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9780835810258

Shaping Life of Significance for Retirement

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  • ISBN13:

    9780835810258

  • ISBN10:

    0835810259

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-07-01
  • Publisher: Upper Room

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Shaping a Life of Significance for Retirement focuses on the personal dimensions of the move from full-time work to partial or full retirement. Drawing upon conversations with retired professionals from around the country, it identifies some of the key transitions in the first years of retirement, the unique opportunities for personal growth in this phase of life, and the real challenges we must face. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Jack Hansen is semi-retired from a career of research and research leadership. After receiving a Bachelors degree from Stanford University and a Doctor of Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he conducted and supervised research in fluid dynamics and related areas at the Naval Research Laboratory. He then served as the Director of the Applied Research Division of the Office of Naval Research, Associate Director of the Penn State Applied Research Laboratory, Deputy Center Director for Research of the NASA Ames Research Center, and Associate Director of the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. He is the author of over seventy scholarly papers on research and research policy. He and his wife Pat reside in Greenville, South Carolina. They have one grown daughter and two grandchildren.

Table of Contents

Forewordp. 7
Introduction: Retirement: The Personal Sidep. 11
Transitions
Finding Meaning in a Smaller Worldp. 18
Navigating Family Relationshipsp. 25
Valuing Friendshipsp. 33
Opportunities
Retiring to as Well as from Somethingp. 42
Growing Spiritually and Intellectuallyp. 49
Responding to the Call of Caregivingp. 55
Challenges
Who Am I Now That I'm Retired?p. 62
Meeting Declines in Physical Capabilitiesp. 69
We Won't Live Forever!p. 73
Looking to the Future with Hopep. 77
Advice
Advice to Preretireesp. 84
What Organizations Could Do Betterp. 93
Notesp. 101
Resources for Individual and Group Studyp. 103
Interview Questionnairep. 109
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