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Grow old on purpose. This book invites readers to navigate a purposeful path from adulthood to elderhood with choice, curiosity, and courage.
Everyone is getting old; not everyone is growing old. But the path of purposeful aging is accessible to all—and it’s fundamental to health, happiness, and longevity.
With a focus on growing whole through developing a sense of purpose in later life, Who Do You Want to Be When You Grow Old? celebrates the experience of aging with inspiring stories, real-world practices, and provocative questions. Framed by a long conversation between two old friends, the bookreconceives aging as a liberating experience that enables us to become more authentically the person we always meant to be with each passing year.
In their bestseller Repacking Your Bags, Richard J. Leider and David A. Shapiro defined the good life as “living in the place you belong, with people you love, doing the right work, on purpose.” This book builds on that definition to offer a purposeful path for living well while aging well.
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David and Shapiro's Newest Book! Our later years need not be a time of loss. This book helps readers embrace the positive possibilities of aging and provides guidance on doing so purposefully, with courage, compassion, and curiosity.
The Power of PurposeLife ReimaginedWork ReimaginedCalling Cards
Also by the authors: Purpose is fundamental and gives life meaning. It gives us the will not just to live but to live long and well. In this new edition of his bestselling classic, personal coach Richard Leider offers brand-new tools and techniques for unlocking it. No old rules, no outdated societal norms, no boundaries of convention or expectation. Let Life Reimagined help you discover your new life possibilities! It’s vital that we know how to find work that allows us to remain true to who we are in the deepest sense—in short, our “calling.” Bestselling authors Richard Leider and David Shapiro can help you uncover yours. An engaging and powerful tool, Calling Cards facilitate taking action on powerful ideas and make finding your life calling fun.
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Also by the authors: In this revised and updated new edition of a classic—over 560,000 copies sold and translated into 18 languages—is a practical guide for "unpacking" your physical, emotional, and intellectual baggage and "repacking" for the journey ahead. Drawing on ancient and contemporary wisdom, Leider and Shapiro invite readers on a journey to discover how to live authentically in the second half of life and find new ways to both enjoy the world and make a meaningful contribution to improving it. This book provides a new model for vital aging andshows you how to age successfully by living on purpose. Leider and Shapiro provide an inspiring, effective, and entertaining guide to discovering the work you were born to do.
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“In this valuable guide, executive coach Leider (Repacking Your Bags) and philosopher Shapiro lay out a plan for finding satisfaction for those entering their later years…The authors’ gentle tone and many helpful suggestions will make readers feel as if they are listening to a close friend. For aging readers inclined to live an examined life, this will provide much food for thought.”
—Publishers Weekly
“In a culture that offers little guidance for growing old, but excels at pushing elders aside, here’s a book that will help us age into the fullness of life. I’ve been reading Richard Leider and Dave Shapiro with gratitude for years, and once again they’ve offered grounded guidance for the fourth quarter of life. Life is always a gift beyond measure, and there’s only one way to keep a gift alive: pass it along in growth and service as long as we have the chance. We who have reached old age are among the lucky ones, and this book will help us turn our good fortune into an asset for the world. I’m still a young man (81), but this book goes into my backpack as I journey on.”
—Parker J. Palmer, author of On the Brink of Everything, Let Your Life Speak, The Courage to Teach, and Healing the Heart of Democracy
“Leider knows of what he speaks. He's been studying the topic for over four decades, is the founder of Inventure: The Purpose Company and has written nine books about purpose, six of which he co-authored with Shapiro.”
—Next Avenue
"If we're lucky, we grow old. If we're wise, we grow whole. This powerful book is a poignant reminder that life is a crescendo. The plot thickens as life quickens toward the end. Richard and David help us make sense of this quickening to assure our life's path is purposeful."
—Chip Conley, bestselling author and founder of the Modern Elder Academy
“The books by Richard Leider and David Shapiro gave me a road map to find my life's passions and purpose. With this book, they lead an exploration into powerful and meaningful aging with fresh perspectives from inspiring people. Enjoy!”
—Cathy Wurzer, author and Emmy award-winning public radio & television journalist
“This excellent book gets to the heart of what I believe is the heart of healthy aging well: purpose matters. It is a manifesto on how to age well. Please read and share.”
