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Many things are not as easy as they look. There's no such thing as Grandparent School. But our guest today shares her wisdom on grandparenting to help rookie grandparents (like me) learn the ropes and help experienced ones bring more mindfulness to their grandparenting. Shirley Showalter is the co-author of The Mindful Grandparent: The Art of Loving Our Children's Children.  Shirley Showalter joins us from Pennsylvania. __________________________ Bio Shirley Showalter is an award-winning educator, author, speaker, and grandmother. With a PhD from the University of Texas at Austin, Showalter served as a professor and then president of Goshen College in Indiana and as a foundation executive at the Fetzer Institute in Michigan. She and her husband live in Lititz, Pennsylvania. _________________________ For More on Shirley Showalter The Mindful Grandparent: The Art of Loving Our Children's Children _________________________ Podcast Episodes You May Like The Power of Fun – Catherine Price Breaking the Age Code – Dr. Becca Levy Retire Happy – Dr. Catherine Sanderson Learning is a Lifetime Sport – Tom Vanderbilt _________________________ Mentioned in this episode: GRAND Magazine The Eyres.com Donna Davis Gaga Sisterhood __________________________ Wise Quotes On Learning with Grandchildren "We want there to be energy and joy. And there certainly is, but it should be a gentle form, so that it's not overpowering to the child. We can come across as too intrusive in their lives. Our questions can make them wary. They won't even be able to understand why they aren't sure, but it they might clam up instead of open up, if we don't come into it sometimes from the side, or make our conversation starters in the form of questions. [My co-author] Marilyn has a real knack for that and she helps her grandchildren develop their own ability to ask questions, partly because she's such a great asker of questions herself. And instead of telling you what's new, she can say, Have you noticed that the blooming tree outside has been shedding its flowers this morning? And then they'll go into a whole conversation about what kind of tree it is and why flowers are falling down now, but they were budding two weeks ago. You can get into it in great detail, but you have to come at it gently - and with no sense of overpowering a child's own imagination." On Teamwork in Grandparenting "You want to give yourself as much opportunity just to be present and to talk with the [adult] children and the in-laws. It's actually good to have a conversation about what you expect of each other, what you hope for each other, what you dream for each other in the same way that you might write the letter to your grandchild. I think it is important to try to get to the same place of what we expect from each other and how can we help each other. This is not only a wonderful opportunity. This is a great responsibility. There's never too much love in any child's life and there's never too much help -  [unless] you offer the wrong help at the wrong time.That can be a problem. But most parents are so grateful for the little relief that they can get here and there. So having a conversation with the parents about roles and about hopes and dreams, I think is important early on. And expect that things will change and then keep learning and growing." ____________________________ About Retirement Wisdom Take charge of your future. Schedule a call to find how how the Designing Your Life process (developed by Bill Burnett & Dave Evans at Stanford) can help you unlock a new direction – on your own terms.  Learn more about our One and One coaching and small group programs. Take the first step toward your new life today. Are you prepared for the non-financial side of retirement? Take our free quiz and see what you should be preparing for in your retirement planning. ___________________________

What's cluttering your life? If you're thinking about moving, downsizing, aging in place, or simply better organizing your life, decluttering can seem like an overwhelming task. Matt Paxton has developed a step-by-step process to get it done - and deal with the emotional aspects that may be holding you back. Matt Paxton joins us from Atlanta. ______________________ Bio Matt Paxton, host of the Emmy-nominated series Legacy List with Matt Paxton (3 seasons on PBS stations nationwide), is a leading downsizing and decluttering expert. He started cleaning houses after his father, stepfather, and both grandfathers died in the same year, leaving him with several estates to settle at once. Ever since, Matt and his network of experts have been working with families struggling with settling estates and cleanouts for almost twenty years. He has been an extreme cleaning expert featured on 13 seasons of the hit A&E TV show Hoarders. Matt is the author of Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff, created in collaboration with AARP and featuring his signature steps to downsizing and decluttering your home. He appears regularly as a public speaker, television guest on shows and radio personality helping families find the upside of downsizing. Matt is the national decluttering and downsizing expert for AARP and Goodwill Industries International. He lives in Atlanta, GA with his wife and seven kids (yes, seven kids, that is not a typo). ______________________ For More on Matt Paxton Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff: Declutter, Downsize, and Move Forward with Your Life Legacy List with Matt Paxton ______________________ Podcast Episodes You May Like Where Will You Live Next? – Ryan Frederick Your Family History & Legacy – Laurie Hermance-Moore Stupid Things I’ll Never Do When I Get Old – Steven Petrow Are You in the Driver’s Seat? – Cindy Cox-Roman ________________________ Wise Quotes On Why Decluttering Can Be Difficult "There's a lot of reasons that we struggle with letting go of the stuff, but I've found out that we really attach to the people behind the stuff, not the actual stuff. It's the memories. It's the people. It's the stories. It's the way those people made us feel. All of that's wrapped up in the stuff and so when we let go of stuff we're letting go of those people that we love so much. So it's hard." On Why Less is More  "When it's your stuff, that's when the emotions kick in. I got about halfway through the process and I had to go through my entire house in the middle of the pandemic. I had a month to pack up my entire, at that point, 46-year life. And at the end of the day I fell in love. That's why I was moving. I was moving to be with my now fiancee and her kids. So we have 7 kids between us and my wife is a minimalist, which means we don't have a whole lot of stuff. So I had to get rid of 75% of my stuff to fit. My finish line was I wanted a happy family. It was the reason I had to rewrite the book because I got down to the last week and I was like I don't think I can do this. It was the first time I'd experienced my clients fear and I was like: Oh, this is what they go through. Okay, I get it now. This is why I'm doing this, so it's a very personal book. I put a lot of personal stories into it. But I'll tell you the core of minimalism is that you'll have more joy more happiness with less stuff." On How to Start "It really is the the 10 minute sweep, I promise you. Pick a one foot by one foot area -  that's it. If you start small, you'll be able to keep going, but too many people think: Okay, we did 10 minutes. Great! Tomorrow we're going to do 9 hours! That's where you're going to burn people out. Just take it slow. Bite off ten 10- minute sweeps for the first week. Don't wait until life makes you make this move. Something in life will make this decision for you, so start earlier and do it a little bit every couple of nights.

