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Thursday Sep 03 2009  By Kevin Brown | BioLast week I read that life expectancy in the United States
has now reached 78 years of age. As reported by Associated Press, a baby born
in 2007 can expect to live to the age of 78. The same report noted that heart
disease and cancer together were the cause of nearly half of U.S. fatalities,
and that Alzheimer's disease has surpassed diabetes to become the sixth leading
cause of death. Regardless of how long we can expect to live, everyone
has
Written by eldering at Fearless Aging Tagged with: age aging eldering_manifesto future life_expectancy retirement
Thursday Aug 27 2009 By Kevin Brown | BioThis week I have been having discussions with several of my friends and business associates concerning the apparent absence of choice as we are nearing retirement. It seems that for some people, there appears to be no choice but to remain with their current employer in a job they no longer find satisfaction in due to an anticipated financial loss associated with pension and health benefits. For many, this realization has them feeling like they have no choice in the matter. I have also noticed a similar view[Read More]
Written by eldering at Fearless Aging Tagged with: aging choice circumstances future retirement
Thursday Aug 20 2009 Have you noticed lately the impact that Boomers continue to have on the world as we know it? Yes, the 'Net Generation' is beginning to have a growing influence on our world and the way we interact with everyone in it. But the Boomers are not retiring or withdrawing from being in action on the field like their parents' generation did before them. No, the Boomers are choosing to remain in the game and to impact how life occurs for them and for everyone else. The question is, “Is this a selfish act by Boomers or one of generosity and possibility?” Boomers (those born between the mid 40s and the mid 60s) have been the agents of change for most of their adult life. Whether challenging dress codes, music preferences, the Vietnam War, or the status quo, Boomers were and continue to be all about change. Of course, if change means upsetting established norms, then Boomers are likely to be found leading the parade. One can see their impact on each and every decade for the last fifty years. [Read More]
Written by eldering at Fearless Aging Tagged with: boomers generation impact retirement
Thursday Aug 13 2009 By Kevin Brown | Bio Increasingly I find myself thinking about the word
retirement and whether it has the appeal that it once had for the mature
worker. I remember, as if it were yesterday, my father talking about how he was
looking forward to retirement. After working long hours and raising a family,
there just did not seem much time for anything else. Through much of his
mid-life, my dad's job (conductor for the railroad) had him working away from
home and on the road during the week. Weekends were mostly reserved for rest
before returning to the job the following Monday. Often he would share how he
looked forward to being able to spend time doing the things he really wanted to
do. I just assumed that meant golfing and fishing simply because those are
about the only leisure activities that I remember my dad enjoying.
Written by eldering at Retirement Tagged with: boomers eldering freedom_55 growing_older life retirement
Thursday Jul 30 2009 By Kevin Brown | Bio
In my previous post, I mentioned two books that I was in the process of reading, Ken Dychtwald's "With Purpose" and Don Tapscott's "Grown Up Digital". Ken's book calls us to consider how we will spend our time and apply our life experience in the later stages of our life. Don's book has us consider the impact the 'Net Generation' is having on the world at large. I have only begun to read "Grown up Digital" and already I am reading it from the perspective of aging. While considering the impact of the 'Net Generation', I am really listening for "What does this mean to the generation of baby boomers (my generation) that is about to retire and how will it directly or indirectly influence our generation's impact on society going forward?"[Read More]
Written by eldering at Retirement Tagged with: aging choice eldering possibility retirement
Wednesday Apr 29 2009
Thursday Jan 29 2009  By Jim Selman | Bio
I am getting ready to fulfill one of my dreams. I have always wanted to go to Africa, but for one reason or another it was always too expensive, too far away or the opportunity just didn’t click at the right time. In March, I will be going and I am both excited and a little anxious since I am not quite sure what to expect. As I watch myself preparing, I realize that the best part of getting ready is that I don’t know what to expect—and that is the good news. Too much of our lives is spent living into expectations, which is one reason why we often get what we expect and are so surprised when we don’t.[Read More]
Written by eldering at Retirement Tagged with: africa choice future purpose retirement richard_leider transformation
Friday Jan 23 2009 I have had several conversations with friends in Buenos Aires about how people deal with their financial security in their older years. To my surprise, the uniform answer is that they mostly don’t. Then I hear a story which, by my naïve North American standards is shocking, but whhich reveals something important for all of us as we contemplate our own future and worry about the uncertainties in the financial markets. The story goes like this.[Read More]
Written by eldering at Retirement Tagged with: bankruptcy eldering elders government pension retirement uncertainty
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