Ann Ranson
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Retirement
Happy 90th Birthday, Social Security: Myths vs. Facts
Celebrating nine decades of Social Security benefits while debunking common misconceptions If Social Security were a person, we’d be throwing…
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Topics & Perspectives
Permission to Be Unproductive
Early birds vs. slow risers In my experience, there are two kinds of vacationers: Those who awake at sunrise and…
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Health & Well-Being
From Hustle to Harmony: Redefining success after 50
Success is not only about what you achieve; it’s also about how it feels. After years of building careers, businesses,…
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Health & Well-Being
Awakening Your Inner Goddess
Life pulls you in many directions—careers, family, relationships—and somewhere along the way, you lose yourself. But what if you could…
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Topics & Perspectives
Do You Trust Your Gut?
When should you trust your gut, and when should you seek more information? In February, I booked a trip to…
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Life & Lifestyle
Coming of Age in the Era of Peace and Love
On September 18, 1964, at only 12 years old, I sat on Row H at Dallas Memorial Auditorium to see…
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Arts & Entertainment
Creative Journey
The creative process fascinates me, which explains why I was mesmerized by the 2021 Peter Jackson documentary about the Beatles…
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Health & Well-Being
How to Overcome the Feeling of Loneliness
According to numerous recent studies, Americans suffer from an epidemic of loneliness. The cost is high because people who experience…
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Health & Well-Being
Don’t Let Fear Hold You Back from a Happy Life
Fear is driving a lot of behavior in our society. I do not subscribe to the typical definition, though. I…
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Health & Well-Being
Self-Worth at 50+: Be Your Own Champion
Many employers hesitate to hire people over the age of 50. Society sends all-too-frequent stereotypical messages about seniors becoming a…
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Health & Well-Being
What We Focus On Expands
What we focus on expands. This is a spiritual law also expressed through such phrases as, “By right of consciousness,”…
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Health & Well-Being
What If Everything Is Happening FOR You, Not to You?
“Life is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you. Everything happens at exactly the right moment, neither too soon…
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Health & Well-Being
Civility Is MY Responsibility
It’s been more than 10 years since I penned The Civility Pledge. It came out of my despair over the…
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Health & Well-Being
How to Deal with Anxiety of the Unknown
I’ve never liked the unknown. Some might say I’m controlling, but I’m just more comfortable with setting a strategy and…
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Health & Well-Being
Re-Think, Re-Frame, Re-Energize
Challenge your opinions for a new outlook. PBS recently aired the documentary Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly…
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Health & Well-Being
How to Get Unstuck Mentally
To live bigger, we need to get unstuck. And it must be our mission to be the biggest us we…
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