Walking is one of the most effective forms of exercise - and it offers many other benefits beyond physical fitness. But how do you develop a regular habit of walking that works for you and keeps it interesting? Our guest knows how. He's found ways to keep walking consistently and he shares his advice on the best ways to start - and how to keep it going. ______________________ Bio Dave Paul has spent his life working in radio, mostly on-air. Most recently, Dave was part of a morning program getting up at 3:30 AM. Even though Dave and his wife Ava recently moved from Maryland to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, he continues to work for the station in a different capacity from home. Dave has been walking for fitness since 2013, averaging just under 21,000 steps a day. Dave hosts the daily podcast, Walking is Fitness…a podcast he records while walking. Dave is also passionate about helping others turn their walking from merely functional to a fitness activity which is why he started the podcast last year. At the same time, Dave is using his daily walks to help him prepare for his own upcoming retirement. ___________________________ For More on Dave Paul Walking is Fitness ___________________________ Podcast Episodes You May Like Move: The New Science of Body Over Mind – Caroline Williams Tiny Habits Can Lead to Big Changes – BJ Fogg The Joy Choice – Dr. Michelle Segar The Joy of Movement – Kelly McGonigal ____________________________ Wise Quotes On Walking and Fitness "There are four things that make walking a great fitness solution. One is it's effective as exercise. The CDC recommends that we get between 150 and 300 minutes of moderate level physical activity every week. Walking fits that bill. If you're going three to four miles an hour you're in that moderate zone. Three to four miles an hour is not super fast, but it's not what I call grocery store pace. Walking is also flexible. You don't need a gym. All you need is a front door that opens and you can walk at any time of day, in any kind of weather. Not all weather is is equally comfortable, but if you got the right gear, you can head out and and walk. Walking is sustainable. I'm probably 3 years from retirement now... and I want a physical activity exercise that I can keep doing as I age. And for me the best part of walking that makes it a great fitness solution: It's fun! It's just a lot of fun. You can change it up. You can walk in cities. You can go walk in the woods. You can walk in the neighborhood. You can walk with people. You can walk without people and listen to podcasts. It's just a ton of fun." On Getting Started & Keeping It Going "There's been research that indicates 92% of all goals are not accomplished and I would imagine that the bulk of those unreached goals happened around first weeks of January. Often there's something about our lives that we don't like and we want to change - and the goal represents transformation. So we'll get real specific here about fitness and even walking. It represents a transformation that we want to accomplish and those goals almost always start with a tank filled with emotion. There is so much emotion and emotional motivation. You could go out and you can just go from 3,500 steps a day to 10,000 steps a day and probably not even bat an eyelash in the first two or three days of setting a goal because it just feels so great. But the problem is that any time that you're dealing with health and fitness, the results that you ultimately want to see take a lot longer than the emotional motivation lasts. So after a week or so, you're not seeing the results that you wanted to. In fact, at this point, you're probably feeling worse because you jumped into the deep end of the pool. And after another week of grinding it out, you start just looking for excuses to to not do it anymore. So the challenge is how do you sustain a fitness goal beyond when those emotions have have died out?

Does your retirement planning include how you think? Positive views and negative views on aging matter. Yale professor Dr. Becca Levy’s ground-breaking research shows how age beliefs can benefit the aging process, including the extension of life expectancy by 7.5 years. Today's culture brings a steady stream of negative messages on aging, but you can challenge those messages and cultivate positive age beliefs. _________________________ Bio Dr. Becca Levy, the leading authority on how beliefs about aging influence aging health, is Professor of Epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health and Professor of Psychology at Yale University. Her pathfinding studies have changed the way we think about aging and have received awards from the American Psychological Association, the Gerontological Society of America, and the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics. Dr. Levy has given invited testimony before the US Senate on the adverse effects of ageism and has contributed to US Supreme Court briefs to fight age-discrimination. She serves as a scientific advisor to the World Health Organization’s Campaign to Combat Ageism. __________________________ For More on Dr. Becca Levy Breaking the Age Code: How Your Beliefs About Aging Determine How Long and Well You Live ___________________________ Podcast Episodes You May Like Ageism Unmasked – Dr. Tracey Gendron The Second Curve of Life – Arthur C. Brooks The Mind-Body Connection and The Rabbit Effect – Kelli Harding The Expectation Effect – David Robson ___________________________ Wise Quotes On Positive Age Beliefs "People who took in more positive age beliefs at the start of the study they had a median survival advantage over those who took in more negative age beliefs. They had a median survival advantage of seven and a half years." On Role Models "It can be really important to increase awareness of some of the negative messaging and challenge it. But also I think it's important to find ways to strengthen some of the positive older role models or positive images of aging that are around us. And so something that we found that can be effective is to record what I call a portfolio of diverse and positive images of aging. What that involves is writing down say five or so positive older role models. And some of them can be from your own life, It  could be a great aunt, a great uncle and some of them could be from the general world at large or from current events,  a great scientist that you know about. It would be good to come up with somebody that you admire for a different reason so that's where the diversity of images come up. So if you list one person you may admire because they have a great sense of humor, and another one could be because they've got a great work ethic, or a great sense of social justice. So for each person it's good to think about a quality that you really admire about that person that you would like to strengthen in yourself. And we found that actively engaging in these different older role models can also start to strengthen some of our our positive age beliefs." From Declining to Thriving "The most important message is that even though we know that these age beliefs are taken in at a very young age from the culture and they can be reinforced over time, we also know that they're not set in stone. So they're malleable. We can change them. And I think that has implications for us as a society that we could actively try to promote an age liberation movement that reduces or eliminates ageism and promotes and celebrates aging, and finds opportunities for people across generations. It also suggests that on an individual level, there are things that we can do to shift the negative age messaging from messages of decline to messages of thriving, by actively curating the messages that we take in and reinforcing the messages of aging that are encouraging inclusivity and celebrating aging."

How can science help you develop and maintain strong relationships? Eric Barker shares counterintuitive insights he's gleaned from the research that can help you build better friendships and get closer to others. Eric Barker joins us from Los Angeles. _________________________ Bio Eric Barker is the creator of the blog Barking Up the Wrong Tree, which presents science-based answers and expert insight on how to be awesome at life. His work has been mentioned in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic Monthly, TIME magazine, The Week, and Business Insider. He is a former Hollywood screenwriter, having worked on projects for Walt Disney Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, and Revolution Studios. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and holds an MBA from Boston College and a Master of Fine Arts from UCLA _________________________ For More on Eric Barker Plays Well with Others: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Relationships Is (Mostly) Wrong  Newsletter (Insightful and practical research-based takeaways) Website: Barking Up the Wrong Tree __________________________ Podcast Episodes You May Like Chatter & Your Inner Voice – Ethan Kross How’s Your Network? – Kelly Hoey The Skill Set for Life’s Transitions – Bruce Feiler Move: The New Science of Body Over Mind – Caroline Williams ____________________________ Wise Quotes On Being Vulnerable "The second one, which I'm also also trying, is being vulnerable and opening up. Because talking about your fears, your concerns, your weaknesses, this is something that you don't do with people you don't trust. You only do that with people you do trust. And to express your weaknesses, your concerns, your fears, that shows someone that you feel safe around them. That's you trusting them with information potentially that could be used against you. And for you to do that, you're telling them you feel safe with them. And usually, people are likely to reciprocate and they'll open up. And that gives you a 3-D portrait of the other person that tells them you trust them. Not only that, but vulnerability is also correlated with health metrics. University of Pennsylvania research has shown not opening up, not making yourself vulnerable to people close to you, is correlated with prolonged illness. It's correlated with a first heart attack and with not surviving that heart attack. So it's really important. I'm spending more time with my friends and I'm making an effort to be more vulnerable because that's one of the biggest things I've learned from the book." On Networking "The literature shows that most people have a number of super connectors in their life.  And how you can find your super connectors, if you go through your contact list, you're going to  find that a disproportionate number of the people were introduced to you by a handful of people. There's that super social person who introduced you to most of your friends or that person at work that knows everybody. There are these kind of hubs in the network. So a really good first step is to reconnect with people and just simply ask them: Hey, I'm trying to get to know more people in this arena, or maybe I moved, or I'm career shifting, who would you recommend I speak to?  For a lot of people, this would be difficult. But for the super connectors, this is kind of what they do - either professionally or for fun. So, going through your contact list and finding your super connectors, and reaching out to them for assistance, is a fantastic way to network. And then once you get together with these people again, don't think about contacts, think about making a friend." ____________________________ About Retirement Wisdom A 20+ year retirement is a terrible thing to waste. How will you invest your time after you leave the world of full-time work? Working with an experienced coach and a proven process can help you explore new options...

