“How The Country’s Goofiest Baseball Team Made Millions” LINK

A very interesting article from Entrepreneur.com about how the owner of a failing minor league baseball team reinvented his business – and, by doing so, saved himself from bankruptcy and created a valuable franchise that should be an inspiration for anyone in a troubled business.

The latest issue of AWAI’s Barefoot Writer

In this issue:

* She wrote her way to beachfront life in Baja

* Katie Yeakle and Rebecca Matter share the story behind the creation of Barefoot Writer

* The power of one – one big idea

* Where all the best paying job opportunities converge: Meet AWAI

The latest issue of Independent Healing

Forgetful? Worried About Alzheimer’s? In this issue, discover the new science of brain cell creation that allows you to stay mentally sharp for the rest of your life.

“Individualism vs. Individuality” in  Taki’s Magazine LINK

“How Democrats Would Tax High-Income Professionals (Not Just the Mega-Rich)” in The New York Times LINK

“The Amber Room” on History.com LINK

A lost masterpiece…

“The Case for Checking a Bag (and other travel complaints)” on Medium.com

Today is expected to be one of the busiest air travel days of the year, with an estimated 2.7 million passengers. Whether or not you’re one of them, if you travel by plane a fair bit, you will enjoy this essay. LINK

“How Harriet Tubman Led a Civil War Raid That Freed More Than 700 From Slavery” on History.com LINK

Bob Bly on Changing Careers Later in life

“One of the major keys to happiness is choosing your career wisely and if possible early on in your life.

“According to an article in Personality and Social Psychology, a leading cause of regret in older people is their career choice.

“This intensifies as the years pass because as people age, it becomes increasingly difficult to switch careers.

“Therefore, many people feel stuck in careers that are not fulfilling or maybe weren’t their first choice.

“This is not a rare occurrence: In a Harris survey, 80% of workers in their 20s… and 54% of workers in their 40s… said they wanted to change careers.

“Now, I’m not saying that you can’t change careers when your hair turns gray; many of my subscribers tell me they have done it.

“Still, in my observation, the older you get, the number of options available to you shrinks, in both your work and personal life.

“For instance, I am 62. Let’s say I decide I want to switch careers (I don’t) and become a pediatrician, which is something that appealed to me when I was in my teens (I love kids).

“I don’t think at this point I could get into medical school, nor would I have enough mental and physical stamina to keep up with my 20-something classmates.

“If the medical school takes 4 years and my residency takes 3 years, I can begin practicing pediatrics at age 69 – and today the average doctor retires at age 65.

“So switching from copywriting to pediatrics at age 62 hardly seems practical. But at age 25, that career change was a realistic option for me.

“It seems the more candles you have on your birthday cake, the narrower your selection of career and life opportunities becomes.

“I close with a relevant story….

“At a college, just prior to the start of the freshmen term,students were standing in line to sign up for courses.

“Virtually all of them were in their late teens, except for one gray-haired, wrinkled, and slightly stooped over fellow who looked to be at least age 70.

“The kid behind him tapped him on the shoulder and asked,‘Excuse me, but how old are you, sir?’

“The man replied that he was 72.

“‘Holey Moley!’ the teen exclaimed. ‘That means in 4 years,when you graduate, you’ll be 76!’

“‘Son,’ the older gent replied with a smile, ‘I’ll be 76 then anyway.’”

“ScorceseLand” in Taki’s Magazine 

A fascinating review of Scorcese’s film “The Irishman” and several of the stories behind it.