Hello and welcome to THE FEISTY SIDE OF FIFTY,™ the site that celebrates a truly remarkable generation of women. We alpha boomers, now fifty plus but nowhere near matronly, are rockin’ on and still flaunting our famously bodacious spirit and style. In truth, how could it be otherwise? We ladies can be deservedly proud of our shared history and far-reaching accomplishments. The determined women of our generation drove through legislation that reversed centuries of discrimination and forever altered the role of being born female in this country. (A rather formidable triumph, I might add!) Better yet, the … Read More
Surefire Strategies for Mature Jobseekers
3 Deceptively Simple Ways to Turn Yourself Into Job Candidate #1
How would you like to be viewed as the #1 Candidate for the job? Think it’s impossible once you’ve hit fifty or older? Think again! Although it’s true that older job-seekers face special challenges in today’s market, you might be surprised to learn that some of the best ways to successfully compete against … Read More...
The Most Critical Time of Your Job Interview?
What time of your job interview would you consider to be the most important? Would it be the first few minutes... in other words, your first impression? Or perhaps you think it would be the final closing minutes of this all-important conversation. The real answer might surprise you: It’s the 30-minutes before … Read More...
Feisty Podcasts/Interviews
Mayo Clinic: Your Guide to Fibromyalgia
What you need to know about fibromyalgia... Each of us on the feisty side of fifty wants to maximize our energy, keep our thought processes sharp and live lives of meaning and fulfillment. But sometimes we have to deal with unexpected health challenges…fibromyalgia being a big one. But that’s where our … Read More...
The Winning Dating Formula for Women Over 50
If you are a woman of a certain age and are looking for love, you have likely encountered your share of difficulties. But, after listening to our guest on Feisty Side of Fifty Radio, your troubles may well be in the past. Lisa Copeland is a woman who knows whereof she speaks. She is a leading … Read More...
BOOMER LIFE BLOG
Over 50 and Overthinking?
Most of us boomer women have left our 50th birthdays long behind us and, by this age, we’re pretty well acquainted with our thoughts. In fact, we generally take these fleeting moments in time as absolute truths. We don’t often question what goes on inside our heads. But maybe we should! In reality, our thoughts are often far from truthful. An entire range of physical variables can influence what goes on in our minds. Maybe we’re hungry or maybe we’re tired. More than likely our hormones are out of whack. Even the weather can wreak havoc with our mood. So what to do when you’re feeling down and out? … Read More...
How to Stay Focused on Your Hobby in Retirement
Retirement is the perfect time to focus on your mental health and enjoy your free time doing something you love for a change. Although you’ll have plenty of time to focus on your hobby, many new retirees want to do lots of things at once and don’t actually have time or space in their home for their favorite activities. Now that you have the luxury of making a few changes in your home, you can think about creating a perfect place for your hobby and enjoy this new chapter in your life on a whole new level. Reading You probably have a long list of books you’ve always wanted to read but never had the … Read More...
3 Deceptively Simple Ways to Turn Yourself Into Job Candidate #1
How would you like to be viewed as the #1 Candidate for the job? Think it’s impossible once you’ve hit fifty or older? Think again! Although it’s true that older job-seekers face special challenges in today’s market, you might be surprised to learn that some of the best ways to successfully compete against younger applicants have little to do with technical skills or physical prowess. Rather, these key strategies rely on good, old-fashioned social skills. One defining factor remains the same no matter what your age: people get people jobs. Your attitude, the way you present yourself and the contacts … Read More...
Two Distinct Styles of Decision Making… Which Do You Follow?
When it comes to the ways we go about making decisions and carrying out tasks and responsibilities, people can be divided into two distinct types: structured and pressure prompted. Structured types tend to make decisions rather quickly, schedule events and projects on their calendars, and create daily and/or weekly to-do lists. Pressure prompted people, on the other hand, might make to-do lists but are far less likely to actually follow them. Rather than scheduling too many activities on their calendars, pressure prompted types prefer to be more flexible with their time and take a more relaxed view … Read More...
Mayo Clinic: Your Guide to Fibromyalgia
What you need to know about fibromyalgia... Each of us on the feisty side of fifty wants to maximize our energy, keep our thought processes sharp and live lives of meaning and fulfillment. But sometimes we have to deal with unexpected health challenges…fibromyalgia being a big one. But that’s where our guest, Dr. Barbara Bruce, can really help. Dr. Bruce is co-editor of a comprehensive and cutting-edge new resource on the topic. It’s called, Mayo Clinic Guide to Fibromyalgia: Strategies to Take Back Your Life. Join this highly regarded physician as she shares how you can make better nutrition and … Read More...
Boomer Women: Livin’ Large on the Feisty Side of Fifty!
Here's visual proof that we boomers are still livin' large... The other day I was driving to my local department store when a racy sports car convertible with the top down zoomed past me on the freeway. There, behind the wheel with the wind in her face and her grey hair flying out behind her, was a woman my age. Did I mention she had the radio blaring and was rocking out to an old Stones’ tune? I just had to smile and think to myself, “Ain’t we boomers grand?!” More and more I see signs that our generation truly is revolutionizing aging. When I was a young adult, I remember older folks saying that … Read More...