Why wait until the end of the year to recap the best episodes of this retirement podcast? In 2022, it'll be quarterly. I know you're busy and can't catch all the conversations. But you won't want to miss any of these. A lot of ground was covered in the first quarter of the year, including: How cognitive bias goes beyond financial matters - and why you'll want to think big about your future Why conventional thinking on retirement planning can get in the way of your future The best way to begin working on your worthy goals How to turn the stress of retiring into strength Why the second half of life can be the best half - if you get ahead of the second curve Listen to the full episodes from these links: 5. Think Big – Dr. Grace Lordan 4. An Economist’s Take on Retirement Planning – Larry Kotlikoff 3. How to Begin – Michael Bungay Stanier 2. Everyday Vitality – Dr. Samantha Boardman 1.  The Second Curve of Life – Arthur C. Brooks Interested in more wisdom? Scan all of the conversations in this retirement podcast here Miss the aBest of 2021? Listen here ____________________________ About Retirement Wisdom A 20+ year retirement is a terrible thing to waste. How will you invest your time after you leave the world of full-time work? Working with an experienced coach and a proven process can help you explore new options, test opportunities and create a portfolio of rewarding activities and interests. Beware of quick fix solutions. Schedule a call to find how how the Designing Your Life process (developed by Bill Burnett & Dave Evans at Stanford) can help you unlock a new direction.  One and One and small group programs are available. Take the first step toward your new life today. ___________________________ About Your Host  Joe Casey is an executive coach who also helps people design their next life after their primary career. He created his own next chapter after a twenty-six-year career at Merrill Lynch, where he was Senior Vice President and Head of HR for Global Markets & Investment Banking. Today, in addition to his work with clients, Joe hosts The Retirement Wisdom Podcast, which thanks to his guests and loyal listeners, ranks in the top 1.5 % globally in popularity by Listen Notes. Business Insider has recognized him as one of 23 innovative coaches who are making a difference. He’s the author of Win the Retirement Game: How to Outsmart the 9 Forces Trying to Steal Your Joy coming this summer. ________________________ Intro and Outro voiceovers by Ross Huguet.

What did you once love to do that you put aside as you advanced your career? Is retirement a second chance to pursue those dreams? Your interests and your talents may be different from my guest today, but his story may inspire you to reconnect with your earlier interests. My guest today is John P. Weiss. He's a fine artist, cartoonist, photographer and author of two books. A former police chief and 26 year law enforcement veteran, John retired early to pursue his creative life. His Saturday Letter is something I look forward to reading every weekend. John P. Weiss joins us from Nevada. __________________________ Bio John P. Weiss is a full-time artist, writer, and photographer. He paints tonalist landscapes, draws whimsical cartoons, writes poignant essays about life, and shoots artful, black & white photos. He is the author of "An Artful Life: Inspirational Stories and Essays for the Artist in Everyone" and "The Cartoon Art of John P. Weiss." Over 48K followers enjoy John's weekly essays. John used to be a police chief  for the Scotts Valley Police Department in Northern California. He holds a master's degree in criminal justice administration and enjoyed a 26-year career in law enforcement, serving the last ten as chief of police. John retired early in order to pursue his creative life full-time. In his police career, John served as a detective, sergeant, lieutenant, operations and services commander, composite sketch artist, hostage negotiator, impact weapons instructor, peer counselor, DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) officer, training manager, police chief, and acting city manager. He is the recipient of the "Medal of Merit" for his work with children and related programs. Cartoonist During John’s police career, he moonlighted as an editorial cartoonist for several newspapers. His cartoons appear in various editions of Charles Brooks's Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year.  For several years, John published articles and a popular comic strip, The Life of Art , on the art and marketing website Fine Art Views. John hand draws his cartoons in pen, ink and watercolor. He also crafts cartoons digitally on his iPad Pro. Here’s a video of John sketching one of his cartoons. Influences include the cartoonists Pat Oliphant, Jeff MacNelly, Richard Thompson, Berke Breathed, Bill Watterson, and George Herriman. Writer During John's law enforcement career he frequently contributed articles to various newspapers and publications. A life long reader and writer, he started blogging and publishing work online in early 2014. John studied writing and blogging with the author Jeff Goins in Franklin, Tennessee. John also hired copywriting expert Demian Farnworth to learn the art of writing compelling content. John is a top writer on the website Medium and his work also appears on the following sites: The Guardian, Medium.com, NBC News, Becoming Minimalist, Mr. Feelgood, The Unmistakable Creative, Austin Art Talk, Elephant Journal, Fine Art Views, Goins Writer, Good Men Project, Your Creative Push Podcast, Thrive Global, The Ladders, and more. Photography John enjoys shooting artful, monochromatic photographs with his Sony A6600 camera and Sigma prime lenses. He prefers the contrast, simplicity, and elegance of black and white film and photography. John sometimes enjoys creating post-production vintage effects in his photographs, to give them a timeless look. Fine artist John took vacations to study landscape painting with renowned artist Scott L. Christensen, among other artists. John supplemented his art education with museum visits, books, videos, regular practice, and experimentation. John paints landscapes in various mediums, including oils, gouache, watercolor and pen & ink. He employs a limited palette and strives for painterly realism mixed with pleasing abstraction. John is an avid reader. He and his wife have an impressive library of books,

If you're still working, you may be pondering a few questions. Should I work longer? Can working remotely help me retire later? Should I create a second act career? If you're retired, you may also be contemplating a few questions. Should I unretire and jump back in? Can I get work doing something different on a part-time basis? Can I retire happy without some version of "work" in my life? Author and expert Kerry Hannon has insights  that can help you with these questions - and many more. We discuss Kerry's new book In Control at 50+: How to Succeed in The New World of Work published on April 26th. Kerry joins us from Washington DC. _________________________ Bio Amazon bestselling author Kerry Hannon is a workplace futurist and nationally recognized expert, spokesperson and strategist on career transitions, entrepreneurship, personal finance and retirement. Kerry's new book is In Control at 50+: How to Succeed in The New World of Work published by McGraw Hill. She is a frequent TV, podcast and radio commentator and is a sought-after keynote speaker and moderator at conferences across the country. Kerry focuses on empowering yourself to do more with your career and personal finances – now and for the future. Her work also focuses on advising women of all ages on how to take charge of their own financial planning. Her work explores what women need to do, at all stages of their lives, to prepare themselves for a financially secure future. She has covered all aspects of careers, business and personal finance as a columnist, editor, and writer for the nation’s leading media companies, including The New York Times, Forbes, Money, U.S. News & World Report, and USA Today. Kerry’s work has also appeared in BusinessWeek, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, and The Wall Street Journal, among other national publications. She has appeared as a career and financial expert on The Dr. Phil Show ABC, CBS, CNBC, NBC Nightly News, NPR, and PBS. Kerry is currently a Senior Columnist at Yahoo Finance. She is a former columnist and regular contributor to The New York Times, MarketWatch, Forbes, and the PBS website NextAvenue.org. Kerry is the award-winning author of 14 books, including Great Pajama Jobs: Your Complete Guide to Working from Home(Wiley), Never Too Old To Get Rich: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Starting a Business Mid-Life; the national bestselling Great Jobs for Everyone 50+ (Wiley) . #1 New release on Amazon and bestseller in Job Hunting; Money Confidence: Really Smart Financial Moves for Newly Single Women (Post Hill Press) Getting the Job You Want After 50 (Wiley, 2015) #1 New Release on Amazon and job hunting guide bestseller; the award-winning Love Your Job: The New Rules for Career Happiness (Wiley, 2015); the GOLD Living Now Book Award for Personal Growth/Motivation winner, What’s Next? Finding Your Passion and Your Dream Job in Your Forties, Fifties and Beyond (Berkley Trade, 2014). Kerry is a former fellow of the Columbia Journalism School and the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center’s Age Boom Academy. She is a former Metlife Foundation and New America Media fellow on aging. She has testified before Congress about the importance of older workers. Kerry graduated from Shady Side Academy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she serves on the Board of Visitors. She received a bachelor’s degree from Duke University. Kerry lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, documentary producer and editor Cliff Hackel, and her Labrador Retriever, Elly. She is also horse-crazy and loves the Winston Churchill quotation: "There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man." ______________________________ For More on Kerry Hannon In Control at 50+: How to Succeed in the New World of Work ________________________________ Podcast Episodes You May Like Ageism Unmasked – Dr. Tracey Gendron Tools for a Career Change – Mark Herschberg Retire Happy – Dr.

