Kategoria BISAC: Self-Help >> Aging

In 2014, every baby boomer will have reached the milestone age of fifty. For most, it's not an end, but the beginning of something new. Research has shown that people in their fifties are more vital now than they were only ten years ago. They're saying, "I'm game, I'm up for it, I want to do more." Jane Pauley, one of America's most beloved and trusted broadcast journalists, offers humor and insight about the journey...

As Seen in Time magazine and on the Today Show

""Guy McKhann and Marilyn Albert are to middle-aged people and seniors what Dr. Spock is to babies and their parents. Keep Your Brain Young is must reading for anyone over fifty; it should be on your bedside table.""
----Judy Woodruff, CNN, and Al Hunt, The Wall Street Journal

""I highly recommend this readable, informal, and entertaining guide to achieving and maintaining optimum brain functioning as we...

"Free to Be Fabulous: 100 Ways to Look and Feel Younger at 40, 50, and Beyond" shows you how to turn back the clock painlessly in four areas. We ll start with Beauty and how to make the most of what God gave us. Beliefs will help us make our minds as sharp as possible and show how our attitudes determine our happiness. Then, Body will teach us how...

Growing Older Can Be a Time of Growing in Depth and Wisdom

"My sense is that the whole journey beyond midlife is a mysterious blend of light and dark, wholeness and fragility . We have a chance beyond midlife to become the person we were truly meant to be. We can draw on everything we have experienced so far to contribute to the people around us and the wider world, and to find strength and resilience amid the challenges."
from the Introduction

Whether you are fifty-five or seventy-five, approaching retirement or age one hundred, growing older brings remarkable...

Nell Smith is the Creator and Founder of Retire to the Life You Design(c) workshops and presentations. As a professional retirement planner and certified career development professional, she has inspired thousands of adults to plan their careers, find work, and prepare for a fulfilling retirement life. Now in her 70s, Nell embodies the Six Circles of Life framework while living in Calgary, Canada with her husband. Retire to the Life You Love invites you to embrace your future from the inside, out. Through its practical tools and real life examples, you gain clarity and confidence to be the...

What if your best days aren't behind you? What if your future holds more than simply watching TV and snacking all day? What if you are still capable of achieving impressive physical feats?

It was questions like these that moved author Joe Sinclair to decide to become a marathon runner-"after" turning sixty-two. He soon accomplished his goal, but was disappointed to find himself an anomaly as an older runner. A firm believer that there is an athlete in all of us-regardless of age, shape, or body type-Sinclair is now passionate about encouraging others to not give in to a sedentary...

Meet Howard Casanova. Labeled and treated as an alcoholic thirty years ago, he has a story to tell.

"Beyond AA" begins with a stunning realization: the nation's premier recovery program no longer has answers for over two thirds of those sent there.

Casanova and his daily experiences with divorce, aging, unemployment, and the effects of ADD, moved beyond AA, which he was taught wasn't something people who followed the program could ever do.

And if AA was no longer the right fit for him, surely there were others whose needs also weren't being met.

Casanova questions whether AA...