Life in Paradise on a Shoestring

At age 60, Tom got a job at a shipyard in Panama City, Florida after completing a 5000 mile sailing journey that started in California. He quickly acclimated to the business and got promoted. The company culture was not team based, it was as if the different departments were competing with each other and didn't know they all had the same goal. Using his recently acquired perso

In this episode Dawn dives into how our relationships with ourself and others develops. In the home environment for sure, but also when we enter and go through the educational system. In Claim Your Dream Life, Dawn explains how we have BIG DREAMS when we are children, believing we can be and do anything we want. Then we become conditioned over time to temper our dreams and be "

In this episode Dawn's guest is Marina Valentina George, an Emotional Release Facilitator and Coach who helps her clients find power in their pain and heal the heart. As we delve into our quarterly topic of relationships and building community, the best place to start is the relationship we have with ourselves. If you don't have a good one, it's very difficult to dev

Although reluctant to go to Las Vegas with her friend for a network marketing convention, Dawn got out of her comfort zone and went anyway. Apparently, it was her date with destiny as the keynote speaker was Robert Kiyosaki. Dawn had heard about his books, but never read any of them.The information she heard was truly life changing. In fact, Rich Dad Poor Dad is The #1 Best-Selling

When she was in her mid-fifties, Diana Devi started feeling like she was fading, almost like she was becoming invisible. She wasn’t sleeping well, didn’t have any energy, was gaining weight and didn’t have the spring in her step OR a desire to do much of anything! She felt she looked older than she should and was worried that the rest of her life was going to be like that. Ol

Few of us ever learn leadership and interpersonal development skills in school. While Tom learned many things on his journey to a remarkable career as an electrical engineer - how to work together and help others get along was not one of them. At age 50, while he was an avid fiction reader, he'd never read any personal development books. What he learned was astounding. Listen

In celebration of Labor Day, in the USA this episode is devoted to the workers of the world. Dawn shares information and data from the US, but the trend she discusses isn’t limited to that country. There's a good reason we see so much labor unrest, with union workers striking, non-union workers organizing and pretty much all workers falling behind economically.Dawn examines

Ever get FIRED from a Job? Do You Like Change? Have you ever been frustrated by a job search? In this episode Dawn shares her story of getting a blind-sided firing at a law firm - which turned out to be the last job she ever had. In this book review episode Dawn discusses three books about the important and timely topics facing Mid-lifers today: Change, Work, Jobs, Money and Living

At age 35, his co-worker and other people thought he was nuts to walk away from a "great job" as a lineman for a Seattle area power company. It was a good union job with a good income, great benefits and tremendous job security. What's not to like? But after a divorce, Tom took stock of his career and life. He wasn't sure what he wanted to do but knew only "

As an undergraduate, John Fleming wanted to be a teacher. After getting credentialed, his first student teaching assignment was unpleasant. He worked in many industries, got a cushy government job and even started a Crossfit gym in his family's garage with his wife. Ultimately, teaching was calling him. Finally, at age 40 after returning to school to get his Masters degree - h