—Dan Buettner, National Geographic Explorer, New York Times bestselling author of The Blue Zones
About the Author
Richard J. Leider is the founder of Inventure—The Purpose Company, whose mission is to help people unlock the power of purpose. Widely viewed as a pioneer of the global purpose movement, Leider has written or cowritten eleven books, including three bestsellers, which have sold over one million copies.
David A. Shapiro is a philosopher, educator, and writerwhose work consistently explores matters of meaning, purpose, and equity in the lives of young people and adults. He is a tenured philosophy professor at Cascadia College, a community college in the Seattle area.
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Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers (July 13, 2021)
Language : English
Hardcover : 192 pages
ISBN-10 : 1523092459
ISBN-13 : 978-1523092451
Item Weight : 8.8 ounces
Dimensions : 5.25 x 0.69 x 7.31 inchesBest Sellers Rank: #74,989 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)#410 in Aging (Books)
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Richard is consistently rated as one of the top executive coaches in the world. He is ranked by Forbes as one of the "Top 5" most respected executive coaches, by Linkage as one of the "Top 50" executive coaches, and by the Conference Board as a "legend in coaching."
He is an Executive Fellow at the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management and is a guest lecturer in the Harvard Business School and Duke Corporate Education.
Richard is the author of nine books, including three best sellers, and his work has been translated into 21 languages. Repacking Your Bags and The Power of Purpose are considered classics in the personal growth field. Claiming Your Place at the Fire and Something to Live For, have been touted as breakthrough books on "positive aging." He is a contributing author to many leading edge coaching books, including: Coaching for Leadership, The Art and Practice of Leadership Coaching, Executive Coaching for Results, The Leader of the Future, and The Organization of the Future.
Richard holds a Master's Degree in Counseling and is a Nationally Certified Master Career Counselor. He is a Senior Fellow at the University of Minnesota's Center for Spirituality and Healing where he is a founder of The Purpose Project. As a commentator on "life work" challenges, Richard appears in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and USA Today, and on PBS public
television, NPR public radio and other media sources. Along with his professional pursuits, Richard leads annual Inventure Expedition walking safaris in Tanzania, East Africa.
A pioneer in the field of "positive aging," Richard's work has received recognition from the Bush Foundation, from which he was awarded a Bush Fellowship. He was named a "Distinguished Alumni" by Gustavus Adolphus College, to the "Hall of Fame" at Central High School, and received
the Fielding Outstanding Scholar for Creative Longevity and Wisdom award.
Richard is arguably one of the most in‐demand coaches in the world. For over 30 years he has helped more than 100,000 people from over 50 corporations discover the power and possibility to pursue life's big question: "What gets you up in the morning?"
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Richard J. Leider and David A. Shapiro, Authors
Who Do You Want To Be When You Grow Old?
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, ISBN 978-1- 52309-245-1
Non-Fiction –aging, humanity, purposeful living, life purpose, old age
145 pages
November 2021 Review f
Reviewer-Michelle Kaye Malsbury, BSBM, MM
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Richard J. Leider, co-author of the book Who Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up, has either authored or co-authored eleven books. (2021, p.143) Three have become Best Sellers, selling over one million copies! He is perceived as a leader of the global purpose movement. He is founder of Inventure—The Purpose Company. Their mission is to help people “unlock the power of purpose” and realize why they get up in the morning. Leider has appeared on television and has lectured across the USA. Leider lives on the St. Croix River in the greater Minneapolis area with his wife, Sally.
David Shapiro, co-author of the book Who Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up, is a tenured professor at Cascadia Community college in Seattle, Washington and an adjunct lecturer for the University of Washington’s Philosophy Department. (2021, p.145) He and Leider have co-authored five books. Shapiro has written two books on his own. In 2018/19 he was awarded the Fulbright Academic and Professional Excellence Scholar for his work project on Cross-Pollinating Philosophy for Children in India and the US. He loves bicycling and lives in Seattle with his wife, Jennifer.
In the Preface Leider and Shapiro state that this book is “…about how to grow old, with the emphasis on “grow”. Our focus is not just on getting older but also on how to grow old as we do so. Everyone is getting older; not everyone is growing older.” (2021)
“…Purposeful aging requires letting go of previously held assumptions about aging. Often, it requires being impelled by crisis or some sort—a life crucible—to move us inward.” (2021, p.10) Let that sink in a moment before moving on.
