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Last Saturday afternoon I watched a special on one of my local PBS stations: KBTC, titled:
With Purpose: Going from Success to Significance in Work and Life
As a psychologist, gerontologist, documentary filmmaker, entrepreneur and best-selling author of fifteen books on aging-related issues,
Dr. Dychtwald has been exploring the implications of the longer age expectations for this boomer generation.
He spoke at length about the prospect of rethinking the meaning of success, work, relationships, adulthood and retirement.
He has explored at length various aspects of this longer living generation of boomers… how will be they handling matters of lifestyle, marketing, healthcare and workforce?
How will the expectation of probably living longer, maybe much longer than previous generations,change our thinking about goals? What is success for this new stage of our lives?
What happens to retirement?
With new aspirations regarding the potentials of a longer life and also today’s economic instability will we head off to the playing fields or perhaps try a satisfying encore career?
Dr. Dychtwald introduced some incredible men and women,the new
role models for this age-wave investment,who are providing
inspirational glimpses into the future.
How could new purpose be added to this next stage of life?
Could having new purpose contribute to continuing vigor and good health… after all how old would you be if you didn’t know how old
you are?
I thought it was a very thought provoking and inspiring show…
invigorating even! 
With Purpose: Going From Success to Significance in Work and Life (3/09) is Dr. Ken Dychtwald’s newest book. In 2007, he had his debut as a documentary filmmaker and host with the highly rated PBS special “The Boomer Century. (he recently turned 60)
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It’s interesting that this is focused on the boomer generation. I think the younger generation is trying to achieve a higher purpose as well. We no longer want to toil away for a company, but want to strike out on our own and play by our rules. Living for ‘the man’ is no longer in our vocabulary, especially with the evolution of the internet.