The Power Years: A User's Guide to the Rest of Your Life - Softcover

Dychtwald, Ken; Kadlec, Daniel J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470051329 ISBN 13: 9780470051320

Publisher: Trade Paper Press, 2006

Synopsis

Do you want to stop worrying about money and start having more fun? Do you wish you had more time to spend with family and friends? Do you want to live the life you always envisioned? Then it's time for your Power Years.

The Power Years is your step-by-step guide to repowerment and personal reinvention after forty. In this unique guidebook, world-renowned psychologist and leading authority on aging Ken Dychtwald and award-winning journalist Daniel J. Kadlec combine their decades of cutting-edge research and reporting to reveal how you can make the Power Years the best years of your life—by far. 

As we baby boomers move into the next stage of life, we now have the opportunity to experience a mold-shattering period of reinvention and personal growth, career liberation, nourishing relationships, and financial freedom. The Power Years helps us envision and embrace this new chapter of life as we develop a carefully thought-out plan for personal fulfillment.

Sharing the inspiring stories of fascinating people as well as plenty of prescriptive advice, the authors reveal how you can:

• Rediscover your life's purpose
• Find a new balance between satisfying work and enjoyable leisure
• Thrive in the home and location of your dreams
• Rekindle long-held passions and/or find new interests
• Rediscover and forge vital relationships
• Keep your financial life running smoothly
• Contribute to society and leave a lasting legacy
• Have fun again!

From staying connected with your kids, family, and friends to going back to school for the fun and challenge of it, from finding new companions to volunteering, from exploring a new career to traveling the world, The Power Years is your complete road map to living your best possible life—right now.

About this title

About the Author

KEN DYCHTWALD, Ph.D., a world-renowned psychologist and gerontologist, is the author of numerous bestselling books, including Age Wave, Bodymind, and Age Power. He is widely viewed as North America's most original thinker and leading visionary on the longevity revolution. His Web site is www.agewave.com.

DANIEL J. KADLEC won multiple writing awards as a columnist and senior writer at Time magazine and earlier as a columnist at USA Today. Author of Masters of the Universe, Kadlec has been a contributing editor to CNN and a guest discussing aging and financial issues on the major networks.

From the Back Cover

"My life keeps getting better, not just because I've enjoyed success in the business world, but because I wake up every day with a passion for what I do. You can—and should—discover that feeling too. Let Dychtwald and Kadlec show you how. They've written a crisp, actionable guide to a great rest of your life."
—Donald J. Trump, Chairman and President, The Trump Organization and author of Trump: Think Like a Billionaire

"Are you going to live longer—or will it just feel like it? The Power Years is a wonderful guidebook that helps us realize our potential by redefining our expectations as we mature and grow more powerful. An exceptional resource!"
—Mehmet C. Oz, M.D., author of YOU: The Owner's Manual

The Power Years is your step-by-step guide to repowerment. World-renowned psychologist and leading authority on aging Ken Dychtwald and award-winning journalist Daniel J. Kadlec combine their decades of cutting-edge research and reporting to reveal how you can make the Power Years the best years of your life—by far. Sharing the inspiring stories of real people as well as plenty of prescriptive advice, the authors reveal how you can:

• Rediscover your life's purpose
• Reinvent retirement by finding a new balance between work and leisure
• Thrive in the home and location of your dreams
• Rekindle long-held passions and/or find new interests
• Rediscover and forge vital relationships
• Fund your dreams
• Contribute to society and leave a lasting legacy
• Have fun again!

Edition details

• Publisher: Trade Paper Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470051329
• ISBN 13: 9780470051320
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272