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6 months ago

Freedom 55 is actually Freedom 64.5

Royce Shook · If you're old enough to remember the Freedom 55 ads in North America, you might recall they encouraged people to buy life insurance so they could retire at age 55. A new poll by the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce poll that found that 61 is now the average age Canadians hope t ...

1 year ago

Opinion de Jour

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1 year ago

The Canadian Report

Jim Murray ·

2 years ago

Zooming and Family

Royce Shook · Two years ago, my nephew did a 23 and me DNA test and we discovered that according to 23 and me, we had another brother who was older than I was by three years. I was the eldest of four brothers, so this was a shock. So, after a lot of investigation, he reached out and connected ...

2 years ago

Inter-generational Leadership: What’s Myth and What’s Reality–and Does it Matter?

Jim Taggart · The literature on inter-generational differences has been in hyper-drive for a while. Think tanks spew out analyses; book authors produce their take on the situation; bloggers convey their perspectives; and consultants beat the bushes for contracts to tell organizations how diffe ...

4 years ago

The Great Divide & The Need To Bridge It.

Jim Murray · We, meaning the people of North America, are sitting at a crossroads. Our American neighbours are a little father along in this process having already suffered through three years of bumbling leadership or lack thereof and seen first hand the mess that greed and incompetence can ...

5 years ago

Start earlier rather than later Part 2

Royce Shook · If everything goes well for us, we will make it through the stages of retirement in good health and will remain active and will have lots of things to keep us happy.  So as we plan for retirement we should develop a personalized spending estimate based on your interests and plann ...

5 years ago

Maybe I should...

Graham🐝 Edwards · Lee and I have known each other forever, and although an exaggeration, we did start our careers together a very long time ago. I was in sales and he was my trusty Product Manager — we were a small group, misunderstood, laughed loudly, and most importantly, were very, very profita ...

5 years ago

What makes a great teacher?

Royce Shook · September and the return to class for students across North America. I started thinking about how important the men and women who are just entering a career that I spent 44 years doing. So here is some advice from someone who loves the profession and hopes that all students get g ...

5 years ago

Expensive gifts not needed

Royce Shook · Gifts don't need to be big and expensive, sometimes the simplest and most inexpensive gift can have great meaning, both to the giver and the receiver. Most of us are aware of the things our friends and family like their loves, their hobbies and their dreams. With that knowledge i ...

6 years ago

Some Fun Winter facts

Royce Shook · Today is the first day of Spring in North America, and Winter is to look forward to or back on with respect. Here are some interesting facts about winter weather from the good folks at · Mental Floss · There are more facts so visit their site to see all of the interesting facts t ...

6 years ago

Moments — the pithy quotes of Benjamin Franklin

Graham🐝 Edwards · I would be very surprised if there's anyone in North America over the age of twenty who hasn't heard the name Benjamin Franklin (probably applies to Europe to some degree as well). What I know of him is he was a businessman, a scientist, and one of the founding fathers of the Uni ...

6 years ago

Co housing for Seniors

Royce Shook · The issue of social connectedness for seniors is a big issue and a concern. Many of my age group, do not want to go into Assisted Living or other senior housing options. I talked about co-housing a few years ago, and I was surprised when one of my facebook friends Paul shared a p ...

6 years ago

A super gift for the senior in our life

Royce Shook · Xmas is coming up fast and so here is an idea for a friend who may be a senior, think about a new smartphone? Some people don’t think about giving a phone to a senior because some seniors live without their phone, while others struggle to remember where it is… or how to turn it o ...

6 years ago

Inter-generational Leadership: What’s Myth and What’s Reality–and Does it Matter?

Jim Taggart · The literature on inter-generational differences is in hyper-drive. Think tanks spew out analyses; book authors produce their take on the situation; bloggers (like yours truly) convey their perspectives; and consultants beat the bushes for contracts to tell organizations how diff ...

7 years ago

I am curious red. Where are the Canadians?

don kerr · “Use statistics as a drunken man uses lamp posts, for support rather than illumination.” · Andrew LangIf you’re expecting a thorough and incisive exploration of quantitative data mixed with qualitative projections all built upon a foundation of exhaustive exploration of empirical ...

7 years ago

BeBee. A Lot To Offer And A Lot To Prove

Jim Murray · Over the past three years, I have posted close to 400 original articles on LinkedIn Pulse. But I’m not doing that anymore, In fact, you might say I have left the building. · Although I have not left LinkedIn in terms of closing my account and never visiting, I certainly have evac ...

7 years ago

The Paradigm Shift in Healthcare

Donald 🐝 Grandy PN · The Paradigm Shift: · A definite shift is taking place among medical doctors in North America and other industrialized nations from the specialized areas of practice toward a more holistic approach to health and healing. Many MDs are becoming disillusioned with their limited fiel ...

7 years ago

The Paradigm Shift in Healthcare

Donald 🐝 Grandy PN · The Paradigm Shift: · A definite shift is taking place among medical doctors in North America and other industrialized nations from the specialized areas of practice toward a more holistic approach to health and healing. Many MDs are becoming disillusioned with their limited fiel ...

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