Clarifying Your Purpose in the Third Third of Life, Part 7
Are you eager to clarify your purpose for the third third of life? If so, let others join you in this process.
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How Will I Be Remembered After I’m Gone? Part 3
I recently received a request from a dear friend to officiate at his memorial service. I was honored to be asked and will gladly do the service, assuming that my very active 82-year-old friend doesn’t outlive me.
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How Will I Be Remembered After I’m Gone? Part 2
Have you ever driven home from a memorial service wondering what might be said someday in your own service? This happened to me recently after a memorial service for a friend.
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Pickleball, Play, and Third Third Flourishing
“Now that you are retired, it’s time to play pickleball all day, every day.” That’s the message from the front of a retirement card.
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Clarifying Your Purpose in the Third Third of Life, Part 6
Clarity of purpose is essential for third third flourishing. That’s what the research says. And that’s what I keep hearing from people, again and again.
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How Will I Be Remembered After I’m Gone? Part 1
I recently attended a memorial service for a man I knew when I was young. It was a fine service, full of worship, gratitude, sadness, and joy.
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Will I Be Remembered After I’m Gone? Does It Matter?
This article was inspired by two experiences I had last month, one in Vermont and the other in Massachusetts. Both experiences got me wondering: Will I be remembered after I’m gone? And does it matter?
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Clarifying Your Purpose in the Third Third of Life, Part 5
This is the fifth article in a series on “Clarifying Your Purpose in the Third Third of Life.” To this point, I have offered six suggestions to help you identify and live into your third third purpose…
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Mentored by Jesus to Mentor Others: Part 1
Think about it: Where would you be if you did not have others wiser and more experienced who came alongside to encourage and help you navigate the challenging waters of life, work, and leadership?
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Clarifying Your Purpose in the Third Third of Life, Part 4
This is the fourth article in a series on “Clarifying Your Purpose in the Third Third of Life.” In the first article, I observed that there is no “one-size-fits-all” approach to discovering your purpose.
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Lament in the Time of Layoffs
Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Salesforce, Lyft, Vimeo, Wayfair, Stitch Fix, and Goldman Sachs. Hasbro, Dow, IBM, 3M, and Spotify. All of them are recognizable, reputable brands making headlines in early 2023 for announcing layoffs. Some of these companies are letting go of up to 10% of their employees.
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The Benefit (and Risk) of Leading with Care
For the last 18 months, I’ve been enamored by the question: What does it look like to lead in a distinctively Christian way? I’m curious partly because of my work at the De Pree Center. Partly because I believe that faith ought to play out in an embodied way in my own work.
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