Distill Your Skills career fears job organization retirement skill

 © 2020 Michael A. Babiarz

One of the keys to a successful retirement is unearthing all the skills you have accumulated over the many decades of your life.  Why?  Because you will be using one or more of those skills to create a path towards financial freedom and greater...

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Protecting Yourself from Medical Decision-Making Mayhem chaos doctor estate-plan health hospital lawyer legal power of attorney will

© 2020 by Michael A. Babiarz

What is the most popular estate plan in America? Answer: nothing! The most recent statistic that I came across from several sources and which is basically unchanged over the thirty plus years I spent in private practice as an attorney and thereafter, is that...

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Understanding Social Media Mindset confidence facebook self-esteem social media twitter youtube

© 2020 by Michael A. Babiarz

Do you wake up in the middle of the night when your phone, conveniently tucked on your nightstand, pings to alert you to a new social media post? Do you spend your breaks and your lunch hour on Facebook? Or do you spend hours you should be working surfing...

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Seven Levels of Energy and the Self-Directed Trader business finance investing seven levels of energy traders

Your level of success in life can be raised with awareness, understanding, and knowledge of how to apply the various energy levels available to you for any purpose you choose. Your level of energy (consciousness) creates your world in each moment. By altering your perceptions of yourself, your...

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Your Work Self career entrepreneurship identity retirees workforce

© 2020 Michael A. Babiarz

One of the challenges in any transition is the effect it has on our self-identity. Particularly when we are moving from job to job or into or out of the workforce, we struggle with feelings of doubt, anxiety and sometimes even depression. The root cause of much of...

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The Bucket List alcohol bucket list business career challenge depression hobbies job mind mapping retirement solutions

A popular exercise, perhaps made so by the 2007 movie of the same name, is to create a “bucket list” as one plans for or has already arrived at his or her retirement day. The concept is a simple one. Throughout our working lives we often dream of things we want to accomplish before...

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