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Thriving in Retirement: Discovering What Brings You Joy and Fulfillment

Apr 26, 20232 min read

Thriving in Retirement: Discovering What Brings You Joy and Fulfillment

If you're finding that your feelings about retirement are more complicated than you thought they would be, you're not alone. It's normal...

Will You Still Be Sending Me a Valentine When I’m 64?

Suki Jeffreys

Apr 10, 20233 min read

Will You Still Be Sending Me a Valentine When I’m 64?

"Age is just a number" is a phrase that we often hear, but it holds so much truth. As we age, we gain wisdom, experience, and a deeper...

Aging and Illness Don’t Have To Define Your Fitness, Happiness or Longevity

Suki Jeffreys

Apr 1, 20234 min read

Aging and Illness Don’t Have To Define Your Fitness, Happiness or Longevity

As the saying goes, "health is wealth," and nothing could be truer for those who are battling chronic illnesses or entering their golden...

Suki Jeffreys

Mar 24, 20233 min read

Get A Big Dose Of Collaboration

I was talking with my friend, Allison Hammond who is a Graphic Facilitator, recently. You can click here to listen to our chat. We were...

Suki Jeffreys

Mar 18, 20233 min read

Can You Skip the Disenchantment?

When we talk about major life changes, we don’t always think of the things that happen later in our lives – like retirement. But it is...

Finding Inspiration in Unexpected Places

Suki Jeffreys

Mar 10, 20233 min read

Finding Inspiration in Unexpected Places

We’re all on some kind of journey in our lives, right? It may be a creative journey or a mission to make a big impact on the world (or...

Going Beyond “Sense of Purpose” in Your Retirement

Suki Jeffreys

Mar 3, 20233 min read

Going Beyond “Sense of Purpose” in Your Retirement

According to this article from VolunteerHub, people from age 36 to 54 are the most likely to be consistently volunteering and the hourly...

Radical Acceptance: The Key to Overcoming Obstacles

Suki Jeffreys

Feb 24, 20233 min read

Radical Acceptance: The Key to Overcoming Obstacles

We talk a lot about fear getting in our way and overcoming fears in order to accomplish our goals. We also talk about how we get in our...

The Behavioral Performance Effectiveness MasterMind is BACK!

Suki Jeffreys

Feb 22, 20232 min read

The Behavioral Performance Effectiveness MasterMind is BACK!

Does this sound like you? Do you sometimes put in a spurt of real effectiveness in one or more areas of your life and then revert to your...

Suki Jeffreys

Feb 17, 20233 min read

Join the Greatness Challenge

Many people know me as a confident, outgoing, and supremely capable coach who interviews interesting people and attends important events....

Suki Jeffreys

Feb 11, 20232 min read

The (OTHER) Honeymoon Phase

Once you’ve decided it’s time to take the leap and finally set a date, you can start planning your next honeymoon. Your retirement...

One Big Thing You'll Learn in Courage Rises

Suki Jeffreys

Feb 3, 20231 min read

One Big Thing You'll Learn in Courage Rises

Do you know that research shows we’re only born with two fears? Seriously. Two. We are born with the fear of falling and loud noises. The...

The Best Free Resource for the Pre-Retirement Stage

Suki Jeffreys

Jan 27, 20232 min read

The Best Free Resource for the Pre-Retirement Stage

Anxious. Excited. Scared. Determined. These are some of the things people feel in the pre-retirement stage. (If you want to check out the...

Three Challenges for the Pre-retirement Stage

Suki Jeffreys

Jan 6, 20233 min read

Three Challenges for the Pre-retirement Stage

Happy New Year fellow travelers along the life energy super-highway! My New Year's wishes for you are clarity, courage, and that SPARK...

Suki Jeffreys

Dec 9, 20221 min read

When Something Speaks To You, Listen!

A blog on my website, The 5 Stages of Retirement That No One Talks About, caught a lot of attention and rather than just chalking up a...

Suki Jeffreys

Dec 3, 20223 min read

The 5 Stages of Retirement That No One Talks About

Some phases in life are moved through so automatically that we don’t always realize it’s happening. Growing up is like that. Aging can...

Suki Jeffreys

Nov 18, 20223 min read

Glad To Be Walking The Long Walk

As you’re reading this, I am doing something really important! And some of you helped me get here! My husband Mike and I are celebrating...

How to Incorporate Gratitude into Your Life

Suki Jeffreys

Nov 12, 20223 min read

How to Incorporate Gratitude into Your Life

How many times did you say “thank you” yesterday? If you have regular interactions with people, it’s probably a lot more times than you...

Suki Jeffreys

Nov 4, 20221 min read

The Blissful Simplicity of Gratitude

It’s the month of Thanksgiving celebrations in the USA. I have so much to be grateful for in 2022. Surviving COVID-19. Trips that have...

Jamie Lee Curtis: The Scream Queen’s Advice For Today's Women

Suki Jeffreys

Oct 29, 20223 min read

Jamie Lee Curtis: The Scream Queen’s Advice For Today's Women

So close to Halloween, it seems a perfect time to bring a little light to actress Jamie Lee Curtis. She has made a career on a foundation...

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