What if there was an approach to behavior change on exercise and healthy eating that fit the realities of day-to-day life? Good intentions and a sound plan don't always stand up to the inevitable changes that pop up and get in your way. Sustainable-behavior-change researcher and lifestyle coach Dr. Michelle Segar discusses her new book The Joy Choice, which introduces a new brain-based solution that's flexible - and fun. Her behavior change approach positions you to make the practical choice in the moment that's sustainable in the long run. Michelle Segar joins us from Michigan. _________________________ Bio Michelle Segar, PhD, MPH, MS, bestselling author of No Sweat and author of the new book, The Joy Choice: How to Finally Achieve Lasting Changes in Eating and Exercise,  sustainable behavior change scientist, directs the University of Michigan’s Sport, Health, and Activity Research and Policy Center. She has translated science into sustainable behavior change messages and programming for decades and is a recognized pioneer and leading authority in this field. See featured peer-reviewed publications and national media. Her comprehensive, science-based, and tailored approach to creating sustainable behavior change related to healthy lifestyles and well-being has made her a sought-after speaker, sustainable-behavior-change trainer, consultant, and learning/intervention expert for global organizations seeking to accelerate and sustain positive change. Her clients include Adidas, Anytime Fitness, Beaumont Health System, EXL, Google, Harvard Medical School, Kaiser Permanente, The Permanente Medical Group, National Business Group on Health, PepsiCo, and Walmart. Dr. Segar is a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded researcher and she holds a doctorate in Psychology (PhD), a master’s degree in Health Behavior/Health Education (MPH), and a master’s degree in Kinesiology (MS) from the University of Michigan. ___________________________ For More on Dr. Michelle Segar The Joy Choice: How to Finally Achieve Lasting Changes in Eating and Exercise  Take Her Quiz on Your Hidden Eating & Exercise  Traps Michelle Segar's Website ___________________________ Podcast Episodes You May Like Move: The New Science of Body Over Mind – Caroline Williams The Joy of Movement – Kelly McGonigal Take Charge of Your Well-Being – John La Puma, MD How to Get Stronger After 50 – Dave Durell ____________________________ Wise Quotes On Moving Away from All-or-Nothing Thinking "And so people need to]break away from the part of all or nothing thinking when it comes to physical activity that it has to feel punishing, it has to be intense, like the kinds of marathons that you might run, or you have to sweat for it to be worth doing. And the research absolutely shows that something is better than nothing. So that's the formula, for creating a more positive experience with physical activity." On Slicing & Dicing "...things always get in the way in every area of our life. When we're parents with our jobs, as children helping aging parents, as people aging ourselves, things always get in the way. But, in general, all or nothing thinking can plague us in other life areas too. In general, we've learned to do what I call slicing and dicing. When you thought you were going to be able to leave to do this for your job at this time, but you got an urgent call and you had to leave 15 minutes later, it's no sweat. You just shrug your shoulders and move on. Or you're working on something and a child needs to be picked up early from school because they're sick, or an aging parent got an early eye doctor's appointment and you have to take them to it. Those things happen. And we just intuitively go, Oh wow, I got to do it this way. And so what I'm proposing is, in the same way, we do these things in our other life contexts. Bring that to our healthier eating,

Planning for retirement is essential. But what if your retirement planning is upended by events beyond your control? Imagine if one day you lost your job as an executive after almost thirty years at a multibillion-dollar company. How would you react? When it happened to my guest today, he decided to walk - more than twenty miles home. He shares the experience in his book The Long Walk Home: How I Lost My Job as a Corporate Remora Fish and Rediscovered My Life’s Purpose. That day was a catalyst for a more fulfilling life and a return to what he truly wanted to do. Jim Kerr joins us from Pennsylvania. ________________________ Bio James Brian Kerr led global communications and public relations for Fortune 500 technology firms before leaving the corporate world in late 2021 to pursue his passion for writing and storytelling. He blogs on financial freedom, fatherhood, men’s health and the pursuit of an authentic life at peaceableman.com. His articles have appeared in HumbleDollar, MarketWatch, Elephant Journal and elsewhere. His fiction and poetry have appeared in the Sewanee Review, Red River Review, The Poet, Short Story Town and other journals. The Long Walk Home (Blydyn Square Books) is his first published book. __________________________ For More on James Kerr The Long Walk Home: How I Lost My Job as a Corporate Remora Fish and Rediscovered My Life’s Purpose Blog: PeaceableMan.com Website __________________________ Podcast Episodes You May Like Navigating An Unexpected Career Change – Maggie Craddock A Tapas Life – Andy Robin Are You Ready to Shift Gears?- Richard Haiduck With the Freedom to Retire, Where Will You Plant Your New Tree? – Don Ezra ____________________________ Wise Quotes On Having a Challenge List Instead of a Bucket List "That term bucket list is obviously is tongue in cheek, but it it's kind of dark. So I like a challenge list. I don't look at whatever number of years that I have ahead of me as walking toward the bucket. I'd rather I'll be challenging myself with new things. I think it's important to stay active, to continue to challenge ourselves both physically and mentally after we leave the full-time working  world. We don't want to atrophy - at least we don't want to atrophy early. The things that are important to me are on my list. And I got a long list. I love to write and I want to get some books and articles published. I have a new one out. That's my first one. So I'm excited about that. I've got a bunch of articles published. I want to get more articles out - and it's not about just getting pieces out there, but it's about really trying to inspire and move people. That's my mission in the second part of my life." On Repassioning Instead of Retiring  "I resist the word retirement. There are some people who love the word retirement. I don't. Retirement to me means you're stepping away from life in many ways and from work or purpose. And that's not really what I do. Repassion is the word that I use, because it's about really devoting myself to my passions. I've spent a lot of time getting my financial house in order so that I can focus on my passions." _________________________ About Retirement Wisdom A 20+ year retirement is a terrible thing to waste. How will you invest your time after you leave the world of full-time work? Working with an experienced coach and a proven process can help you explore new options, test opportunities and create a portfolio of rewarding activities and interests. Beware of quick fix solutions. Schedule a call to find how how the Designing Your Life process (developed by Bill Burnett & Dave Evans at Stanford) can help you unlock a new direction.  One and One and small group programs are available. Take the first step toward your new life today. ___________________________ About Your Host  Joe Casey is an executive coach who also helps people design their nex...

