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action plan 232–52
exercises 237–8, 242–3, 245–6
GROW model 232–3
listing of steps process 236–7
momentum, keeping 237
networking 246–52
personal brand 243–6
planning tools 232–3
reality of current situation 234–6
vision, creation of 233–4, 242–3
your plan exercise 237–8
adult gap year 70–3
age 7–8 see also over-50 demographic
adult psychological and social development 56–7
discrimination 25–7
‘eternal youth’ notions 29–31
mindset and 28–9
myths about older people 9–15
negative age descriptors 27
pension 7, 10
‘agency’ over life 16
American Association for Adult Development and Aging 140
Andrews, Professor Molly 30, 77–8
anxiety 259
tips for dealing with 260–1
Applewhite, Ashton 27
This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism 27
‘asset-based community development’ 151–2
Australian Human Rights Commission 31
Willing to Work 2016 report 31
Australian Institute of Management 12, 31
brain plasticity 175–7
ageing 176
mindset ‘growth’ 176–7
Brandon, Bridget 80–1
Bridges, William 268
Transitions 268
Brown, Tim 185
Browne, Millie 13
Bruner, Jerome 77
Buckingham, Marcus 108
business start-ups 44–8
expectations, knowledge of 218
Managing a Small Business in Australia: The Complete Handbook 215
market evaluation 217
strengths, self-knowledge of 217
superannuation, use of 217–18
technology 218
thinking before spending 217
time, proper valuation of 218
tips for 215–18
Carbone, Joe 66–7
Carstensen, Laura 21
A Long Bright Future 21–2
Casals, Pablo 177
The Centre for Volunteering in New South Wales 49, 219
Cézanne, Paul 18
Child, Julia 18
childhood interests 124–5
exercise 125–8
choice 276–7
Claire, Judith 101
Clifton StrengthsFinder 118
commitment 272–6
Courts, Karynne 134–5
creativity
future, looking at 56–73
past, looking at 74–88
storytelling 76–88
‘crystallised’ intelligence 13
de Bono, Edward 206
Six Thinking Hats 206
decisions 193–208
broader context, looking at 204
collage 197–9
confirmation bias 204–5
covering all angles 206–7
decision-making tips 203–7
evolving process 207
exercise 194–6
fresh angles 205–6
multiple possibilities 204
no decision, dangers of 207–8
obstacles, overcoming 207
postponement 193
power of three 199–202
Deloitte Access Economics 12
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu 66
design thinking 185–6
digital nomads 69
DISC (Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, Conscientiousness) 118, 119
discrimination against older Australians 25–7, 31, 52, 220
gender gap 26–7
Doidge, Norman 176
The Brain That Changes Itself 176
dreams 74–5, 277–9
Dweck, Carol 176–7
Mindset: How You Can Fulfil Your Potential 176
emergency financial planning 145
encore careers 37–40
age and 45
meaning 37–8
entrepreneurship 44–8
‘necessity’ 45
‘opportunity’ 45
social 50–2
exercises 5
archaeological dig 125–8
brand audit 245–6
changing environments 242
context questions 173–4
decoding your story 84–6
drawing threads together 194–6
essential you 138–9
initial questions 92–3
job-card shuffle 167–70
life and work snapshot 90–2
lots of jobs 164–6
lots of questions 158–62
money and more 156
practicalities 231
questions to think about 97–8
reflections 35
research questions 159–62
‘satisfying life’ mind map 63–5
three futures 189–90
your experiments 191–2
your networks 251–2
your personal vision 242–3
your plan 237–8
your skills 115–18
your story 79–84
your strengths 108–10
your talents 107
what interests you 98
experiments 175–92
brain plasticity 175–7
design thinking 185–6
exercises 189–92
table 192
work experiments and investigations 177–85
expertise/mastery 131–2
Figgis, Jane 38
finances 143–50
challenge to norms 147
couples 146–7
