The 60-Something Crisis: How to Live an Extraordinary Life in Retirement

A soul-shaking and inspiring book for late-in-life adulthood. The decision of whether we will choose with intention to fully live in the last third of life begins in our 60s. We can demand more of ourselves, invest in opportunities to test our courage, and try one last time for the life we want. Barbara Pagano shows you how.

ISBN-13: 9781538155752

Media Type: Hardcover

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers - Inc.

Publication Date: 07-17-2022

Pages: 272

Product Dimensions: 5.88(w) x 8.89(h) x 1.02(d)

Barbara L. Pagano is an executive coach and seasoned speaker, who has motivated thousands of senior leaders and middle managers to higher levels of performance in work and life. Her previous book, The Transparency Edge: How Credibility Can Make or Break You in Business, was chosen by Fast Company magazine as a “Book of the Month.” A fierce advocate for the sabbatical movement, Barbara is co-founder of YourSABBATICAL.com. Barbara is co-author of The Ultimate Toolkit for Writing and Presenting a Killer Sabbatical Proposal Your Boss Can’t Refuse and The Comprehensive Sabbatical Program Toolkit: A How-To Guide for Implementing Your Company’s Sabbatical Strategy. When not speaking, coaching, or writing, Barbara takes tap dancing classes and will trade in her ten-year-old bike for an electric bike to ascend those hills on the Natchez Trace Parkway near her home in Nashville, TN.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Foreword Introduction Part I: The New Defining Moment Chapter 1. What Happens When You Don’t Give Life Your Best Shot? Chapter 2. When Did You Leave Mid-Life Behind? Chapter 3. Where Did the Truth in Your Life Go? Chapter 4. Redefining Work in Retirement Chapter 5. Crisis Craziness: Navigating a String of Transitions Part II: A Future That is Truly Your Own Chapter 6. The First Portal: Geography of Place Chapter 7. The Second Portal: Yield Chapter 8. The Third Portal: Freedom Chapter 9. The Fourth Portal: Kinship Part III. Your New 25-Year Life Chapter 10. How Not to Squander Your Next Decades Chapter 11. There Will Be Winners Bibliography Notes Index About the Author