Author: Peter Prichard

This article speaks for itself regarding having positive impact. “Jacqueline Nyetipei Kiplimo did something that stunned the world during the 2010 Zheng-Kai Marathon when she witnessed a disabled competitor struggling to drink water who was a double amputee. Instead of seeing her moment to run ahead of this struggling athlete, she ran along side of him from the 6.2 mile mark to the 23 mile mark (10km mark to the 38km mark), helping him drink water at all of the watering stations. The aide that she so compassionately provided her […]

This is the 5th and final chapter in this series. All life planning exercises in this series are also relevant for earlier life stages. #1. Finding Time to Take Necessary Actions to Extend and Improve Your Life The best time management model I have found is Stephen Covey’s four quadrant model from his powerful and extremely popular international bestseller, “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.” His focus in this model is to pay attention to those actions that are in Quadrant One: IMPORTANT AND URGENT(crisis and pressing problems) and […]

The previous three posts on Making the Most of Your 2nd Fifty Years showed how to lessen stress in a traditional and non-traditional way and how to develop a resilient personality. Paul Bendheim MD’s book The Brain Training Revolution, is the key resource for this article. The Importance of Social Engagement “7,000 Californians were monitored for 17 years; those lacking social connections were 2-3 times more likely to die prematurely.” The Institute for Brain Potential A PLANNING GUIDE EXERCISE: As you compare yourself with people you know, on a scale […]

As we age, we are usually confronted with an increase in difficult life developments, often health related, with which we must respond. These are often situations that confront us as individuals and situations that impact people we know and love that can be frustrating and depressing. For that reason, this third chapter provides information that helps individuals OF ANY AGE, since resilience is a key attribute for anybody to develop, identify how resilient you are and how you can improve your ability to respond positively to setbacks at any stage […]

We are now going to move from traditional stress busting actions described yesterday in Chapter 1 to a non-traditional technique to lessen stress by concentrating on how close one lives to their values. A Definition of Stress: Straying from too many of your values for too long a period. Values Defined: Principles, standards, and qualities versus a specific person, place, object, or goal. IDENTIFY YOUR WORK VALUES! Set aside time to give serious thought to where the work values (paid or volunteer work) that you have developed over your life […]

This article will start a series of 5 posts on this site about Making the Most of Your Second Fifty Years. As a career consultant I have taught this course to thousands of individuals. I have included the entire program, including a power point, planning guide and explanation of each of the power point slides in the Workshops section of my website – https://lnkd.in/gygJ37b You do not have to register to use my website, there is no fee for downloading the dozens of articles and utilizing the many links, and […]

Daily Dose Of Kindness Earlier today, officers responded to the Bank of America in Montebello regarding a patron who was causing a disturbance. Upon officer’s arrival, they discovered that a 92 year old man was trying to withdraw money from his account, however his California identification card was expired. Per the banks policy, because his identification card was expired, they were unable to fulfill his request. The gentleman was upset and the police were called. Once officers arrived, Officer Robert Josett decided to take the man to the DMV in […]

The positive impact that this will have on his children and others is immeasurable. From: Let’s Spread the Kindness – https://kindlyfeed.com/ Have a healthy, positive and impactful life,Peter Prichard CMF -WEBSITE/BLOG – https://havepositiveimpact.com/  

“When people differ, a knowledge of type lessens friction and eases strain. In addition it reveals the value of differences. No one has to be good at everything.” Isabel Briggs Myers Katherine Briggs and her daughter Isabel Briggs Myers developed the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator that is estimated to have been taken by over fifty million people worldwide. This article will explain how one of the most popular self-assessment instruments in history was created by these two women. I will then demonstrate why taking that instrument has had such a positive […]

Historical Snapshots   Born in Long Island, New York, in 1819, Walt Whitman became a writer best known for his poetry, particularly his collection “Leaves of Grass,” which he began writing in the 1850s and continued to revise and expand throughout his life. His poetry celebrated the beauty and diversity of America and its people, and he explored themes such as nature, love, and democracy. The writing was groundbreaking for its free verse style and use of everyday language and imagery. However, his work was also controversial, and some of his […]