Finish Well

What If Your Greatest Legacy Is Still Being Written?

Dr. Argie Nell Nichols

Published on: 13/10/2026

A hopeful reflection on finishing well, grief, legacy, and the possibility that some of the most important pages of a woman’s story may still be waiting to be written.

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There Is Still Fruit on the Tree

Dr. Argie Nell Nichols

Published on: 06/10/2026

The world may suggest that a woman’s most meaningful years are behind her, but autumn tells another story. Some of the richest fruit of a life takes decades to ripen.

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A Full Life Is Not the Same Thing as an Overfilled Life

Dr. Argie Nell Nichols

Published on: 22/09/2026

The true test of what I learned in Utah begins now that I am back at my desk. Can I create a meaningful life without turning it into an overfilled one?

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When the Work Is Done, What Remains?

Dr. Argie Nell Nichols

Published on: 15/09/2026

Labor Day honors the American worker, but for those of us entering our legacy years, it also raises a deeper question. After decades of working, serving, leading, and providing, what will remain when the work itself is finished?

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