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You Can Always Make More Money. You Cannot Make More Time.

April 27, 2026

There is a graph they show you when you take out a mortgage. For the first ten years, most of your payment goes toward interest. Very little touches […]

The Invisible Enemy Rejecting Your Resume (And How to Beat It)
Job Loss & Retirement / Job Loss After 50

The Invisible Enemy Rejecting Your Resume (And How to Beat It)

April 24, 2026April 23, 2026

Most of us remember how it used to work. You would grab the Sunday paper and open the classifieds. You had a red pen in one hand and […]

How to Walk Into an Interview Confident, Prepared, and Ready to Close
Job Loss & Retirement / Job Loss After 50 / Reinvention & Second Act

How to Walk Into an Interview Confident, Prepared, and Ready to Close

April 23, 2026

Interviews can feel high-stakes after a layoff, especially when you have not been through one in years. The good news: your depth of experience is a genuine advantage. […]

Most Jobs Are Filled Before They Are Posted. Here Is How to Find Them.
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Most Jobs Are Filled Before They Are Posted. Here Is How to Find Them.

April 22, 2026

Most job openings, especially at the senior level, never make it to a job board. Hiring managers fill them through trusted referrals, internal promotions, or direct outreach from […]

Job Loss & Retirement / Job Loss After 50 / Mental Health After 50

A LinkedIn Notification Brought It All Back. 10 Months Later, I Wasn’t Ready.

April 10, 2026April 9, 2026

I’m 57, and 10 months ago at the age of 56, I lost my job. It’s been a long 10 months. I’ve been building this channel, writing, connecting […]

Were You Pushed Out After 50? Here’s the Thing Nobody Warned Me About.
Job Loss & Retirement / Job Loss After 50

Were You Pushed Out After 50? Here’s the Thing Nobody Warned Me About.

March 24, 2026March 23, 2026

There is a statistic that stopped me when I first saw it. According to analysis cited by Harvard's Kennedy School, about 24 percent of people over 50 who […]

At 57, I Was Targeted Because of My Age. The Conversation Nobody’s Having.
Job Loss After 50

At 57, I Was Targeted Because of My Age. The Conversation Nobody’s Having.

March 20, 2026March 19, 2026

It took me a long time to decide whether to make this video. Not because I wasn’t sure it was true. Because I wasn’t sure the world was […]

The Moment I Realised My Money Had a Deadline
Job Loss & Retirement / Job Loss After 50

The Moment I Realised My Money Had a Deadline

March 6, 2026March 5, 2026

Something new starting next week. Every Monday, I’m going to be reading your comments on camera and responding to them directly. The stories you’ve been sharing in the […]

The Luxury of Nowhere to Be: Reclaiming the Weekend from the ‘Productivity’ Trap
Job Loss & Retirement

The Luxury of Nowhere to Be: Reclaiming the Weekend from the ‘Productivity’ Trap

February 21, 2026February 20, 2026

It's Saturday morning. You're on your second coffee. No meetings. No commute. No alarm that went off at 6:17 a.m. And yet, you're already mentally building a list. […]

Abraham Lincoln: The Master of the Pivot
Reinvention & Second Act

Abraham Lincoln: The Master of the Pivot

February 16, 2026February 15, 2026

When we think of Abraham Lincoln, we see the towering figure in the memorial or the face on the five-dollar bill. We see the president who saved the […]

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