The number of adults who live alone is growing. Even those who have children cannot count on their help. The number of older adults who live within 10 miles of a relative has fallen significantly. When my guest Carol Marak was working in technology she returned home to be a caregiver for her parents. And she got a wake-up call. Who, she wondered, would help to care for her when she grew older? The struggles Carol’s parents faced were warning signs of what she could expect. Divorced and childless, Carol lived alone in a suburb. Caregiving for her parents required a massive effort involving three siblings and numerous professionals. That care could someday be needed for her—only she would not have family nearby to step up to the challenge. Carol's book Solo and Smart teaches people how to assess, discover, and plan—to gain control over how they want to live in the years ahead -  not only how to age well but how to live well—by shaping the future they want rather than reacting to it. Carol Marak joins us from Dallas. __________________ Bio Carol Marak is an Author, Speaker, Founder of the Elder Orphan Facebook Group, and former family caregiver. Her book, Solo and Smart, A Guided Roadmap for a Supportive and Secure Future is based on Carol’s own plan as a single senior facing aging alone. It was her caregiving experience that revealed what’s needed when looking ahead. Carol is a native Texan and lives alone in a highly active high rise in a Dallas urban area. Carol has appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, PBS, NPR, AARP, US News & World Report, the American Society on Aging, local newspapers throughout the U.S. and radio shows. _______________________ For More on Carol Marak Solo and Smart, A Guided Roadmap for a Supportive and Secure Future on Amazon Website CarolMarak.com ____________________ Podcast Episodes You My Like Where Will You Live Next? – Ryan Frederick Who Will Take Care of You When You Are Older? – Joy Loverde With the Freedom to Retire, Where Will You Plant Your New Tree? – Don Ezra Retirement Planning Includes Getting Good at Getting Older – Rabbi Laura Geller ______________________ Wise Quotes On Lessons From Caregiving  "My mother lived with several chronic illnesses and so their  needs were very demanding. They really expected us to help them out because they did that for their parents. My parents were farmers and we lived in a rural community. So we just helped each other out as a family. And we were a very large family. However, once we started moving off going to college, that put a real dent in how we could share in those responsibilities. We tried to hire help, but they just wouldn't have of it. So my sisters and I really ended up pitching in as best we could. And quite frankly, we did a pretty good job taking care of them. And my parents were very lucky to have three loving daughters. Unfortunately many of us don't have that. =. So, once they both passed, I was out on a walk one day and I was thinking about my parents. I was missing them. I was crying. And then I started reflecting back on that experience of elder care and the demands of growing older and what that means, what that looks like. And then all of a sudden I just stopped and I thought, Oh my gosh, what am I going to do? I'm single. I have no children here. I am. I'm close to 55 years old, what will I do? And Joe, I tell you I was walking and it just stopped me in my tracks. I thought, Holy Moly, what am I gonna do?  because it's,  it's filled with so many complexities growing older. So that was my wake up call. And it was more than a wake up call. It was really more like a slap in the face. It's like, get your act together. So that's where it all started for me." On Her Core Message "The core message from my book is to change your mindset from problem solving to possibility thinking- and then find a strategy that helps you evaluate the future risks that you...

Have you ever thought about retiring and writing a book? Bill Thompson did just that as a second act career and he's written 22 novels over 11 years and has won numerous awards. But caregiving taught him was was most important in life. _________________________ Bio Bill Thompson became a corporate entrepreneur early.  At age 12 he started a company to buy and sell coins.  By age 25 he had started an insurance agency that ultimately became one of the largest in Oklahoma.  Expanding that firm and adding more, Bill created a financial services holding company that operated in several states plus Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and England. If variety is the spice of life, author Bill Thompson’s life so far has been spicy for sure! Over the years, and in no particular order, he’s been an international insurance broker, a mayor, a head of a state prison board, a stockbroker, a newspaper reporter, a Bourbon Street piano player, a corporate entrepreneur, an award-winning novelist, and many more... Bill has always had a burning interest in archaeological finds, mysteries of the past, unexplained things in the jungle and stories of adventure in remote places.  Over the years he traveled extensively around the world and visited sites such as Machu Picchu, Stonehenge, Avebury, Egypt, Petra and many ancient Olmec, Aztec and Maya cities in Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. Bill and his wife live in Dallas, Texas with three dogs, travel a lot, eat and drink well and have fun living life. ________________________ For More on Bill Thompson Website New Book: Serpent (Mysterious America Book 1)  My Second Act: Bestselling Novelist (Next Avenue) ________________________ Podcast Episodes You May Be Interested In Think Big – Dr. Grace Lordan Stupid Things I’ll Never Do When I Get Old – Steven Petrow From Role to Soul – Connie Zweig Retirement Stepping Stones – Tony Hixon _________________________ Wise Quotes On the Rewards of Writing "Well, the one thing I realized right off the bat was I liked not working more than I liked working. So we sold the company and I started to write full time. And now 11 years later are about 22 books and two dozen national awards. So it's gratifying day to day at 75. I'm really glad my life's not what it used to be because I don't think I could keep up with the pace that I did before. I was a Type A, driven entrepreneur. I swore I would never stop working.  That last year with my wife showed me that life really is fragile and you really have to embrace the things that are important. I still work. And now I write and I write because I love it and it keeps my mind active. And the great side effect is that I also have readers who enjoy what I do and that's the most gratifying thing of all." On Caregiving "The most challenging thing...is the abrupt transition from being on top of the world to being a caregiver and feeling really helpless. A lot of the time that I couldn't change things, that things were going to happen the way they were. I was going to be an observer and a participant in a way, but I couldn't give orders anymore. That would change things. So at first I resented that and then I began to realize that it wasn't her or the disease that I was resenting. It was me. I couldn't do what I thought I should do. But once I realized that an unexpected change was going to change everything for me, I accepted it. And I learned that tragedy can teach important lessons. When thing it taught me is what's most important in life. And it certainly is not being a workaholic." ________________________ About Retirement Wisdom Are you ready to do what it takes to create a great retirement? I help people create a multipurpose retirement, with the right mix of interests, activities and pursuits to invest your time wisely. Schedule a call to see if a 1-on-1 program or a small group Designing Your New Life program can give you an edge in your next chapter.

We're quick to notice ageism. But sometimes we harbor ageist assumptions about growing older that we may not be fully aware of. Dr. Tracey Gendron, author of Ageism Unmasked: Exploring Age Bias and How to End It, argues that there's a healthier perspective on aging as a new developmental stage of life. We discuss: Why she thinks everything you know about aging is wrong The driving forces behind ageism The consequences of ageism – for individuals, businesses, and societies Myths about older workers that need to be busted The downsides of traditional retirement and age-segregated communities How retirement can be a new developmental stage of life How can people ask themselves more strength-based and growth-centered questions on aging Ableism and how elderhood offers a new vision of later life How she defines aging Dr. Gendron joins us from Virginia. ___________________ Bio Dr. Tracey Gendron serves as Chair for the Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Gerontology. Tracey has a Master’s degree in Gerontology, a Master’s degree in Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology. With over 25 years of experience as a gerontologist, Dr. Gendron has authored and co-authored over 30 manuscripts and seven book chapters on ageism and aging-related topics. She is frequently quoted in popular media outlets, including the New York Times, the Huffington Post, and U.S. News and World Report. Dr. Gendron has spoken about ageism in forums across America. _________________________ For More on Dr. Tracey Gendron Ageism Unmasked: Exploring Age Bias and How to End It _________________________ Podcast Episodes You May Like From Role to Soul – Connie Zweig The Age Tech Revolution – Keren Etkin Are You Ready for The New Long Life? – Andrew Scott Retirement Planning Includes Getting Good at Getting Older – Rabbi Laura Geller _________________________ Wise Quotes On Why Everything You Know About Aging is Wrong "...the way that we talk about aging is usually all about how our bodies age and decline. So we're all familiar with the aches and the pains and the different injuries that we may have or disability or illnesses. And that's most of what we associate with aging. And yes, that is part of aging. But when I say everything else you know about aging is wrong, it is because we don't talk about aging in terms of growth in terms of opportunity and in terms of development. What do you like better about yourself now than you did last year, or the year before, or five years ago? Aging is really change and not negative change. It's positive change as well. So, that's what I'm getting at with everything you think you know about aging is wrong - because you really just hear about a single story of aging, which is the story of decline. Then when you look at the messages that are given about aging from the larger culture, it also feeds that narrative and really brings us a sense of shame about getting older. Instead of growing older, [it's] how we have to fight aging and how we should hide the visible signs of aging. All of that really comes together to shape what you think you know about aging. And the book is saying let's look at this a little more critically and then let's see if you can make a decision for yourself about how you want to see aging." On The Consequences of Ageism "Decades of knowledge and research shows that how we feel about our own aging - if we have negative attitudes - is bad for our health. But it's not something that we really talk about and not something that most people know, so there's some pretty serious consequences of negative attitudes towards aging or what I would call internalized ageism. There are many forms of ageism and internalized ageism is the one that focuses how we feel about ourselves as an aging person and our own aging process. And there's research that shows that when we have negative attitudes about aging,

