North of 55 - Winning With Age

Having a passion is key to a successful "fourth quarter". What do I mean by "fourth quarter"? We never know how long we will live, but the following statistic for the US gives me pause and makes me think: According to recent data from the CDC, l ife expectancy in the US is 76.4 years. What?? Is that it?! After working until 65 years of age, this is all I can expect?  In my personal case, based on the longevity of my parents and grandparents, I would think 85 to 90 years would be a reasonable expectation    IF  I inherited good genes from my parents . Since I am in my 60's, then with some luck I might have 20 more years, which is that " quarter" that I refer to. But what if I don't have those good genes? What if I only reach the average life span of 76 years? That means I am well into my personal last quarter. While I might hope to be able to go into "overtime" like a great football team, I can't expect that. So, after having worked th...

I never wanted a retirement where I had little to do with all my free time. In fact, I couldn’t even imagine how I would go from a busy career of working for 40+ years, averaging 50 hours a week, to not having to get out of bed in the morning to get something done. I always assumed I would just keep on working, slowly turning down the pace, and easing into retirement when I reached age 70. Well, it didn’t work that way for me…my pre-retirement phase was short-circuited as I mentioned in the first post, and I had considered myself a “reluctant retiree”. How to accommodate this abrupt change from going 60mph every day to “having little to do”? As I write this I also think of all those among us that have been pushed out of their normal routine of going to work every day, and now are faced with “what to do?” or how best to use their free time. I am a hard-core “Type A personality” and simply can’t change my DNA to become a “Type B”. Sure I can relax (if I try), and I can even sit and d...

What is this blog about?  I will be sharing useful and easily applied key information for "average people" facing their "mature" years who can benefit from my own personal journey to gain knowledge associated with achieving more elegant aging.  I say "average people" because if you are like me, you don't have a personal trainer, don't have to keep up with the likes of the Hollywood stars, don't have a ton of money to spend on expensive cosmetics, and think that Botox is an unnecessary expense... you might be starting to feel "older" and wishing you could keep your good looks and vitality, despite getting older every day. You probably don't have a lot of time or interest in trying to learn how to minimize the effects of natural aging on your own and wish there was an easy way to just "get the facts". If this describes you, I invite you to follow this blog as I personally experience aging and learn from current literature ...