Reinvention: Meaningful Ventures in Later Life

By Ronald M. Baecker

Life after retirement is envisioned as a time for leisure and joy with grandchildren. Yet many find that this is not enough and seek to reinvent themselves in a compelling new direction. It can also happen sooner, driven by work dissatisfaction, a layoff, illness, or pursuing a long-nurtured dream of a new vocation or avocation.

This happened to the author at age 74. It now occurs increasingly often throughout the world because of stresses at work, threats to employment from AI, insufficiency of retirement savings and income, and the need retirees feel to do something new and important.

The book tells the stories of 30 individuals in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico who reinvented themselves and thereby animated their lives. You will meet a chicken farmer who became a writer, a judge retired by illness who became a passionate painter, a guidance counselor now a magician, two bankers who created a school for deaf children, an actuary now a lawyer representing youth ... and many more.

The new direction must provide meaning. Reinvention requires sustaining drive. Courage is needed to meet challenges. Excellence must be sought. The result can be a new identity. The book discusses these five foundations and presents five steps for successful reinvention.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FJS8TZ5P
• ISBN13: 9798293466917
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"