With Purpose: Going from Success to Significance in Work and Life

Very Timely!

In these challenging times when there is so much to be worried about, With Purpose is a refreshing look at what we can do to empower ourselves and find happiness and meaning in our lives no matter our age or financial circumstances.

Dychtwald effectively uses empowering real life stories to demonstrate how to stay engaged, creative and find meaning in one's life well in to our golden years. His fundamental message is that when you incorporate service in your life you will naturally create more moments of happiness, thus greatly enriching the journey. Happiness clearly comes from within, it just has to be cultivated.

With Purpose is an informative, engaging, and inspiring exploration of possibilities and opportunities to make a difference throughout ones life. Very timely. Highly recommended!

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A Must Read for Today

I am fascinated with issues related to aging, the boomer generation and retirement and have followed many of Ken Dychtwald's previous books. "With Purpose" is the latest book by Dychtwald, whom I think is the leading voice on these issues. What makes "With Purpose" such an important read with the economic and social crisis facing Americans today is that one of our most visionary thinkers offers an upbeat, inspirational message. He give us real-life examples of how to get through this difficult period and move forward to a better, more satisfying time in our lives. I'm glad to finally have the positive direction he offers.

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A must read for those questioning "what's next" in life's journey.

Although there is a current flood of books related to the topic of life's purpose, with new ones appearing every day, I believe that Dr. Dychtwald has managed to find a unique niche. He has astutely avoided many of the tenets that cause fashionable readers to shy away from considering life's greater meaning and the purpose that lies beyond our aging process.

"With Purpose" is a refreshing new approach to an age old dilemma; is there a mission to our later years; and if there is, how might we derive revitalization during the years that typically divert to decline. Written from an autobiographical, as well as philosophical perspective, "With Purpose" provides a combination of method and theory, as the author has been able to draw from both personal experience and his training as a gerontologist and psychologist.

In the same discerning style of Dr. Dychtwald's previous books, "With Purpose" has captivated the defining questions of the aging adult in contemporary society as they navigate the journey from a significant mid-life into meaningful maturity. Recognizing that significance is an attribute which needs to be decided from within, so too is our sense of purpose. Unlike many other authors of this genre, Dychtwald does not take it upon himself to provide "the purpose" for his reader, but rather has the etiquette to merely light the pathway to self-discovery.

It is not that "With Purpose" avoids the connection of spirituality; it rather allows it to prevail without accosting the reader with endless persuasion and personal bias. The reader is urged to recognize the need for later life examination; then given the tools and motivation while being allowed the luxury to construct their own vision towards purposeful aging.

"With Purpose" is a must read for those of us who have acknowledged our own inner questioning of what's next. It is all the more commendable for arriving on the shelves at precisely the time and conditions that it speaks to; boomers on the threshold of senior citizenship in a world gone amuck. Could it be that a generation entering adulthood while questioning authority must now face their golden years while defining a new mission and designing their own sense of purpose?

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Lots of stuff does not create happiness

This most compelling item in this book was the Happiness Score by country. America is 17th on the list! People in many countries with average incomes 50% less than America are much happier. The author explains why and what we can do about it. This is a good book but not a great book.

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