't match what you need? Well, you take the bull by the horns and create the opportunity you're looking for. That's what we're doing here and we'll be spending our Monday's updating the progress of creating an online store, learning online marketing and advertising, IG, FB, LI, SEO. We're starting at …

Spent my vacation in the hospital, got out and don't want to go back! If you're 50+ it means it's time to start paying attention to your health more. Not everthing can be fixed with a few advil and the occasional dose of penacillin. Your health is important and its the main thing that will determine if you live to 100 or kick the bucket at 55. In a…

Updates on Colon surgery. New job, new steps towards taking control of my life. Just do the little things and get on with the bigger things.

Starting over at 50 isn't easy, and unlike younger folks, there are reasons that health insurance and regular checkups are important. It's easy to ignore your health when money is tight and doctors are expensive. It's easy to say that Health Insurance isn't that important. It's easy to wait until its too late to do anything about it. Perhaps the mo…

Hey, we've got a guest in the studio today. My partner in business and life, my wife. She's going to give you the low down on how things have been since we've transitioned out of our business and how the recent job loss has affected things around the house. Don't worry, no violence or microphones were harmed in the making of this episode...but it i…

After 9 months of working the night shift and doing the job better than most... I got fired. Not let go... FIRED. Why? Because I would not be bullied or BS'd into doing stupid stuff. Because I asked too many questions and gave too many suggestions about how to improve what my department was doing. I've come to understand that when there is an entre…

My 6 weeks is up and my adventure of 9 months on the night shift have come to an end. Clearly I wasn't a fit the job as perhaps I asked too many questions when we were required to do stupid things, and most of all, I don't suffer bullshit or bullies. Time for the next step forward in starting over.