Resources for "What's Next After 50"
This page is designed to share with you readings and other resources I discovered in exploring what's next as I age.
Blogger: Barbara Brown's blog posts - Our Third Third
Favorite Books
The Third Chapter: Passion, Risk and Adventure in the 25 years after 50 by Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot
Composing a Further Life: The Age of Active Wisdom by Mary Catherine Bateson
Life Reimagined: Discovering Your New Life Possibilities by Richard J. Leider and Alan M. Webber
- Richard J. Leader: Author of Repacking Your Bags and The Power of Purpose
- Alan M. Webber: co-founder of Fast Company
What Color is Your Parachute for Retirement: Planning a Prosperous, Healthy and Happy Future by John E. Nelson and Richard N. Bolles
Second-Act Careers: 50+ Ways to Profit from Your Passions During Semi-Retirement by Nancy Collamer
Encore: Finding Work that Matters in the Second Half of Life by Marc Freedman
The Time Between Dreams: How to Navigate Uncertainty in Your Life and Work by Carol A. Vecchio
Seven Life Lessons of Chaos: Spiritual Wisdom from the Change of Science by John Briggs and F. David Peat
When I speak of strategies to live with the chaos in our lives or the role of leaders in the chaotic landscape, many people tell me it sounds very spiritual. John Briggs and David Peat's book links the science and the spiritual and helps the reader see the beauty in the uncertainty of our lives.
They share with us photographs and seven life lesson:
- being creative,
- using butterfly power,
- going with the flow,
- exploring what's between,
- seeing the art of the world,
- living within time, and
- rejoining the whole.
Favorite Youtube Videos
Sarah Lawrence-Lightfoot Interview with Bill Moyers: BILL MOYERS JOURNAL | Sarah Lawrence-Lightfoot | PBS (35 min.)
Encore.org (second acts for the greater good): Purpose Winner's stories and videos