exercise 156
expert tips 145–7
insurance 145
planning 146
preparation for emergencies 145
priorities 146
risk management 147
superannuation 146
financial remuneration 141
flexible workforces 66–7
‘fluid’ intelligence 13
Freedman, Marc 15
Fritz, Robert 58, 232
Path of Least Resistance 232
‘gig economy’ 67
giving back 48, 218–19
social entrepreneurship 50–2
volunteering 48–9, 218–19
Gladwell, Malcolm 33–4, 131
Outliers: The Story of Success 131
What the Dog Saw 33–4
Gratton, Lynda 68, 151
The 100-Year Life 151
GROW (Goal, Reality, Obstacles/Options, Way forward) coaching model 232–3
Handy, Charles 215
The Age of Unreason 215
The Second Curve 215
Heath, Chip and Dan 204
Decisive 204
Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI) 118, 119
Highlands Ability Battery 119–20, 121
Hoogstad, Valerie 49, 219
hope 34
Hudson, Frederic 57
Huffington, Arianna 44
Huffington Post 44
identity see status/identity
IDEO 1285
inner critic 253–4
tips for dealing with 254–6
insurance 145
intergenerational collaboration 69–70
intergenerational harmony 279–80
interviews 226–9
acting positively 229
anger management 228
answering questions 227
appearance 226–7
asking questions 228
homework, doing 226
preparation 229
SARB story format 230
storytelling 229–31
tricky questions 229
what not to discuss 228
your age, dealing with 228
Isele, Elizabeth 45–6
Jacobs, Suzy 249–51
job seeking 52–5, 219–23, 238–40
interviews 226–9
résumés 223–6
storytelling 229–31
strategy 221–3
jobs list 166
Johnson, Richard P. 140–1
journey jobs 114–15
Journeys without maps 9, 15–16
joy, sparking 128–31
Kane, Anne-Marie 224–6
Kasunic, Victoria 264–7, 269
knowing yourself 90–104
essential information 95–7
exercises 90–3, 97–8
interests and firelighters 98
passion from within job 99–100
purpose, sense of 100–4, 2
knowledge economy 67–9
Kondo, Marie 128
The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up 128
Langer, Ellen 28–9
late bloomers 18, 33–4
‘conceptual’ talents 33
‘experimental’ talents 34
life and work stages, redefining 21–5
life course, new 19–21
life expectancy 1, 10, 20, 56
personal growth and development 56–7
limiting beliefs 262
tips for dealing with 262–4
LinkedIn 247–9
tips 248
‘lump of labour’ fallacy 11–12
McCallum, Kate 143–5
McCourt, Frank 18
Angela’s Ashes 18
Marks & Spencer 14
mind maps 63–5
Monash University 12
Money for Jam 23
Mosley, Michael 29
my satisfying life mind map 65
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) 118, 119, 121
myths about older people 9–15
National Seniors Australia 52
networking 246–52
exercise 251–2
LinkedIn 247–9
tips 250–1
neuroscience 176–7
O’Neill, Michael 52
over-50 demographic 4–5
call to action 15–16
chronological age, relevance of 11
cognitive decline myth 12–13
commitment 11
differences 9–10
employers 14
‘lump of labour’ fallacy 11–12
mindset and 28–9
myths 9–15
percentage in workforce 12
reinvention of work 18–36
research on personal development 56–7
retirement pressure 13–14
stereotyping and discrimination 25–8
studies 12–13
passion 99–100
pension 10
personal brand 243–4
brand audit 245–6
emotional disposition 245
exercise 245–6
model 244–5
physical appearance 244–5
practical skills 244
values and beliefs 244
personal environments 240–2
exercise on changing 242
planning tools 232
portfolio careers 55, 69
portfolio options 214–15
Price, Bambi 216–18
procrastination 256–7
tips for dealing with 257–9
Productive Ageing Centre 2013
report 25
project planning 232–52
exercise 237–8
model 232–7
networking 246–52
personal brand 243–6
personal environments 240–2
psychometric assessments 118–21
use of 121–3
purpose 100–4
‘rapid prototypes’ 185–8
reflections 83–4, 196–7
reinvention of work 5, 38