If you have children and/or grandchildren, how can you help them be smart about financial decisions? And if you're helping them financially, how do you stay on track with your own financial planning for retirement? Our guest today is Bobbi Rebell, CFP, author of the new book Launching Financial Grownups: Live Your Richest Life by Helping Your (Almost) Adult Kids Become Everyday Money Smart.  We discuss: What gets in the way of young adults achieving financial independence.  How to evolve the relationship with their children as they're becoming adults The Bank of Mom and Dad - and how long it should be open The best times to engage with young adults on this topic How schools can improve education on practical financial literacy What parents and grandparents can learn from 20-somethings and teenagers The key things parents and grandparents can do to help young adults achieve financial independence Bobbi Rebell, CFP joins us from New York. ________________________ Bio Bobbi Rebell is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, and host of the critically acclaimed Money Tips for Financial Grownups podcast. She is the author of Launching Financial Grownups: Live Your Richest Life by Helping Your (Almost) Adult Kids Become Everyday Money Smart. The book is a call to action for parents of teenagers and young adults who want the best for their kids, but are beginning to realize their OWN financial independence, and financial separation from their children, has to become a priority as well. Her first book "How to Be a Financial Grownup: Proven Advice from High Achievers on How to Live Your Dreams and Have Financial Freedom” was released in 2016. In 2017, she left her job as a global business news television anchor and personal finance columnist at Thomson Reuters to expand the Financial Grownup brand into other channels of financial education content. Later that year she obtained her CFP® certification. Previously Bobbi had worked at CNBC, CNN and PBS' Nightly Business report. Bobbi is now a frequent keynote speaker, emcee, conference host/moderator, and continues to anchor local news reports on a freelance basis. She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, and received her Certificate in Financial Planning from New York University. Bobbi lives in NYC with her husband, 3 kids and her morkie Waffles. _________________________ For More on Bobbi Rebell, CFP Launching Financial Grownups: Live Your Richest Life by Helping Your (Almost) Adult Kids Become Everyday Money Smart Website ________________________ Podcast Episodes You May Like An Economist’s Take on Retirement Planning – Larry Kotlikoff The Power of Fun – Catherine Price The Key Decisions for Retirement Success – Wade Pfau Are You Living Gratefully? – Kristi Nelson ________________________ Wise Quotes On The Bank of Mom & Dad "...the services in The Bank of Mom and Dad are offering should adjust to the different appropriate life stages. So for example, maybe when they're out of college, you can say: Well, you can live at home for free and we're not gonna charge you for groceries, but we expect you to have an exit strategy and share it with us. And as long as we are effectively paying your rent and all of your food and all of that, we get to see your finances, right? Just like a bank would say: Well, if we're going to lend you money or provide financing, we are entitled to see these things. So no money, unless there's transparency. Rule number one and number two: do things that make sense." On When to Engage on This Topic "The moment it matters to them. That's the key thing. Something might matter to you, but if they're not ready, they're not going to hear you. A lot of parents want to help and they'll say: You're graduating. I'm gonna introduce you to this person and this person. And they send these emails and then the kid doesn't follow up. Well, it doesn't matter enough to them yet.

It's time to move! Spring is here and its a great time to get more movement in your day-to-day life. Science journalist Caroline Williams shares insights from research on movement and the mind-body connection; why exercise is good, but not enough; and practical tips on ways to move more. We discuss:  How “long, ponderous dog walks”  led to this book The compelling stats on how inactive people have become – and what’s behind those trends The consequences of a more sedentary lifestyle Why there's much more to learn about walking than you may think Is it the mind-body connection or the body-mind connection? Who’s driving the bus? What she's personally doing differently now because of what she learned in writing the book The many ways that dancing for fun can help you Some surprising benefits of stretching and yoga Why focusing on the fundamentals like posture and smiling can make a big difference Why going to the gym is good - but not enough. Caroline's advice on how to build more movement into your everyday life Caroline Williams joins us from Surrey in the UK. ________________________ Bio Caroline Williams is a science journalist and editor. A consultant for and regular contributor to New Scientist, her written work has also appeared in The Guardian, The Boston Globe, BBC Future, and BBC Earth, among others. She has worked as a radio producer and reporter for BBC Radio, and was the regular co-host of the New Scientist podcast from 2006 to 2010. She is the author of two books: Override: My quest to go beyond brain training and take control of my mind (published as My Plastic Brain in the USA), and Move: How the New Science of Body Movement Can Set Your Mind Free. She was also editor of the New Scientist Instant Expert Guide to the Brain. She holds a BSc in biological sciences from Exeter University and an MSc (Distinction) in Science Communication from Imperial College London. She lives in Surrey, UK. ________________________ For More on Caroline Williams Move: How the New Science of Body Movement Can Set Your Mind Free _________________________ Podcast Episodes You May Like The Joy of Movement - Kelly McGonigal The Mind-Body Connection and The Rabbit Effect – Kelli Harding How to Get Stronger After 50 – Dave Durell Tiny Habits Can Lead to Big Changes – BJ Fogg ___________________________ Wise Quotes On Rest and Balance "The interesting thing that I found about rest was that there's all these studies and statistics about how little we're moving and that we're spending all this time being sedentary. But there's a parallel body of work on rest. And something like 60% of people that were surveyed came back and said they didn't feel that they were getting enough rest.  So whatever we're doing with all this sedentary time we're not finding it particularly restful. So to be able to to move and have the energy to do what you need to do , you have to rest. They're two sides of the same coin. One interesting thing to to remember with rest is it doesn't necessarily have to involve being sedentary. Rest can be running up a hill if it allows you to forget what's going on in your life and and come back feeling happy and exhausted. So I think rethinking rest is a partner to movement." On Movement Snacks "So it's not simply a case of sort of getting out of bed, sitting at your desk for 4 hours, going for a mad run, and then coming back sitting for another 4 hours. It's more about breaking up the sedentary time. It doesn't have to involve anything particularly strenuous - just getting up moving around. I met people who were interested in a form of movement where you move like a natural human. You carry, you climb, or you run. It's all kinds of sort of  animal/human base exercise. And they have this thing they call movement snacks. So you get up every 20 minutes and you do some crawling around the room or you hang from your door frame or you lift ...

