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Hope you're off to a strong start in 2010 like I am. Usually, December is my regroup month: relax, reflect, clean out, and re-organize. Not this time. So recently, I spent one work day and an entire weekend blitzing my office. WOW, what a difference. Yes, there's now lots more space in my files and bookshelves, but more importantly, I feel lighter, and my creative juices are flowing again.

If any part of your physical environment is cluttered or clogged, take some time this month to open up some space for yourself, and see what it releases in you.

To your endless possibilities!

Lin Schreiber, Retirement Revolutionary

I love being the interviewer on The WOW Zone! radio show so much that I forgot how much fun it is to be the interviewee. I got the chance this week when Mike Bonacorsi (one of the good guy financial planners who gets it's not just about the money!) interviewed me on his radio show on WSMN-1590AM in Nashua, NH. Listen here.

Remember in The Graduate when the "older" guy says to Dustin Hoffman: "I have one word for you -- plastics"? Well, I have two words for you: "Costa Rica"!!

The trip is on, we have a great group of women signed up, and it'll give you a wonderful opportunity to relax, have fun, reflect on where you've been, dream about where you're going, and learn how to be Older, Bolder & Better! It's the week of March 21-27; the deadline is February 1st. There's still room, so check it out.
 

Looking for Ways to Give Back?
by Lin Schreiber, Retirement Coach

One of the best ways to find a purpose and create meaning in our lives is to make a difference in someone else's life. It helps redirect our focus away from ourselves, and can provide a wonderful sense of fulfillment. If you're looking for a volunteer opportunity, here are some really great organizations to explore:

Experience Corps is an award-winning national program that engages people over 55 in meeting their communities' greatest challenges. Two thousand members of Experience Corps tutor and mentor in 23 cities across the country, providing literacy coaching, homework help, consistent role models and committed, caring attention.

Independent research has shown that Experience Corps boosts student academic performance, helps schools and youth-serving organizations become more successful, and enhances the well-being of older adults in the process. It's a win-win-win for everyone!

Senior Corps currently links more than 500,000 Americans to service opportunities by becoming mentors, coaches or companions to people in need or contributing their job skills and expertise to community projects and organizations.

Don't let the "senior" word put you off, because Senior Corps does an excellent job of connecting people 55+ with the people and organizations that need them most, and offers different ways to get involved. Check out:

RSVP is NOT your father's "Retired Senior Volunteer Program." This new and improved version connects volunteers with service opportunities in their communities that match their skills, talents, interests and availability.

From building houses to immunizing children, from enhancing the capacity of non-profit organizations to improving and protecting the environment, RSVP volunteers put their unique talents to work to make a difference.

And, the:

Foster Grandparents program connects volunteers age 60 and over with children and young people with exceptional needs. Volunteers mentor, support, and help some of the most vulnerable children in the United States.

Aggie Bennett and Louise Casey served as Foster Grandparents on the pediatric ward of Maine Medical Center for over a decade, and you can read about their extraordinary experience in Marc Freedman's Prime Time: How Boomers Will Revolutionize Retirement & Transform America.

Volunteer Match is a terrific site for finding the perfect volunteer opportunity in your community -- both ongoing and project based. Not to worry if you live in a more rural area like me. I found three Web pages filled with great volunteer openings!

If you know of an inspirational site not listed here, please let me know.

Meanwhile, may your journey discovering your ideal encore career be joyful, and may you find the perfect fit that ignites your passion, and provides purpose and pizzazz in your life!


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If you haven't seen It's Complicated with Meryl Streep, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, forget what those 30-something male critics are writing about it and run -- don't walk -- to your nearest movie theatre. It's really funny, and like Nancy Meyers' 2003 film, Something's Gotta Give, so incredibly refreshing to see a "mature" woman as a juicy, sexual woman, not a shriveled up old hag. Go Nancy Meyers!!

 

We completed our pilot season of The WOW Zone! at the end of December, and are off to a strong start in 2010 with two wonderful interviews. Not to worry if you missed them, you can listen to them here:

Ditch the Diet & Learn to Eat Intuitively with Evelyn Tribole, recognized as one of the best nutritionists in the country, and co-author of Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program that Works.

Finding Work that (Finally) Matters with Marci Alboher, Senior Fellow at Civic Ventures (founded by Marc Freedman, the man that wrote the book on Encore Careers, literally) and author of One Person/Multiple Careers: A New Model for Work/Life Success.

Coming up, two more great shows:

Purge Your Money Demons Once & For All with Maria Nemeth on Tuesday, January 19 at 11:00 ET

Feng Shui Your Way to a Fabulous Life with Jeanette Maguire on Tuesday, January 26 at 11:00 ET

"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world."

~ Anne Frank
 

Lin Schreiber, PCC, loves helping self-reliant 50- to 60-something women reinvent themselves in ideal encore careers in the next stage of life, formerly known as "retirement".

She is a sought after speaker and through her business, Revolutionize Retirement™, she delivers comprehensive coaching programs to individuals over the phone, and to groups at her Boot Camp live events at Kripalu Yoga & Health Center. Combining her contagious enthusiasm, non-stop energy, and passion for her subject, Lin creates a fun, dynamic learning environment that energizes and inspires her audiences and her clients.

Founder of www.RevolutionizeRetirement.com, Lin is featured on the PBS series Boomers: Redefining Life After Fifty™ and is author of The ABC's of Retiring Retirement.

Lin is currently hosting the weekly, one-hour live internet talk radio show, The WOW Zone! on Voice America. www.WowZoneRadioShow.com

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