article thumbnail

What Leslie Jordan’s Legacy Can Teach Us About Pivoting to a Third Act

Success

And in life, often your first act is devoted to childhood and education, your second to career and family and your third, following retirement, is how you choose to fill your golden years in service to the legacy you wish to leave. Novels have a beginning, middle and end. Leslie Jordan was likely familiar with third acts.

article thumbnail

How ‘The Intern’ Explores Transference and Its Impacts on Personal Growth

Success

In other words, you already know this film is going to have a lot of good kitchens, beautiful clothing and real people having real, human problems. First, the obligatory plot outline: Retired executive Ben Whittaker (Robert De Niro) gets a gig as a “senior” intern at an up-and-coming fashion website run by Jules Ostin (Anne Hathaway).

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Modern Homesteading and the Trend Towards Greater Independence

Small Business Labs

For example, the growing FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement is all about independence.    For those interested in modern homesteading, there are a number of events you can attend to learn more. But there are other aspects to this trend. Data on how many people are pursuing this lifestyle is non-existent.

Lifestyle 214
article thumbnail

Hearth: A Writer Explores the Concept of Home During Her Early Career as a Writer in Delhi, Mumbai and the U.S.

Success

Roti, Kapda aur Makaan” (food, clothing and shelter) was the political cry of independent India’s socialism in the 1960s and ’70s (including a Hindi film with the same title). A twist of fate post-retirement put his hard-earned savings at stake, leading him to rally to get a stretch of land for a new residential area in Delhi.

Clothes 317
article thumbnail

Steel Magnolias, Barbie, and Other Wise Women – In Celebration of a Complicated Women’s History Month By Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low-Krayman

We can learn from their loving fearlessness to look life squarely in the face and tell it like it is. Olympia loved that at the beginning of the movie, the women could be seen as the beloved and well worn Southern female stereotypes – preoccupied with gossip, clothes, hair, flowers, and food. In challenging times, ask for help.

article thumbnail

How My Experience as a Black Entrepreneur Shaped My Views on Building Financial Freedom

Success

Instead, in an effort to avoid conflict altogether, they are far more likely to quit, which could have a negative impact on their earning potential, retirement account contributions, health care coverage and other financial employee benefits. While sitting at my desk one day, I suddenly felt a cramp in my neck that just wouldn’t go away.

Medical 278
article thumbnail

Shaq Insists He’s Not a Celebrity

Success

He was on the set of Inside the NBA, where he’s been an analyst since 2011, the year he retired from his playing career. Nearly every commercial is just Shaq being, well, himself: Shaq installing a security system, Shaq dancing to the Gold Bond theme song, Shaq standing in a cruise ship pool with his clothes on. This stuff.”.