The seeds of a satisfying retirement are planted before it begins. And the disruption of the last two years have underscored the importance of several things that perhaps we took for granted. Our guest today, Dr.Maggie Mulqueen, shares her insights on how to navigate the transition to retirement well in challenging times. ________________________ Bio Maggie Mulqueen, Ph.D., is a writer, commentator, and psychologist in Brookline, Massachusetts. Dr. Mulqueen graduated from Northwestern University with a bachelor’s of science degree and then went onto the University of Pennsylvania where she received her doctorate in Counseling Psychology and the Phi Delta Kappa award for dissertation of the year. She has been an adjunct faculty member of Lesley University, Boston College, and the Norman E. Zinberg Center for Addiction Studies at Harvard Medical School and the Cambridge Hospital. A licensed psychologist, she maintains a private practice in Brookline, Massachusetts. She and her husband live in the Boston suburbs, where they raised their three sons. _________________________ For More on Maggie Mulqueen, Ph.D Website  Covid has changed retirement — and canceled the celebrations that usually mark it  - NBC News ________________________ Podcast Episodes You May Like Everyday Vitality – Dr. Samantha Boardman The Skill Set for Life’s Transitions – Bruce Feiler Think Big – Dr. Grace Lordan The Second Curve of Life – Arthur C. Brooks _______________________ Wise Quotes On Transitioning to Retirement "...The other thing about this is to really understand that it is a chapter. It's a transition, it's not a moment in time. Some people could be retired as long as their work life. Just like in developmental theory, there probably is an early middle and late retirement. It's not one thing. A retired 60 year old is real different than a retired 80 year old. And there's a difference about seeing it as a transition versus a cliff. And I think for those people, for whom retirement is a cliff, it's very, very hard. They go into anonymity. They feel that society doesn't value their wisdom, their input, and they feel really sidelined. And I think for people who can transition, who have the physical, mental, and financial resources, to make this a rich time, to reinvent themselves, whether that be volunteer work or different kinds of paid employment, they have a much easier time of it. It comes back to having a cohort group, a community of people who support you in going through a transition. We need to understand it's not: One day I was working the next day, I'm retired. It's really: I'm transitioning." On Getting Your House In Order "It's something to plan for and to think about. Is it something you want to stop cold turkey? Or do you want to see if you can negotiate some kind of part-time transition, so that you can kind of put your toe in the water or begin to think about how you will restructure your life when the structure is up to you? I would say another deficit, frankly, for many Americans is because we are so work-identity-focused. Many people don't invest in extracurriculars, hobbies, relationships, and so they don't naturally have other things to do, even though they might say, Oh, I've always been interested in X. If you haven't invested the time, I would spend a year before retirement trying some of those things out and seeing, is that really true? Does it hold my interest as much as I think it might? Or could I start to volunteer someplace and, and create some other relationships, so when I lose my work colleagues, there are other people who know me and whom I know and care about and have in my life? But I think thinking ahead is essential for people to get their houses in order, in terms of all of the legal thinking about the very hard questions. And I think some people are just very superstitious. They won't do a will because then they think they're gonna die.

In this third installment of The Retirement Roundtable, previous guests Michelle Pannor Silver (author of Retirement and Its Discontents, Ted Kaufman, and Bruce Hiland (co-authors of Retiring? Your Next Chapter Is about Much More Than Money) return to discuss the challenges of retirement - and the work it takes to prepare well to overcome them and create a fulfilling next chapter. __________________________ Bios Dr. Michelle Pannor Silver  Michelle Pannor Silver is an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto and author of numerous studies on retirement and aging. Her book, Retirement and Its Discontents, draws from in-depth interviews she conducted with people whose departure from their life’s work meant losing a core and fundamental component of their personal identity. Her work calls attention to ageism and societal loss associated with retirement while highlighting the personal struggles that can be arise when there is a mismatch between one’s idealized retirement and the reality of giving up identity, income, and status. Michelle received her PhD from the University of Chicago in 2010 and did her undergraduate and masters studies at the University of California Berkeley. Ted Kaufman & Bruce Hiland - Co-authors of Retiring?: Your Next Chapter Is about Much More Than Money Ted Kaufman is the former U S Senator from Delaware succeeding Senator Joseph Biden. He was Biden’s Chief of Staff for 19 years and headed up his 2020 Presidential Transition. He retired in 1995 and over the next 22 years taught courses at Duke University in the Law School, Fuqua School of Business, and Sanford School of Public Policy. At eighty-three, he and his wife, Lynne, celebrate their sixty-third anniversary this year. Bruce Hiland's entire career - Brown University, Navy officer, Wharton MBA, McKinsey, CAO at Time Inc., 20 years of CEO-level consulting, four startups and considerable community service - focused on the challenges and opportunities people experienced in their work life. With that history, focusing on the challenges of succeeding at retirement came naturally. Now eighty-one, he and Ginny, his wife/partner of fifty-eight years, enjoy their family, deal with aging and are harvesting the fruits of their labor. __________________________ For More on the Guests Michelle Pannor Silver website Retirement and Its Discontents: Why We Won't Stop Working, Even If We Can Retiring? website Retiring?: Your Next Chapter Is about Much More Than Money (100% of proceeds are donated to charity) ___________________________ Podcast Episodes You May Like Retire Happy – Dr. Catherine Sanderson A Tapas Life – Andy Robin When Will You Flip the Switch? – Dr. Barbara O’Neill What Are The Keys To A Successful Retirement? Fritz Gilbert _____________________________ Wise Quotes On the Challenges of Retirement "There's these great, airbrushed images that we see of retirees relaxing on the beach enjoying life to the fullest, finally having the free time to sit on a park bench and enjoy cruises, right? These are the very common images we see and the idea that we just have tons of leisure time to spend and do all these exciting things. And I think there's a real disconnect that people often feel, particularly when and the work that they've dedicated their lives to suddenly is not part of their daily routine. And so the sense of reality that my days are no longer structured or are no longer connected to what gave me a sense of worth, whether that was a paycheck or the work that one was doing, or the sense of accomplishment and the sense of acknowledgement for the work that you did, those dissipate. And sometimes it dissipates very quickly, like literally the day that you retire. It can feel like a real loss in terms of personal identity, not just in terms of the structure or the clocking in aspect of it." On Changing the Rhythm of Life "Nowadays people still expect people to retire in th...

