The Power Years: A User's Guide to the Rest of Your Life - Paperback

by Ken Dychtwald (Author), Daniel J. Kadlec (Author)

The Power Years is a step-by-step guide to repowerment and personal reinvention after forty. In this unique guidebook, Ken Dychtwald and Daniel J. Kadlec combine their decades of cutting-edge research and reporting to reveal how readers can make the Power Years the best years of their lives. The Power Years helps readers envision and embrace this new chapter of life as they develop a carefully thought-out plan for personal fulfillment. Sharing inspiring stories of fascinating people and plenty of prescriptive advice, the authors reveal how to rediscover life's purpose, find a balance between work and leisure, rediscover and forge vital relationships, keep finances running smoothly, and more. The Power Years is a complete road map to living the best possible life-right now.

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My life keeps getting better, not just because I've enjoyed success in the business world, but because I wake up every day with a passion for what I do. You can--and should--discover that feeling too. Let Dychtwald and Kadlec show you how. They've written a crisp, actionable guide to a great rest of your life.
--Donald J. Trump, Chairman and President, The Trump Organization and author of "Trump: Think Like a Billionaire"

"Are you going to live longer--or will it just feel like it? "The Power Years" is a wonderful guidebook that helps us realize our potential by redefining our expectations as we mature and grow more powerful. An exceptional resource!"
--Mehmet C. Oz, M.D., author of "YOU: The Owner's Manual"

"The Power Years" is your step-by-step guide to repowerment. World-renowned psychologist and leading authority on aging Ken Dychtwald and award-winning journalist Daniel J. Kadlec combine their decades of cutting-edge research and reporting to reveal how you can make the Power Years the best years of your life--by far. Sharing the inspiring stories of real people as well as plenty of prescriptive advice, the authors reveal how you can: Rediscover your life's purposeReinvent retirement by finding a new balance between work and leisureThrive in the home and location of your dreamsRekindle long-held passions and/or find new interestsRediscover and forge vital relationshipsFund your dreamsContribute to society and leave a lasting legacyHave fun again!

Author Biography

KEN DYCHTWALD, Ph.D., a world-renowned psychologist and gerontologist, is the author of numerous bestselling books, including "Age Wave," "Bodymind," and "Age Power." He is widely viewed as North America's most original thinker and leading visionary on the longevity revolution. His Web site is www.agewave.com.

DANIEL J. KADLEC won multiple writing awards as a columnist and senior writer at Time magazine and earlier as a columnist at "USA Today." Author of "Masters of the Universe," Kadlec has been a contributing editor to CNN and a guest discussing aging and financial issues on the major networks.