HR!Day568 - Day 3: Retirement from the Inside Out and from the Outside In
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In the U.S., 10,000 Baby Boomers turn 65 each day. During the third quarter of 2020, nearly 30 million Boomers left their jobs. But, for the first time in history, many people will live 8,000 days after retirement.
This unnamed, uncertain time after the end of paid work can trigger a late-life identity crisis. Who am I if I’m not a CEO, teacher, therapist, lawyer, nurse? For many of us, retirement brings the loss of a role that structured our days, gave us meaning and community. So, we naturally feel disoriented, disconnected, and afraid of becoming invisible and irrelevant. For others, retirement brings a yearning for something more, a deeper identity, a different contribution, or second purpose—a new beginning.
Connie will focus on retirement from the inside out, our unconscious fears and fantasies, unlived hopes and dreams for this time of life. Marc and Richard will focus on programs that tap the experience of people past midlife as a resource to solve social problems and, in return, provide purpose and meaning to this stage of life.
Moderator:
- Dr. Connie Zweig, author of The Inner Work of Age, extends her work on the Shadow into midlife and beyond. Connie Zweig, Ph.D., is a retired therapist and coauthor of Meeting the Shadow and Romancing the Shadow and author of Meeting the Shadow of Spirituality and a novel, A Moth to the Flame: The Life of Sufi Poet Rumi. Her new bestselling book, The Inner Work of Age: Shifting from Role to Soul, extends her work on the Shadow into midlife and beyond and explores aging as a spiritual practice. It won the 2022 Gold Nautilus award, the 2021 American Book Fest Award, and the 2021 Best Indie Book Award for best inspirational non-fiction. Connie has been doing contemplative practices for more than 50 years. She is a wife, stepmother, and grandmother. After all these roles, she’s practicing the shift from role to soul.
Presenters:
- Marc Freedman, Founder, President, and CEO of CoGenerate, is a renowned social entrepreneur, thought leader, and writer. Under Marc’s leadership, Encore.org has pioneered innovative programs that sparked a growing movement of encore careers for the greater good, including Experience Corps, Encore Fellowships, and the Purpose Prize. His many bestselling books in include Encore and The Big Shift. He is currently shifting to intergenerational work with his organization and new book, How to Live Forever.
- Richard Leider is founder of Inventure: The Purpose Company, where the mission is to help people to “unlock the power of purpose” and answer the question “Why do you get up in the morning?” An international bestselling author, his latest book is Who Do You Want to Be When You Grow Old? The Path of Purposeful Aging. Widely viewed as a pioneer of the global purpose movement, he is author of The Power of Purpose. His PBS Special, “The Power of Purpose,” was viewed by millions of people.
Recommended reading:
The Inner Work of Age by Connie Zweig
Encore: Finding Work that Matters in the Second Half of Life by Marc Freedman
The Big Shift: Navigating the New Stage Beyond Midlife by Marc Freedman
How to Live Forever by Marc Freedman
Who Do You Want to Be When You Grow Old? by Richard J. Leider and David Shapiro
The Power of Purpose by Richard J. Leider
Co-convener:
- Jim Garrison, President, Ubiquity University
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