Table of Contents
Introduction 7
Section 1 Redefining Retirement
1 Don't Let Retirement Steal Your Bliss! Robert Delamontagne 10
2 Rewire® Early and Often Jeri Sedlar Rick Miners 16
3 Retire "Retirement" … Build Your "Life Portfolio" Instead Michael Jeans 22
4 New Models for Success David C. Borchard, Ed.D., NCC 28
5 Five Keys to a Creative Retirement: Even When This Means Continuing to Work Ronald J. Manheimer, Ph.D 35
6 Will You Pass or Flunk Retirement? Nancy K. Schlossberg, Ed.D 43
7 Ditch Retirement! Instead, Graduate Into an Encore Career Marci Alboher 48
8 Change the World Andrew Carle 55
9 A Cartoon Mort Gerberg 62
Section 2 Your Retirement Game Plan
10 What Happy Retirees Know Sydney Lagier 66
11 65 and Lucky Bill Roiter, Ed.D. 72
12 Trump Fear with Purpose Mary Lloyd 77
13 There's More to Retirement Planning Than Finances Mike Bonacorsi 83
14 Retirement Is an Opportunity to Rethink Your Life and Do Something Different Susan Kersley 89
15 Live to 100! Dr. Thomas T. Perls 95
16 Positive Aging - Old Is the New Young Dave Bernard 102
17 Expand Your Social Circle - Face to Face Susan RoAne 107
18 Career Women and Retirement: Six Important Tips Helen Dennis Bernice Bratter 112
19 Women and Retirement: Inventory Your Successes Judy Juricek 118
20 Choices Elizabeth Doucet 123
21 Budget for 100 Years Anna Rappaport, F.S.A., M.A.A.A. 128
22 Seven Financial Rules for Retirees Mark Cussen, CFP, CMFC 134
23 What to Look for in Financial Advisers Jim Yih 140
24 Managing Retirement Wealth Without a Crystal Ball Julie Jason 145
25 Four Emotions to Manage When Maintaining Your Nest Egg Aaron W. Smith, RFC 151
Section 3 Do Good By Giving Back
26 The Best Years of Our Lives Jimmy Carter 160
27 Enrich Your Life: Push Back Against the Box Bob Dowry 165
28 A New Dimension to Our Lives Bill Birnbaum 171
29 Somewhere in the World with Peter and Hinda Peter Hinda Schnurman 178
30 Embrace Life Pamela Good 184
31 For LGBT Retirees and Their Allies, Volunteer Opportunities Abound! Michael Adams 189
32 Retire and ReServe: Because You Should Mary S. Bleiberg 195
33 The Encore Career Mark Miller 201
Section 4 How Working in Retirement Can Work for You
34 What's Next? Finding Your Dream Job in Retirement Kerry Hannon 208
35 How to Turn a Hobby into Retirement Income Joan Jones 214
36 Starting a Home-Based Business in Retirement Art Koff 220
37 Six Ways to Get Paid to Travel During Retirement Nancy Collamer, M.S. 226
Section 5 A New Freedom to Be Yourself
38 Why You Need to Know "What Color is Your Parachute? for Retirement" John E. Nelson 232
39 Don't Let It Take a Crisis Jack Phelps, ChFC 238
40 Doing 60 Gloria Steinem 243
41 Turning 65: Minding Your Ps and Qs and Rs Rick Kimball 248
42 Lessons from Grief Joan Price 255
43 "Doing" Resilience: A Virtual Ritual of Transformation Carol Orsborn, Ph.D. 261
44 Act III: Becoming Whole Jane Fonda 268
45 Question Everything Leo Sewell 272
46 Saving the Best for Last! Liz Pryor 277
47 Ask the Big Questions Tina B. Tessina, Ph.D. 282
48 Be Happy While You Are Alive Because You Are a Long Time Dead! Ernie J. Zelinski 288
Section 6 Family Matters
49 Honey, We Need to Talk! Dorian Mintzer, M.S.W., Ph.D. 298
50 The Spouse in Retirement Dave D'Antoni 304
51 Do What You Love Aleta St. James 310
52 Go Fishing with Your Grandchildren Robert E. Rich, Jr. 315
Section 7 Go for It!
53 Fall in Love Again Sharon Gilchrest O'Neill, Ed.S., LMFT 322
54 Olympic Dreams: It's Never Too Late Ruth Heidrich, Ph.D. 327
55 Go the Distance Michael Milone, Ph.D. 334
56 Write That Novel! Stephanie Cornell 340
57 Tool-Belt Spirituality Sally W. Paradysz 346
58 Be Inspired Night and Day Greg Mort 352
59 Breathe In, Breathe Out Beryl Bender Birch 357
60 Master Your Look Sharon Haver 363
61 Don't Take Retirement Sitting Down: Stand Up and Make Everyone Laugh Instead Leigh Anne Jasheway 369
62 Traveling with Purpose Char Matejovsky 375
63 Wildlife Adventure Bernadette Heath 379
64 How to Plan a Round-the-World Trip Mahara Sinclaire, M.Ed 385
65 Traveling Top Speed at 65 and Above Doris Gallan 391
About the editors 398
Credits 399
