Claiming Your Place at the Fire: Living the Second Half of Your Life on Purpose
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (547 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1576752976 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 150 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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From Publishers Weekly If you’ve just received your AARP membership card and wonder what comes next, you might find some help from Leider and Shapiro, co-authors of Repacking Your Bags. Readers who don’t mind the New Age-y tone and the references to Ram Dass and dream interpretation as a source of wisdom may find inspiration here for answering the central questions that can guide them to a fulfilling elder life.Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. . All rights reserved. It is a guide to an internal, spiritual search for the purpose of one’s older years. They put it a bit more lyrically, using their fire image: this book is for "people who are ready to stoke the wisdom gained in the first hal
Two Stars Redhead Reader Too much information about African tribal respect for elders and not enough application to modern life.. "Thought Provoking" according to Steven L. Dornbusch. To retire or refire? What does the future hold? "Claiming Your Place at the Fire" helps us ask the right questions as we try to make sense out of and find meaning in the second half of our lives. It is full of insight on how to do that in a way that makes sense for a variety of people in all sorts of situations. It was very helpful to me as I weigh the options in my life and work. Thought provoking and conversation starting.. I love it. I give as gifts to individuals who I love it. I give as gifts to individuals who are retiring.
What is my life's purpose? Freed from imposed schedules and demands, new elders now find the freedom to create their lives anew. How do I bring my passions alive? They rejoice in rediscovering their life's work, their calling, their vocation. This timely book describes how new older adults can rekindle the good life, relight the fire within, and share that warmth and light with others.. Where do I belong? They have a powerful sense of where they have come from, where they are, and where they are going. More than 10,000 people turn 50 every day in the U.S.; how do they handle this shift? Claiming Your Place at the Fire invites this group of ""new elders"" to ask four key questions: Who am I? New elders synthesize and transfer the wisdom of the past into the present
David A. Leider (Minneapolis, MN) is a founding partner of The Inventure Group, a coaching and consulting firm in Minneapolis, Minnesota devoted to bring out the natural potential in people. He is a nationally-known writer, speaker, and career coach, and a pioneer in the field of Life/Work Planning. Richard J. . David is coauthor two other books with Richard Leider, Repacking Your Bags and Whistle While You Work, and is the author of Choosing the Right Thing to Do. A National Certified Career