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Step I Seeing the Opportunity: Retiring Is a Going From, and Rewiring Is a Going To
by Rick Miners, Jeri Sedlar
Don’t Retire, Rewire!™: 5 Steps to Fulfilling Work That Fuels Your Passion, Suits Your Personality, and Fills Your Pocket, Second Edition
Copyright
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Step I Seeing the Opportunity: Retiring Is a Going From, and Rewiring Is a Going To
1. Flunking Retirement
“We Flunked Retirement”
Traditional Retirement Is Outmoded
Prepare for Stress
Taking Stock
Real People: Renee
Reducing the Stress of Retiring
Dealing with Boredom
Real People: Walt
Stopping the Things You Love
Real People: Dr. Hill
Where Do You Fit In?
Rewirement®: The Alternative
Is Being Rewired for You?
Four Real Pre-Retirees
Real People: Tom
Real People: Paula
Real People: Bob
Real People: Carol
Don’t Covet Your Neighbor’s Retirement
2. Rewiring™ Your Energy
What Is Rewiring™?
Rewiring™ Is All About You
The Five W’s of Rewiring™
The First W of Rewiring™: What?
The Second W of Rewiring™: Why?
The Third W of Rewiring™: Who?
The Fourth W of Rewiring™: When?
Real People: Karen
The Fifth W of Rewiring™: Where?
Real People: Peter
The Rewired Mind-Set
Step II Identifying Your Drivers
3. Your Drivers: Why You Really Work
What Are Drivers?
You Work for More Than Money, Honey!
Real People: Jack
Real People: Robin
Why Are You in Your Job?
The List of Drivers
The Thirty Drivers
Drivers in Action
Drivers: The Keys to Satisfaction
4. Discovering Your Hidden Drivers
The Benefits of Knowing Your Drivers
Driver Assessment
Drivers: Different Meanings for Different People
Interpretations of Drivers
Advice on Identifying Drivers
First Pass
Second Pass
Third Pass
Where Do You Stand?
Six Scenarios for Drivers
The Four Pre-Retirees
Real People: Tom
Real People: Paula
Real People: Bob
Real People: Carol
Wrap-Up
Step III Linking the Drivers to Your Activities
5. What’s Going to Go Away?
The Three A’s of Driver Payoffs
Activity
Audience
Applause
Calendar Analysis
Real People: Tom
Tom’s Driver Payoffs
Tom’s Personal Fulfillment Scorecard
Tom’s Audiences
Tom’s Calendar—at Retirement
Real People: Paula
Paula’s Driver Payoffs
Paula’s Personal Fulfillment Scorecard
Paula’s Audiences
Paula’s Calendar—at Retirement
Personal Calendar Analysis
Your Personal Fulfillment Scorecard
Your Audiences
Your Calendar—at Retirement
Six Scenarios
What Else Goes Away?
6. What Are You Doing with Your Free Time?
Blending Work and Leisure
How Are You Using Your Free Time?
Driver-Fulfilling Free Time
Whose Driver Is It, Anyway?
Leisure Needs Change
Plan Your Free Time
Step IV Creating Your Rewired Vision
7. Dreams, Interests, and Discoveries
Life Is Fragile
What Are Your Dreams?
Dream-Catching Exercise #1
Dream-Catching Exercise #2
Dream-Catching Exercise #3
The Sky’s the Limit
Pursuing Your Interests
Making New Discoveries
Thought Starters on Interests and Discoveries
Real People: Susan
Establishing Your Legacy
The Top Four Dream Stealers
Dream Stealer #1: “I Can’t Afford It”
Dream Stealer #2: “I Don’t Know How”
Dream Stealer #3: “What If I Fail?”
Dream Stealer #4: “What If She/He Hates It?”
The Four Pre-Retirees
Tom
Paula
Bob
Carol
8. Own Your Accomplishments
Peeling the Artichoke
Your Top Ten Accomplishments
Your Top Ten
Reality Check
The Halo Effect
Things to Think About
Strengths and Skills
Taking Your Strengths and Skills into the Future
Rewiring with Your Strengths and Skills
Adapting or Adding
Back Burner Your Skills
Real People: The Four Pre-Retirees
Tom
Paula
Bob
Carol
Your Personal Discovery Inventory
9. Rethinking the World of Work
Work for Wages
Real People: Evelyn
Real People: Leo
Work for Fee
Real People: Ellen
Real People: Harry
Real People: Laura
Real People: Sam
Real People: Jane
Work for Me
Real People: Terry
Real People: Pete
Work for Free
Real People: Martha
The New Realities of Work
Working in a Third Way
Mobility
Diversified Portfolios
Real People: Donna
It’s Your Turn
10. Imagine the Possibilities
Brainstorming Possibilities
Identifying Work Categories
Pre-Retiree: Tom
Pre-Retiree: Paula
Pre-Retiree: Bob
Pre-Retiree: Carol
Coming Up with Your Own Possibilities
Step 1: Brainstorming
Step 2: Evaluating
Step 3: Prioritizing
Step V Putting Your Action Plan in Motion
11. Possibilities in Action
Possibility Profile
Pre-Retiree: Tom
Pre-Retiree: Paula
Pre-Retiree: Bob
Pre-Retiree: Carol
It’s Your Turn
Your Possibility Profile
Your Action Plan
12. Perspectives and Realities
Relationship Realities
Let’s Talk
Real People: Carl
Real People: Bob and Toni
Real People: Elizabeth and Al
Couples and Money
Real People: Bernice and Cal
Family Considerations
Couples and Sex
Societal Realities
The Two-Headed Monster
Cracks in the Silver Ceiling
Are You Ageist?
Focus on Functional Age, Not Chronological Age
Workplace Realities
Labor Shortages
New Work Titles and Options
Phased Retirement
The Rehired Retiree
New Role of Staffing Companies
Online Work Opportunities
Advice for the 50+ Entrepreneur
Rise of the Social Entrepreneur
Volunteering
Moving On
13. Making It Happen
Mature Worker Myths
Mature Worker Realities
Getting What You Want
Be Up-to-Date Skills-Wise
Be Up on the Lingo
Be Pro-You
Be Independent-Minded
Be Adaptable
Be Optimistic
Be Unique
Be Vital
Be Curious
Be Current
Be Relevant
Tell Your Story
Network, Network, Network
Network Smart
Social Networking
Care and Feeding of Networks
Master the Informational Interview
Use Your Fear Creatively
Be Balanced
Be Creative
Don’t Follow Someone Else’s Dream
Your Rewired Journey
Appendixes
A. The Ten Nuggets of Knowledge to Enhance Your Rewiring
B. Online Resources for Rewirement®
Work
Entrepreneurs
Salary Information
Volunteer/Not-for-Profit
Education and Resources
Other
General Interest
C. The Eighty-Five Drivers
Notes
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
About the Authors
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