Furthermore, they say “We may at last know what we are, but we still haven’t addressed or discovered who we are. That might take some time.” (2021, p.23) Do you have any idea what you are or who you are? I am trying to figure that out myself. “We spent our entire adult lives working on the what we wanted to be; now is the time to devote ourselves to the who we want to become.” (p.31)
“The path of purposeful again is, ultimately, a spiritual path.” (2021, p.34) “It is not, however, a path marked by self-absorbed soul-searching…Purpose is a verb. Aging purposefully is a spiritual practice embodied in lived day-to-day experience.” (p.35) Aging happens to the body; maturing spiritually happens to the soul. Aging requires nothing more than getting older; maturing spiritually requires purposeful practice.”
“…Time is money.” (2021, p.59) “Spending our precious currency – time – in ways that are meaningful and fulfilling is what makes us feel wealthy. Being able to give of ourselves to others –family, friends, strangers in need – is what makes that time meaningful.”
How are you spending your time? What do you do that gives your life meaning? If you are not sure this book can help you figure that out. I enjoyed the read.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Two white guys opinion, againReviewed in the United States on June 5, 2022
Sorry I bothered to pick this up at the library, did not spend a penny, gratefully. Whiteness, the very minimum of priveleges for these two, and maleness do not give wisdom of how life goes, far from it. Sexism? Even Death is a "he." Quoting and name dropping read like college term paper and CYA legal protection. Must be lots money in book writing to put together these platitudes.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Aging is an exciting and fascinating life stage. If you agree- read this!Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2021
This book is a little gem of a right -on-time read for anyone interested in pushing the boundaries around "anti aging" , and the fears/ anxieties about aging. You will sit down and read it through and feel refreshed and inspired. I am a psychotherapist and will recommend to my clients. Highly recommend!
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1.0 out of 5 stars What a sexist book!Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2021
This is written totally from a male standpoint! What about their aging wives who have to do the cooking, cleaning, laundry, etc. What choices do they have? I am 85 years old and care for a 94-year old invalid husband. Yes, I chose to care for him, and keep him alive because I love him. But what about any other choices for me? Now with COVID I can't have anyone in to help me. Who is taking care of these two writers and allowing them the freedom to write.
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Grow old on purpose. This book invites readers to navigate a purposeful path from adulthood to elderhood with choice, curiosity, and courage.
Everyone is getting old; not everyone is growing old. But the path of purposeful aging is accessible to all—and it’s fundamental to health, happiness, and longevity.
With a focus on growing whole through developing a sense of purpose in later life, Who Do You Want to Be When You Grow Old? celebrates the experience of aging with inspiring stories, real-world practices, and provocative questions. Framed by a long conversation between two old friends, the bookreconceives aging as a liberating experience that enables us to become more authentically the person we always meant to be with each passing year.
In their bestseller Repacking Your Bags, Richard J. Leider and David A. Shapiro defined the good life as “living in the place you belong, with people you love, doing the right work, on purpose.” This book builds on that definition to offer a purposeful path for living well while aging well.
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Who Do You Want to Be When You Grow Old?
David and Shapiro's Newest Book! Our later years need not be a time of loss. This book helps readers embrace the positive possibilities of aging and provides guidance on doing so purposefully, with courage, compassion, and curiosity.
The Power of PurposeLife ReimaginedWork ReimaginedCalling Cards
Also by the authors: Purpose is fundamental and gives life meaning. It gives us the will not just to live but to live long and well. In this new edition of his bestselling classic, personal coach Richard Leider offers brand-new tools and techniques for unlocking it. No old rules, no outdated societal norms, no boundaries of convention or expectation. Let Life Reimagined help you discover your new life possibilities! It’s vital that we know how to find work that allows us to remain true to who we are in the deepest sense—in short, our “calling.” Bestselling authors Richard Leider and David Shapiro can help you uncover yours. An engaging and powerful tool, Calling Cards facilitate taking action on powerful ideas and make finding your life calling fun.
Repacking Your BagsSomething to Live ForClaiming Your Place at the FireWhistle While You Work
Also by the authors: In this revised and updated new edition of a classic—over 560,000 copies sold and translated into 18 languages—is a practical guide for "unpacking" your physical, emotional, and intellectual baggage and "repacking" for the journey ahead. Drawing on ancient and contemporary wisdom, Leider and Shapiro invite readers on a journey to discover how to live authentically in the second half of life and find new ways to both enjoy the world and make a meaningful contribution to improving it. This book provides a new model for vital aging andshows you how to age successfully by living on purpose. Leider and Shapiro provide an inspiring, effective, and entertaining guide to discovering the work you were born to do.
