Saturday, August 11, 2012
Hurricanes
10:40 AM | 
Posted by
Janet Boyanton |
I recently attended an Elder Law conference in Galveston,
Texas. My son and I have gone to the conference
for a number of years. Several years ago
Galveston was hit by a major hurricane destroying or damaging many of the
islands buildings. One hotel, that was
built on a pier over the water, was completely destroyed and set there damaged
for several years. Two years ago we
noticed that the hotel was being torn down and last year the pier was being
rebuilt. This year the new pier was
filled with amusement rides. They had transformed
the destruction into a Pleasure Pier, reminiscent of the boardwalk of the
past. The brightly lit roller-coaster
and Ferris wheel can be seen for miles.
That is what widows have to do. Out of the hurricane of destruction that
follows the death of a spouse, we must build a new life. For widows that can mean starting a new job,
going back to school, working as a volunteer, or simply finding your passion
and acting on it.
Just remember that out of the hurricanes of life each of us
can build our own Pleasure Pier (read future here) complete with dazzling light
and a joyful new start.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Book Award
I
am excited to announce that my book, Alone and Alive, a practical guide to
dealing with the death of your husband, won the 2012 Texas Association of
Authors book award for Women’s Issues.
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Setting Goals
When we think about goal setting, we tend to think about business
men and young people planning their lives.
But as we accommodate to the
changes in our lives we often need to think about setting new goals. For a new widow those goals may be career
goals, financial goals or goals for addressing the changes in your personal
life.
I recently read an article by Steve Hendon, business coach,
who discussed goal settling related to the Olympic athletes. He discusses setting challenging and specific
goals:
"It's not uncommon for us to believe
that goals should be realistic to be attainable, but Edwin Locke,
professor emeritus at the University of Maryland, and Gary Latham, professor at
the Rotman School of Business, at the University of Toronto, suggest otherwise."
As widows it is important that
we set new goals, and many of them will reach beyond our comfort zone. When your life is irreparably changed by the death
of your husband, planning for your future and setting goals is essential. So reach beyond your comfort zone and set
some goals to help you achieve a happy future.
Go to http://practicetobusiness.wordpress.com/
to read Steve’s whole article on goal setting.
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