Circumvent the tired and conventional approaches of finding purpose,
passion, or happiness to discover a path of fulfillment after 60 by
pursuing desires, mastering risk-taking, and expanding horizons with
confidence. The crisis of unfulfilled lives unfolds gradually, often
with acquiesced boredom and a flimsy search for purpose. Our relevancy
comes into question, or we succumb to the idea that the future will be
one of slow-moving ambition and then an even slower glide into comfort
as the flush of freedom fades. We can change this outcome if we want to.
We should want to. The 60-Something Crisis: How to Live an Extraordinary
Life in Retirement is the first book to circumvent the tired and
conventional approaches of finding purpose, passion, or happiness, or
using reinvention to discover a path of fulfillment after 60. It
presents a clear, practical framework through four portals-geography of
place, yield, kinship, and freedom-to navigate and support future
well-being and happiness. Readers will learn how to pursue desires, not
roadmaps, to increase self-confidence and master risk-taking, and will
discover the power and potential of investing in themselves at this time
of life. Barbara L. Pagano provides the foundation for taking on or
taking back late-stage growth and shifts the conversation from "What's
next?" to "What do I need to know, what do I need to do now, and how
soon can I get started?" This book is more than happy talk. Pre-retirees
on the brink of a major life transition or retirees who want more from
life will find themselves pulled toward a higher target of well-being
that endures. Mature adults, now novices in an unfamiliar, uncharted
landscape, will welcome a smart, well-written, practical, and poignant
guide to hustle them forward, anchored in an award-winning author's
deeply personal experience, well-researched content, and over 200
interviews with retirees and pre-retires. The 60-Something Crisis offers
a powerful message for the last third of life.