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“In this valuable guide, executive coach Leider (Repacking Your Bags) and philosopher Shapiro lay out a plan for finding satisfaction for those entering their later years…The authors’ gentle tone and many helpful suggestions will make readers feel as if they are listening to a close friend. For aging readers inclined to live an examined life, this will provide much food for thought.”
—Publishers Weekly
“In a culture that offers little guidance for growing old, but excels at pushing elders aside, here’s a book that will help us age into the fullness of life. I’ve been reading Richard Leider and Dave Shapiro with gratitude for years, and once again they’ve offered grounded guidance for the fourth quarter of life. Life is always a gift beyond measure, and there’s only one way to keep a gift alive: pass it along in growth and service as long as we have the chance. We who have reached old age are among the lucky ones, and this book will help us turn our good fortune into an asset for the world. I’m still a young man (81), but this book goes into my backpack as I journey on.”
—Parker J. Palmer, author of On the Brink of Everything, Let Your Life Speak, The Courage to Teach, and Healing the Heart of Democracy
“Leider knows of what he speaks. He's been studying the topic for over four decades, is the founder of Inventure: The Purpose Company and has written nine books about purpose, six of which he co-authored with Shapiro.”
—Next Avenue
"If we're lucky, we grow old. If we're wise, we grow whole. This powerful book is a poignant reminder that life is a crescendo. The plot thickens as life quickens toward the end. Richard and David help us make sense of this quickening to assure our life's path is purposeful."
—Chip Conley, bestselling author and founder of the Modern Elder Academy
“The books by Richard Leider and David Shapiro gave me a road map to find my life's passions and purpose. With this book, they lead an exploration into powerful and meaningful aging with fresh perspectives from inspiring people. Enjoy!”
—Cathy Wurzer, author and Emmy award-winning public radio & television journalist
“This excellent book gets to the heart of what I believe is the heart of healthy aging well: purpose matters. It is a manifesto on how to age well. Please read and share.”
—Dan Buettner, National Geographic Explorer, New York Times bestselling author of The Blue Zones
About the Author
Richard J. Leider is the founder of Inventure—The Purpose Company, whose mission is to help people unlock the power of purpose. Widely viewed as a pioneer of the global purpose movement, Leider has written or cowritten eleven books, including three bestsellers, which have sold over one million copies.
David A. Shapiro is a philosopher, educator, and writerwhose work consistently explores matters of meaning, purpose, and equity in the lives of young people and adults. He is a tenured philosophy professor at Cascadia College, a community college in the Seattle area.
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Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers (July 13, 2021)
Language : English
Hardcover : 192 pages
ISBN-10 : 1523092459
ISBN-13 : 978-1523092451
Item Weight : 8.8 ounces
Dimensions : 5.25 x 0.69 x 7.31 inchesBest Sellers Rank: #74,989 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)#410 in Aging (Books)
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Founder and Chairman of The Inventure Group, a coaching and consulting firm with offices in Minneapolis, MN, Richard has created a wide array of programs and experiences for clients, such as AARP, Caterpillar, Ericsson, Habitat for Humanity, and MetLife.
Richard is consistently rated as one of the top executive coaches in the world. He is ranked by Forbes as one of the "Top 5" most respected executive coaches, by Linkage as one of the "Top 50" executive coaches, and by the Conference Board as a "legend in coaching."
He is an Executive Fellow at the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management and is a guest lecturer in the Harvard Business School and Duke Corporate Education.
Richard is the author of nine books, including three best sellers, and his work has been translated into 21 languages. Repacking Your Bags and The Power of Purpose are considered classics in the personal growth field. Claiming Your Place at the Fire and Something to Live For, have been touted as breakthrough books on "positive aging." He is a contributing author to many leading edge coaching books, including: Coaching for Leadership, The Art and Practice of Leadership Coaching, Executive Coaching for Results, The Leader of the Future, and The Organization of the Future.
Richard holds a Master's Degree in Counseling and is a Nationally Certified Master Career Counselor. He is a Senior Fellow at the University of Minnesota's Center for Spirituality and Healing where he is a founder of The Purpose Project. As a commentator on "life work" challenges, Richard appears in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and USA Today, and on PBS public
television, NPR public radio and other media sources. Along with his professional pursuits, Richard leads annual Inventure Expedition walking safaris in Tanzania, East Africa.
