What Is Your Legacy?

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Some years ago, when I was approaching the big 5–0, my friend Ericka, a successful New York clothing designer (and a couple of years older than me), told me, “This is great! Your fifties are your legacy years!” That really stuck with me as I entered into and traveled throughout my fifties.

It’s true that the sixth decade is the peak year of earnings for men, and for women, more often in their 40s, according to Payscale…