It's wise to look back before you go forward. William Damon, one of the world’s leading developmental psychologists, shares insights from an unexpected life review sparked by information on the father he never knew. His new book A Round of Golf with My Father: The New Psychology of Exploring Your Past to Make Peace with Your Present illustrates how a life review can shape your future and sense of purpose. William Damon joins us from California. __________________________ Bio William Damon is the director of the Stanford Center on Adolescence, a professor of education at Stanford University, and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution,. Damon's research explores how people develop integrity and purpose in their work, family, and civic life. Damon's current work focuses on vocational, civic and entrepreneurial purpose among the young and on purpose in families and schools. He examines how young Americans can be educated to become devoted citizens and successful entrepreneurs. Damon's work has been used in professional training programs in fields such as journalism, law, and business and in character and civic education programs in grades K–12. Damon’s recent books include Failing Liberty 101; The Path to Purpose: How Young People Find Their Calling in Life (2008) and Taking Philanthropy Seriously (2006); Damon’s earlier books include Bringing in a New Era in Character Education (Hoover Press, 2002); Greater Expectations: Overcoming the Culture of Indulgence in Our Homes and Schools (1995); and The Moral Child (1992). Damon is editor in chief of The Handbook of Child Psychology, fifth and sixth editions (1998 and 2006). He is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Education and a fellow of the American Educational Research Association. Damon has received awards and grants from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Andrew Mellon Foundation, the John Templeton Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Spencer Foundation, the Thrive Foundation for Youth, and the Pew Charitable Trusts. Before coming to Stanford in 1997, Damon was University Professor and director of the Center on the Study of Human Development at Brown University. From 1973 to 1989, Damon served in several academic and administrative positions at Clark University. In 1988, he was Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Puerto Rico, and in 1994–95 he was a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences. Damon received his bachelor's degree from Harvard College and his PhD in developmental psychology from the University of California, Berkeley. He is married and has three children. __________________________ For More on William Damon A Round of Golf with My Father: The New Psychology of Exploring Your Past to Make Peace with Your Present __________________________ Podcast Episodes You May Like Retire Happy – Dr. Catherine Sanderson The Second Curve of Life – Arthur C. Brooks The Future You – Brian David Johnson Are You Ready for The New Long Life? – Andrew Scott ___________________________ Wise Quotes On Purpose versus Meaning "...purpose is more than meaning. It goes beyond meaning. You have a goal, you have something you're trying to accomplish. It's a commitment to do something that makes a difference in the world. And even more than that, there's a bit of a beyond the self aspect to purpose, almost like a transcendent quality. If I have a purpose in life, it's something I'm dedicated to that I care about so much, because I think it will leave something to the world at large, the world beyond the self. And so the word meaning signifies all kinds of interesting things that you can do. You go to a movie - that's meaningful.  You can read a poem - that's meaningful. All those things are great, nothing wrong with them. But purpose goes beyond that.

What's the bigger picture context for your retirement? Demographics and scientific advancements in longevity are changing the way we live. Demographic futurist Bradley Schurman, author of The Super Age, joins us to talk about what these megatrends mean for your retirement. We discuss: His  journey in writing The Super Age book The two megatrends creating The Super Age– the science of longevity and demographics and how they're changing the world we live in. How to "Make Home and Community Gray Again." The major upsides of the Super Age. The biggest challenges that will need be solved by governments - and by individuals. The cost of doing nothing. The lessons we can learn from Japan. How “retirement” will look in the future. Two different paths  for people who want to work longer . Why the scientific advances aren't enough. The challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community with retirement – and how might things evolve in the Super Age. How the policies, programs and practices of companies will need to evolve to attract, develop, and retain a more age diverse workforce. The key messages he'd like readers to take away from The Super Age. Bradley joins us from Washington, D.C. __________________________ Bio Bradley Schurman is a demographic futurist and opinion maker on all things dealing with the business of longevity. You might know him as the founder of The Super Age - a global collective of change-makers that offers information and professional business consulting services geared to help organizations respond to demographic change, as well as harness the opportunities of an increasingly older and generationally diverse population, or for the groundbreaking AARP Aging Readiness and Competitiveness Report. Bradley is a social connector that has built his reputation by helping leading organizations understand our increasingly older and generational diverse world. He explains how shifting demographics and the collision of the megatrends of decreased birthrates and increased longevity are remaking social and economic norms in the United States and around the world. Prior to launching The Super Age, Schurman was Co-Founder and Managing Partner of EconomyFour, where he led business development in Asia and Europe. He also served AARP (formerly the American Association of Retired Persons) – the world’s largest organization dedicated to improving the lives of older people – where he was Director of Global Partnerships and Engagements. Schurman got his start at LeadingAge (formerly the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging) – the non-profit trade association representing non-profit providers of long-term care, housing, and support services. Schurman was instrumental in securing the topics of aging and longevity as focus areas at both the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and World Economic Forum (WEF). He was also responsible for visioning and executing the Aging Readiness and Competitiveness Report – a groundbreaking collaborative research project between AARP and Foreign Policy Group. Schurman has been featured on NBC's TODAY Show and CHEDDER, and has been quoted in the New York Times, HuffingtonPost, and USA Today, as well as in local and national media outlets around the world. He speaks regularly at thought leader forums and corporate retreats, and has advised national leaders and corporate executives on their longevity strategies. ____________________________ For More on Bradley Schurman The Super Age: Decoding Our Demographic Destiny The Super Age (company website) _____________________________ Podcast Episodes You May Like The Second Curve of Life – Arthur C. Brooks The Age Tech Revolution – Keren Etkin Are You Ready for The New Long Life? – Andrew Scott Who Will Take Care of You When You Are Older? – Joy Loverde _______________________________ Wise Quotes

Are you thinking big enough about your retirement? The traditional one-size-fits-all retirement isn't the right fit for many people today. You can create a version that's best for you. Dr. Grace Lordan, author of Think Big, Take Small Steps and Build the Future You Want explains how findings from behavioral science can help you do just that, by overcoming cognitive biases and other obstacles. Many of my favorite books for retirement aren't about retirement, but the principles can give you an edge in thinking big and building your future. We discuss: Her idea of ME+ in Think Big How the concept of Your Future Self can help you think big Why new can narratives help us When the “stories we tell ourselves” get in our way How cognitive biases present obstacles A cognitive bias many people aren’t aware of – but should be The dangers of all or nothing thinking Why identifying and managing your Time Sinkers can be a game changer How small, positive actions done regularly drive make progress  Why being compassionate toward others matters Grace Lordan joins us from London. __________________________ Bio Dr Grace Lordan is the Founding Director of The Inclusion Initiative and an Associate Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Grace is an economist and her research is focused on quantifying the benefits of inclusion within and across firms, as well as designing interventions that level the playing field for under-represented talent within firms. Grace is an expert advisor to the UK government sitting on their skills and productivity board, is a member of the UK government’s BEIS social mobility taskforce and is on the Women in Finance Charter’s advisory board. Her academic writings have been published in top international journals and she has written for the Financial Times and Harvard Business Review. Grace is a regular speaker and advisor to blue chip finance and technology firms. Think Big, Take Small Steps and Build the Future You Want, is her first book. _________________________ For More on Grace Lordan Think Big, Take Small Steps and Build the Future You Want Website SMILE in 2022 - London School of Economics Business Review (a 3 minute read on six life lessons from behavioral science you can put to good use this year) _________________________ Podcast Episodes You May Like How to Begin – Michael Bungay Stanier The Future You – Brian David Johnson The Mind-Body Connection and The Rabbit Effect – Kelli Harding Tiny Habits Can Lead to Big Changes – BJ Fogg _________________________ Wise Quotes On Visualizing Your Future Self "In behavioral science one of the things we know for sure is that people who visualize their future self in the present are much more likely to invest in themselves. There's lots of things that are going on that can distract us from investing in our future selves. So, it's really bringing the idea of yourself, not just the kind of vision and the lifestyle the person will actually have, but what they will actually be doing on a Monday to Friday [basis] in life is really what gets you there -  through imagination. I can't reiterate enough how well visualization works  to bring the future to life. But it also works to bring the future into the present day, which is really when you needed to get motivated to take these small steps that will get you there." On Small Steps and a New Narrative "I think fundamentally the stories that we tell ourselves define our actions. So if you believe that you don't deserve something, you're probably never going to get it. If you believe that you don't belong to be in a particular situation, you're unlikely to find yourself in that situation. If you believe that you don't have enough time, which is a common kind of self-destructive narrative, then you're you're definitely not going to be able to do the things that you want to do.