A pioneer in the field of "positive aging," Richard's work has received recognition from the Bush Foundation, from which he was awarded a Bush Fellowship. He was named a "Distinguished Alumni" by Gustavus Adolphus College, to the "Hall of Fame" at Central High School, and received
the Fielding Outstanding Scholar for Creative Longevity and Wisdom award.
Richard is arguably one of the most in‐demand coaches in the world. For over 30 years he has helped more than 100,000 people from over 50 corporations discover the power and possibility to pursue life's big question: "What gets you up in the morning?"
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Reviewer-Michelle Kaye Malsbury, BSBM, MM
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Richard J. Leider, co-author of the book Who Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up, has either authored or co-authored eleven books. (2021, p.143) Three have become Best Sellers, selling over one million copies! He is perceived as a leader of the global purpose movement. He is founder of Inventure—The Purpose Company. Their mission is to help people “unlock the power of purpose” and realize why they get up in the morning. Leider has appeared on television and has lectured across the USA. Leider lives on the St. Croix River in the greater Minneapolis area with his wife, Sally.
David Shapiro, co-author of the book Who Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up, is a tenured professor at Cascadia Community college in Seattle, Washington and an adjunct lecturer for the University of Washington’s Philosophy Department. (2021, p.145) He and Leider have co-authored five books. Shapiro has written two books on his own. In 2018/19 he was awarded the Fulbright Academic and Professional Excellence Scholar for his work project on Cross-Pollinating Philosophy for Children in India and the US. He loves bicycling and lives in Seattle with his wife, Jennifer.
In the Preface Leider and Shapiro state that this book is “…about how to grow old, with the emphasis on “grow”. Our focus is not just on getting older but also on how to grow old as we do so. Everyone is getting older; not everyone is growing older.” (2021)
“…Purposeful aging requires letting go of previously held assumptions about aging. Often, it requires being impelled by crisis or some sort—a life crucible—to move us inward.” (2021, p.10) Let that sink in a moment before moving on.
Furthermore, they say “We may at last know what we are, but we still haven’t addressed or discovered who we are. That might take some time.” (2021, p.23) Do you have any idea what you are or who you are? I am trying to figure that out myself. “We spent our entire adult lives working on the what we wanted to be; now is the time to devote ourselves to the who we want to become.” (p.31)
“The path of purposeful again is, ultimately, a spiritual path.” (2021, p.34) “It is not, however, a path marked by self-absorbed soul-searching…Purpose is a verb. Aging purposefully is a spiritual practice embodied in lived day-to-day experience.” (p.35) Aging happens to the body; maturing spiritually happens to the soul. Aging requires nothing more than getting older; maturing spiritually requires purposeful practice.”
“…Time is money.” (2021, p.59) “Spending our precious currency – time – in ways that are meaningful and fulfilling is what makes us feel wealthy. Being able to give of ourselves to others –family, friends, strangers in need – is what makes that time meaningful.”
How are you spending your time? What do you do that gives your life meaning? If you are not sure this book can help you figure that out. I enjoyed the read.
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ana s.
1.0 out of 5 stars Two white guys opinion, againReviewed in the United States on June 5, 2022
Sorry I bothered to pick this up at the library, did not spend a penny, gratefully. Whiteness, the very minimum of priveleges for these two, and maleness do not give wisdom of how life goes, far from it. Sexism? Even Death is a "he." Quoting and name dropping read like college term paper and CYA legal protection. Must be lots money in book writing to put together these platitudes.
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Robin
5.0 out of 5 stars Aging is an exciting and fascinating life stage. If you agree- read this!Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2021
This book is a little gem of a right -on-time read for anyone interested in pushing the boundaries around "anti aging" , and the fears/ anxieties about aging. You will sit down and read it through and feel refreshed and inspired. I am a psychotherapist and will recommend to my clients. Highly recommend!
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J. L. Salini
1.0 out of 5 stars What a sexist book!Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2021
This is written totally from a male standpoint! What about their aging wives who have to do the cooking, cleaning, laundry, etc. What choices do they have? I am 85 years old and care for a 94-year old invalid husband. Yes, I chose to care for him, and keep him alive because I love him. But what about any other choices for me? Now with COVID I can't have anyone in to help me. Who is taking care of these two writers and allowing them the freedom to write.
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