After over a decade of providing downsizing and transition coaching services to seniors and their families, I’ve noticed one of the biggest challenges that tends to frustrate them the most is what to do with the things they can’t take with them to their new home. Most automatically assume that their adult children will want…
Over the last 11+ years as a Senior Downsizing Specialist and Transitions Life Coach, I’ve helped thousands of senior clients, and their families, successfully navigate the challenges of downsizing to a smaller home or retirement community. As I’ve mentioned in a previous blog, a downsizing move is unlike any other move a person might have…
What makes a great business succeed? Is it the type of services a business provides? Is it the people bringing that service to the customer? Is it a business that’s highly specialized? Does it have a global appeal?How many businesses offer the same services in an area and is there diversity in the way that…
I remember how I was feeling when I started my first business. Excitement was pumping through me like an electrical current and I knew to the core of my being that I was meant to help seniors navigate through the complex emotional and physical aspects of a downsizing transition. For me, starting a business wasn’t…
by Deborah Moyer Over the past eleven years, I’ve helped hundreds of clients as they navigated through what I think is the worst part of the downsizing process: Purging. Getting rid of things, especially items that have a lot of emotional value, can be difficult because we humans LOVE to acquire! For most of…
Are you an “entrepreneur-in-waiting”? Someone who’s had a life-long dream of owning a business serving others, but, like many, you’re holding off because you think there’s too many obstacles in your way to create a sustainable and lucrative small business in today’s marketplace. That’s where I was twelve years ago in 2008. I had just…
By Deborah Moyer Who loves moving?! Oh, come on! You know you LOVE having to wrangle a thousand little details like deciding what will fit in your new home, packing until your back breaks, trying to find a decent mover that won’t destroy your favorite things and my personal favorite, that mind numbing decision-making exercise…
Starting a small business today is unlike any other time in history. Yes, COVID-19 has thrown us some temporary curveballs, but so did the 2008 Recession. Many small businesses, including my own, were successfully launched during that difficult time. The fact is that most businesses today will rebound post-COVID if they have the capacity to…
Thinking about becoming an entrepreneur? Almost 50% of American’s have strongly considered starting their own business at some point in their life and it usually comes with some common expectations about the perks of being your own boss. Is being an entrepreneur right for you? If you’ve felt stifled and frustrated in a traditional corporate…