IF you wait for inspiration, you may wait all your life, because it does not come as an order. Inspiration must come through the capacity of creating, of imagining, a capacity we all have within us, at different levels. During my 40 year career, my...
Most of us think that as soon as we retire, our legacy does not exist anymore because we as the owner of this legacy, are not there anymore in the capacity established previously by our profession, our income, our wealth. This is the hard cold...
The human brain is perhaps the most complex living structure known in the universe. Although it has the same general structure as the brains of other mammals, it is over three times as large as the brain of a typical mammal with an equivalent body size, and...
‘The Golden Years’ are being redefined. People in the second half of life are now the fastest growing segment of the population--and they are no longer content to simply accept the ‘losses’ of age. Mental acuity and vitality are becoming a lifelong pursuit. Contrary to...
Seven years ago, I retired from a very busy pediatric cardiac surgery practice, an event long-planned through savings and investments. My wife, our senior financial adviser and I worked together to manage our portfolio in a conservative yet innovative way. Since retirement, I have had...
Despite its rewards, medicine can be a demanding profession with tremendous responsibility. The issue of Physician Health and Wellness resonates across the continuum of physician’s career, from medical training through the spectrum of a full practice....
Two colleagues asked me a question: one at the end of my lecture on “Preparing for Retirement and Retiring,” and the other during a dinner discussion. “What’s about my prestige when I retire?” Both colleagues expressed fear of losing something — a characteristic of themselves...