encore careers 37–40, 45
flexibility and adventure 211
like-minded people, hanging out with 212
perspective, keeping 212–13
practicalities 210–31
taking time 210–11
tips 210–15
upskilling or re-skilling 213–14
research 158, 179
exercise 158–62
job-card shuffle 167–70
jobs exercise 164–6
questions exercise 158–64
‘showstoppers’ 172
work and life role models 167
re-skilling 213–14
résumés 223–6
achievements, focus on 225
dates or photos 225
old ways of thinking 224–5
personal development, investment in 226
succinctness 225
tips 224–6
Resumes for Results 224
retirement 1, 7–8, 13–14, 36
social construct, as 21
risk management 147
Roberts, Alex 152–4
Roget, Peter Mark 13–14
role models for work and life 167
Rorschach inkblot test 119
Rukeyser, Muriel 76–7
Ryan, Susan 26–7
Sagmeister, Stefan 70
same–same-but-different career 41–4
Sanders, Harland 18
satisfaction levels table 92
Scobie, Claire 230–1
Scott, Andrew 151
The 100-Year Life 151
self-belief 34
Seligman, Martin 108
‘senior moments’ 12–13
Seniorpreneurs 216
‘seniorpreneurs’ 44–8
‘serial mastery’ 68
She Business 249
‘showstoppers’ 172, 253–71
anxiety 259–61
case studies 269–71
fear mechanism 264–6
flight or fight reaction 265
inner critic 253–6
limiting beliefs 262–4
procrastination 256–9
psychology of 264–6
tips for dealing with 266–7
transitions 267–71
skills 105, 114–15
categories 116
exercise 115–18
formal/technical 116
generic/transferable 116
psychometric assessments 118–21
table 116–18
upskilling or re-skilling 213–14
social entrepreneurship 50–2
social media 247 see also LinkedIn; networking
socialisation 141
start-up businesses 24–5, 44–8, 217–18
tips for 215–18
status/identity 141–2, 150–6
stereotyping 25–8, 220–1
Stiles, Dori 119–21
stories, value of 76–88
achievements and accomplishments 84–6
common elements of life stories 78–9
decoding your story exercise 84–6
interview context 230–1
narrative 82
reflections 83–4
non-dominant hand, using 82–3
your story exercise 79–83
your timeline 79–82
Storyworks 80
strengths 105–6, 107–8, 110–11
exercise 108–10
overusing 112
psychometric assessments 118–21
relevant weaknesses, ignoring 113–14
self-knowledge 217
table 109
success
external markers 58
internal model 59
personal meaning of 58–62
superannuation 146
business start-up and 217–18
Sydney Morning Herald 68
talents 105, 106–7
exercise 107
psychometric assessments 118–21
TED talks 70
‘The Power of Believing You Can Improve’ 176
10,000 hours of practice 131–2
time management/structuring 141
transitions 267–71
endings 268
neutral zone 268–9
new beginnings 269
‘unretirement’ 2, 22–3
upskilling 213–14
usefulness 142
values 132–7
table 134
Vespa, Scarlett 243–5
vision 233–4
your vision plan 242–3
Vita Needle 14
volunteering 48–9, 218–19
Volunteering Australia 49, 219
weaknesses, ignoring 113–14
Wilder, Laura Ingalls 13
Wordstruck 230
work
adult gap year 70–3
context 172–4
digital nomads 69
experiments and investigations 177–85
financial remuneration 141
five functions of 140–2
flexibility 41–2, 66–7
industry sectors 66
intergenerational collaboration 69–70
job seeking 52–5
knowledge economy 67–9
life and 62–3, 167
older Australians 8
portfolio careers 69
practicalities 210–31
purpose and, questions about 159–61
reimagining 18–36
reinvention of 9, 210–31
roles, changing 74–6
socialisation 141
stages, redefining 21–5
status/identity 141–2, 150–6
time management/structuring 141
trends in 66–73
types of 37–55, 210
usefulness 142
work experiments and investigations 177–85
design thinking 185–6
doing the job 184–5
imagining 177–8
informational interviews 182–3
research 179
shadowing 183–4
work/life accomplishments table 85
workforce participation 12
The WorkPlace 66–7