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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.

None of us know for sure what will happen as we age. What Richard J. Leider and David A. Shapiro do know, however, is that a purposeful mindset is a fundamental component of a life well-lived. What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Old? invites readers into the experience of two lifelong friends taking on the courageous conversation of aging well with honesty and purpose. In the first half of the book, readers are introduced to a framework for looking back over their lives and examining how they've arrived at the place they have. In the second half, readers are invited to look forward to purposeful aging with courage, compassion, and curiosity.

In their bestseller Repacking Your Bags, Leider and Shapiro defined the good life as “living in the place you belong, with people you love, doing the right work, on purpose.” This book argues that aging well can be similarly defined as “aging in the place you belong, with people you love, doing the right ‘work,' on purpose.”

Table of Contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Preface Choosing the Path
  7. Introduction: The Long Conversation
  8. Chapter One: Old? Who, Me?
  9. Chapter Two: If We All End Up Dying, What’s the Purpose of Living?
  10. Chapter Three: Aren’t I Somebody?
  11. Chapter Four: Am I Living the Good Life My Whole Life?
  12. Chapter Five: How Do I Stop Living a Default Life?
  13. Chapter Six: Am I Having a Late-Life Crisis?
  14. Chapter Seven: Will I Earn a Passing Grade in Life?
  15. Chapter Eight: How Can I Grow Whole as I Grow Old?
  16. Chapter Nine: How Will My Music Play On?
  17. Afterword: Staying on the Path
  18. Acknowledgments
  19. Index
  20. About the Authors
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