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Paperback After 50 It's Up to Us: Developing the Skills and Agility We'll Need Book

ISBN: 0979038243

ISBN13: 9780979038242

After 50 It's Up To Us: Developing The Skills And Agility We'll Need

As the first generation to be so long-lived, we face the challenge of taking personal responsibility for the quality of our extended lives. We'll be long-term pioneers, making the second part of our... This description may be from another edition of this product.

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Growing demographic needs this book

Dr. Schofield openly writes about what so many of us are trying to hide; we are getting older in a society that values youth. How can each of us take responsibility for leading healthy, productive, and fulfilling lives well into our 80's and 90's? This book contains both the wisdom of the author and the personal stories he collected from interviewing people between the ages of 50 and 97. If you are looking forward to a wonderful rest-of-your-life, and not just a long rest, you need this book. Finding Your Sweetie After 50

Wonderful!!

What a wonderful book! The most fun book I've read in a long time. Makes perfect sense. What took so long for this one?

It Really IS "Up To Us!"

As one who has admired Dr. George Schofield's mind and work for years, I am delighted that he has finally chosen to share his research and perspectives on this very significant life intersection. While reporting as a social scientist, Dr. Schofield most importantly shares his own life long journey and his courage to live at life's edges. This authentic voice permeates this work and one feels that one has a wise companion for the road ahead. This central message has never been more true: we are responsible for what happens; I find this a powerful and positive reminder.

Tools for looking at ourselves

George Schofield has provided an easy to follow pathway for each of us to determine our "readiness" for life after 50 and beyond. For many of us whose "eye on the ball" was so intense that we failed to notice that the magic line of middle-age had come and gone, Mr. Schofield provides us with tools to reassess ourselves and our lives while "in transit." As one who has long crossed that line, the advise I've provided others in preparation for the later stages of life is "expect to be surprised." No one can anticipate all of the financial, social and personal changes which arrive with aging (including the welcome as well as the unwelcome). "After 50 It's Up to Us" provides tools for each of us to develop the flexibility often required to effectively respond to the arrival of the unexpected. I highly recommend this book.

A must read...

"After 50" is a must read for anyone facing transitions in mid-life. Dr. Schofield's book is filled with insightful tools to help navigate this often unsettling transition. My favorite chapter is "A New Framework for Skill and Agility after 50", in which he sets forth a learning plan with exercises designed to examine our own story and abilities. It is an enjoyable read filled with substantial exercises to help us develop our own path and abilities.
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