1. On Becoming a Leader. by Warren BennisWarren Bennis is a leadership guru whose writing has had a big impact on me in terms of leadership style and developing the qualities of compassion, understanding, and listening. I liked his early book, On Becoming a Leader. It’s more than a book about leadership – it’s a book about life. |
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2. The Age of Unreason by Charles HandyCharles Handy wrote about making sense of the environment – about how to make sense of an upside-down world. His books touched me. |
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3. Where To Go From Here by James BirrenJames Birren was the first dean and executive director of the Andrus Gerontology Center, one of the first gerontology centers in the country. He saw the possibilities of longevity and what we could do with it. He wrote sterling academic pieces as well as more gentle books like Where To Go From Here which is more about discovering your own life’s wisdom in the second half of your life. |
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4. The Creative Age by Gene CohenGene Cohen’s book The Creative Age is about creativity and achieving your full human potential. According to Cohen, there is no age limit to our creativity. We may produce fewer creative things later in life, but they may be our masterpieces. |
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5. Successful Aging by John Wallis Rowe and Robert Kahn This is another book that addresses the subject of reaching our full human potential in the second half of life. It’s written in accessible, lay person’s terms but is backed by solid research. We don’t really know what the limits are in terms of our own potential and we often assign limits to it that are society-determined rather than reality determined. Like The Creative Age, this book helps us break through those preconceptions. |
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What’s your favorite book about achieving your full potential in the second half of life?
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Holy crap! What a sad story. Congrats on overcoming that hurdle. Wow.
How I would handle it. FIrst, I would get into therapy; that could go a long way to helping you and your difficulties.
Second (boundaries are necessary in life)..when your kids call for advice, I would FIRST ask them what their thoughts are an
I totally agree. My campanion or shall I say "boyfriend, lol go dancing at least 3 times a week. Dancing makes us feel young and it's great excercise.
Go for it ! Get out there and do something you love !
Use the internet. Here is a site I found.
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I find it ironic that all five books are authored by men. Did they learn all about before us – or does our culture give them greater authority and voice to act as the specialists in their areas of writing?
You’ve raised a good point. The books I mentioned got me to think differently, i.e. light bulbs went off. I have a library of women authors from Betty Friedan to Abigail Trafford to Suzanne Braun Levine. All are terrific. If I were to identify influentials # 5,6,7, I am sure I would mention female authors. You point is well taken. Many thanks.
I was moved and inspired by Lyn Grabhorn’s “Excuse Me: Your Life is Waiting”. While not exclusively written for Over 50′s, her insightfulness about creating a positive life certainly applies to everyday situations encountered by everyone. Life is Good and there is much to be thankful for! Mickie Zada
Dreams and a White Horse by Annie Golightly, a delightful and inspiring account of a woman in her 60′s riding on a cattle drive from Ft. Worth TX to Montana in 1995. She was the only woman and the oldest member to make the drive from begining to end. I had the pleasure of meeting her as well.