Corbett founder, New Directions, Inc.
He offers the paradigm of the "life portfolio," a collection of an individual's unique interests, values, passions, and experience that serves as a means of making the most of midlife and beyond. The integral components in optimizing one's portfolio include working in the form one wants, learning and developing oneself, making time for personal pursuits and recreation, enjoying family and friends, and giving back to society. Corbett uses research, case studies, and assessment tools to help readers consider new directions for their lives and plan accordingly.
Best friends Klimo Labor Pains and Shutt come at the subject of midlife from another perspective. In a chatty, girlfriend-to-girlfriend style, they share their personal experiences and advise on staying healthy, exercising, and dealing with parents and siblings. They bemoan clingy kids and clueless husbands and suggest tactics for coping and thriving. While little of the information in this book is new, it's all consolidated here, with helpful sidebars suggesting pertinent books and web sites.
The perky "girl talk" can get tiresome, however, and one imagines that the book's title could easily be Barbie and Midge Do Midlife.
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An optional purchase; Corbett's upbeat and thought-provoking book is recommended for most libraries. Stronger and more universal than either book is Ellen Freudenheim's Looking Forward: An Optimist's Guide to Retirement. Thank you for using the catalog.
Portfolio Life: The New Path to Work, Purpose and Passion After 50
Trailblazing -- A new beginning -- New realities -- Portfolio life -- Steps toward portfolio -- Time to give back -- Closing the gap -- Listen to your life -- Steps and tools in assessment -- The portfolio frame of mind -- Five paths to a new mind-set -- Anchors in a sea of change -- Planning for success -- Moving into portfolio -- Pockets of turbulence -- The goal beyond.
Summary Praise for Portfolio Life "Dave Corbett's book turns two simple ideas into a program forlife-enrichment, that you can create a life expressly for yourselfand that the so-called retirement years are the best time to do it. Publisher's Weekly Review As the boomer generation's hair turns gray, it's not surprising to see retirement advice books like this one, which argues against conventional scenarios. Library Journal Review If 50 is the new 30, then retirement has become the term for new beginnings, according to the authors of these two different books.
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A good editor could have cut this book by two-thirds.
Portfolio Life: The New Path to Work, Purpose, and Passion After 50
Dec 30, Jennifer Maul rated it it was ok. Like the reinforcement of the planning needed for retirement. Could not get past he spin in the book to sell his service. May 31, Cydnee rated it did not like it. Could have been an article. May 05, Donna rated it it was ok. Mar 17, Barbara rated it it was ok. Seriously underwhelming book that felt like a teaser for his consulting company.
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Aug 25, R. Great place to start thinking about new life directions So many of us have had a career at the center of our lives for decades - probably continuously since we left college. So many of us also are weary of that daily grind. This "portfolio life" is something I've been thinking about, and preparing for, for a number of years. This book helped me prioritize all the possible elements of my new portfolio.
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I think the book will be even more valuable for those people who are suddenly faced with the "Wh Great place to start thinking about new life directions So many of us have had a career at the center of our lives for decades - probably continuously since we left college. I think the book will be even more valuable for those people who are suddenly faced with the "What do I do now? Those who really had bought into a life of climbing the ladder in the corporate world. Fortunately, that was never a goal or motivation for me. But for those whose identity has been their career, and whose pursuits have been heavily material, this book will be a great step-by-step guide to reprioritizing and finding new meaning for their lives.
Feb 03, Katey rated it really liked it.
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I really enjoyed especially the first part of this book! Both a refreshing new look at "retirement" which is not to and a new term I fully embraced: As a baby boomer myself, I find it refreshing to consider my so called retirement years as yet another chance to live out my passions while contributing to the world in my own ways. I'm reading this at the same time as Claiming Your Place at the Fire, and rather like the exercises in the Claiming your place book a bit better.
Ye I really enjoyed especially the first part of this book! Yet, the philosophy and premises of this book invigorate me--at a time where the economy, layoffs, discouragement abound. I'm finding myself in a preparation time Aug 15, Richard Millsap rated it really liked it. May be helpful in certain contexts. Seems to be directed toward a narrower segment of mid-life citizenry that I expected, namely, those who've already earned a good bit of money, and those with minimal health concerns.
Still, if one is willing to sift.
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