The Third Third of Life
by Wright, Walter C.; De Pree, MaxFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2012-05-31
Publisher(s): Ivp Books
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Summary
Considering retirement can be daunting. How do you know how to best plan for the future? Now there's a helpful guidebook to lead you thoughtfully into the third third of life.In this brief workbook Walter C. Wright provides eight sessions to help those moving toward retirement plan out their next steps. Developed and field-tested at the Max De Pree Center for Leadership, this guide includes material for individuals and groups that will enable 50-somethings (and up) to prepare for the next chapter of life with confidence.
Author Biography
Walter C. Wright is the executive director of the Max De Pree Center for Leadership in Pasadena, California. He holds a Ph.D. from Fuller Theological Seminary and was formerly president of Regent College in Vancouver. He is also the author of Relational Leadership.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. 7 |
| Introduction: A Conversation with Max De Pree | p. 9 |
| Mining the Journey | p. 13 |
| Reflection: 104 Years and Counting | p. 17 |
| Reading: The Journey of a Lifetime | p. 20 |
| Transitioning Out of a Midlife Career | p. 24 |
| Reflection: Building Great Lives, Dale Quarto | p. 28 |
| Reading: Retiring to Work? | p. 33 |
| Facing Fears-Embracing Hope | p. 37 |
| Reflection: Graduating at 60, Shi-Min Lu | p. 43 |
| Reading: Not What We Expect | p. 47 |
| Hopes and Dreams | p. 50 |
| Reflection: The American Dream, Verley Songster | p. 54 |
| Reading: Retirement 3.0 | p. 58 |
| Renewed Calling | p. 62 |
| Reflection: My Future in Ancient Mesopotamia, John Purvis | p. 68 |
| Reading: Encore! | p. 73 |
| Family and Roots | p. 77 |
| Reflection: Serving Family and Friends, Ray Henderson | p. 82 |
| Reading: Relationships Are Key | p. 85 |
| Generativity | p. 90 |
| Reflection: Opportunity Calls, Peter Thorrington | p. 94 |
| Reading: An Interview with a Mentor | p. 98 |
| Spirituality | p. 102 |
| Reflection: Seek and Ye Shall Find, Joyce Avedisian | p. 106 |
| Reading: Moses Was a Mountain Climber | p. 109 |
| So, What Now? | p. 113 |
| Reading: Three Thirds of a Life | p. 115 |
| Facilitator's Notes | p. 118 |
| Notes | p. 139 |
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