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Beschreibung
This book shows elderly workers how to reinvent themselves and achieve the kind of fulfillment and meaning in their lives they have always dreamed of.
Life after work no longer conjures up images of couples wandering the malls, playing golf, and taking endless Caribbean cruises. As baby boomers reach their 50s and 60s, they are redefining what it means to retire. Many of them are still choosing to work or create a whole new life entirely. What they crave is vitality, joy, and meaning in their lives.
In The Joy of Retirement, readers can start crafting their future and discovering their passions with advice on topics such as: finding new interests that make the most of their unique talents
planning their lifestyle at 50+
assessing what transitions they are ready and willing to make
defining priorities and goals
establishing their criteria for success
mastering the seven steps to maintaining vitality

Revealing and hopeful, The Joy of Retirement will reshape how people look at the next phase of their lives.
This book shows elderly workers how to reinvent themselves and achieve the kind of fulfillment and meaning in their lives they have always dreamed of.
Life after work no longer conjures up images of couples wandering the malls, playing golf, and taking endless Caribbean cruises. As baby boomers reach their 50s and 60s, they are redefining what it means to retire. Many of them are still choosing to work or create a whole new life entirely. What they crave is vitality, joy, and meaning in their lives.
In The Joy of Retirement, readers can start crafting their future and discovering their passions with advice on topics such as: finding new interests that make the most of their unique talents
planning their lifestyle at 50+
assessing what transitions they are ready and willing to make
defining priorities and goals
establishing their criteria for success
mastering the seven steps to maintaining vitality

Revealing and hopeful, The Joy of Retirement will reshape how people look at the next phase of their lives.
Über den Autor

David C. Borchard is a professional counselor with 30 years of experience in helping adults identify their passions and develop a vision for the next phase of their lives. He specializes in career management coaching and life/work transition counseling and has helped thousands of adults regenerate their careers.

Inhaltsverzeichnis
CONTENTS

Preface vii

Acknowledgments xiii

Chapter 1: Reinventing Your Life at Fifty-Plus 1

Chapter 2: Life Transitions: Endings and Beginnings 23

Chapter 3: Imagination and the Next Season of Your Life 47

Chapter 4: The Life Themes Profiler: Developing Themes for a New Life 63

Chapter 5: Self-Liberation: Transcending Old Roles 94

Chapter 6: Establishing Your Criteria for Fulfillment 115

Chapter 7: Connecting Your Talents to Interests 141

Chapter 8: Relating and Behaving Differently as a Senior 167

Chapter 9: Coming Home: Relocating to the Good Life 201

Chapter 10: Sustaining Vitality: Managing Your Changing Self in a Changing World 222

Conclusion: Authoring Your Life 253

References 261

Index 265

About the Authors 271

Details
Empfohlen (von): 17
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Genre: Importe
Rubrik: Ratgeber
Thema: Lebensführung allgemein
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780814480564
ISBN-10: 081448056X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Borchard, David C.
Donohoe, Patricia A.
Orchester: Donohoe, Patricia A.
Hersteller: AMACOM
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 18 mm
Von/Mit: David C. Borchard (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 07.05.2008
Gewicht: 0,474 kg
Artikel-ID: 101887694