Cover 1
Title Page 3
Copyright Page 4
Endorsements 5
Dedication 6
Foreword by Dan Miller 9
Acknowledgments 11
Introduction 13
Part 1: The Challenge: More Life after Our Careers 19
1. People Get Ready 21
2. I Can’t Get No Respect 30
3. Transition Is Unavoidable 36
4. Beware of Going to the Dark Side 44
5. Elderlescence 51
Part 2: The Choices: It Could Go Either Way 59
6. Prepare for the Choices Ahead 61
7. Great Expectations 73
8. Try a Life Map 81
9. Old Dogs Can Learn New Tricks 94
10. Reinventing Yourself: Lessons from Gandalf 104
Part 3: The Stories: People Who Show Us the Way 111
11. Couples Find Their Encore Together: Daryl and Karen Poppen 113
12. A Professional Finds a Second Chance: Julie Clark 117
13. Taking Advantage of a Rolling Retirement: Tom Zeulner 121
14. More Impact in Her Encore Years: Dorothy McCullough 126
15. Taking a Leap of Faith: Sam and Jenny Webster 131
Part 4: The Plan: Finding Your Meaning and Purpose 139
16. Who Does God Say That I Am? 141
17. The Toolbox: Who Do I Want to Become Next? 148
18. Walking through the “Land Between” 157
19. The New Starting Line: Concrete Steps to Get Involved 166
20. The Assignment: Write Your Personal Encore Plan 174
Conclusion 189
About the Authors 191
About Elke Hanssmann 193
Resources 195
Notes 199
Back Ads 204
Back Cover 207