As we approach the end of year 2020, I would like to reach out to family, friends, new and old relationships around the world, and wish you each the very best of health, joy and abundance.

I reflect on all that has happened. Not all of this bizarre year in history was easy or welcome but many events pushed me to stretch my capabilities, learn new skills, create new collaborations and start new businesses.

I made new friends, reached more and different audiences and moved closer to my goals on Identity, Influence and Impact.

In less than 12 months: I revamped The Encore Catalyst - shifting its focus from reluctant retirees to eager encore seekers! My WHY is helping others to know their WHY and help them star in the life they design - their Encore! Together, we are setting the stage for exciting new purposes, careers, businesses, inventions, passions, relationships and more!

My next step was to launch The Encore Academy - an online education platform, created by women, about women and...

According to U.S. News, 80% of people give up on their New Year’s resolutions by the second week in February – ironically, just after Groundhog Day!

If you don't want your life to resemble a sequel to the iconic 1993 movie Groundhog Day, starring Bill Murray, you have to shake some things up, peer deep into your soul, invite change just like the seasons and, most important, have a vision of what your “not-more-of-the-same-drama" life could look like.

At the end of each calendar year, I peer down my proverbial groundhog hole. But rather than wait for sun or cloud to reveal my future – I prioritize creation of an updated visual representation of the future I desire.

No doubt there are some aspects of 2020 we do not wish to repeat in the new year.

Do you have a list of “I am so done with that!” ?

What a nightmare it would be to continue to wake up day after day and relive the circumstances that keep us stuck, unsatisfied and...