Living Vibrantly in the 3rd/3rd PANELISTS:
Jan Allen, Executive Coach & Life Strategist; Founder - 3rd/3rd Ignited
Cindy Lazarus, Former President of Columbus City Council
State Representative Mike Curtin
Columbus Foundation Your Philanthropy Luncheon May 7, 2013
Growth
Purpose Connection
Be CEO of YOUR
rd 3 /3rd
I have a vision for this life stage. I direct my own growth. I find/create what gives me meaning. I continue to enlarge my circle of friends. I decide who I want to be and what I want to do and have, and I go for it.
I see this as a time of continuing growth, not decline. I bring wisdom, judgment, experience and creative solutions to this life stage.
I focus part of my energy on what I can bring to younger generations.
Strengths Guideposts • Strengths more outgoing, self1. Choose Yourself/Don’t self-select out. • more outgoing, self2. Watch Your beliefs. confident, warm confident, warm 3. Seek out the new/novel. • increasingly adaptive 4. Where you’ve been and who you are • increasingly ISadaptive emotionally your guide to next. 5. Learn from younger generations; • greater tolerance remain open and curious even as you emotionally • crystallized intelligence appreciate your past. • greater tolerance • crystallized intelligence
Resources Jan Allen’s Resources:
Website: 3rd/3rdIgnited.com, What is Your Next?: A guide, a prompt, a connector to living the last third of life fully and intentionally. We explore a new paradigm by asking, “what is my next?” and nudge our growth, recharge our sense of purpose and grow our village of friends. We offer maps and apps for the journey. www.3rd3rdignited.com
TEDx Talk: “Retiring Retirement: A Personal Upgrade for the 3rd/3rd”: http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=R-i7dOEzQ98
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/3rd3rdIgnited
Twitter @3rd3rdignited #3rd3rd #3rd3rdignited
Sites to Help you Stay Current and Booming:
The New York Times - Booming: Living through the Middle Ages: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/ booming/index.html
HuffPo50: Life Begins at 50: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/50/
Next Ave: Where Grown-ups Keep Growing: http://www.nextavenue.org
AARP’s Life Reimagined: http://lifereimagined.aarp.org/how-it-works
Other Resources “I want to live a legacy:”
Encore.org is building a movement to make it easier for millions of people to pursue second acts for the greater good. Through “encore careers” – jobs that combine personal meaning and continued income and social impact – in the second half of life. www.encore.org
The Columbus Foundation – PowerPhilanthropy is our community’s premier online giving marketplace. http://columbusfoundation.org/p2/
BESA Discover local causes and address social welfare in Columbus, Ohio. Before you give or volunteer, go to: http://www.mybesa.org
“I want to keep working or start a business:”
PivotPlanet is the global exchange for career and business start-up expertise. PivotPlanet connects people looking to “pivot” from their existing career to a new career, start a company, or want to enhance their current job skills with expert advisors working in hundreds of fields. https:// www.pivotplanet.com
Work Reimagined is dedicated to helping experienced professionals connect to more satisfying careers. A project of AARP powered by LinkedIn, Work Reimagined connects you to the contacts, information and inspiration you need to succeed in today’s every-changing workplace. http:// workreimagined.org
Empowered UCLA Extension A unique, online educational experience that delivers the world-class professional training of UCLA Extension through a groundbreaking iPad app, combined with comprehensive career guidance for adults who need career enhancement or redirection. Offering professional certificates in 10 “hot” fields. www.empowered.com
Resources Continued “I want to keep working or start a business:”
SavvySeniorsWork.com This blog is dedicated to Seniors aged 55+ who are imbued with the skills, energy and experience they need to transition from a life of requirements to a life of new opportunities and purpose. www.savvyseniorswork.com
The Good News About Women Working Over 60 http://nextavenue.org/blog/good-news-aboutwomen-working-after-60
“I want to continue my learning:”
Program 60 at The Ohio State University If you are an Ohio resident age 60 or older, a learning enrichment opportunity is offered at The Ohio State University. Enjoy the experience of interacting with college professors and students. Attend classes on a noncredit/nondegree basis, tuition-free. http://ced.osu.edu/P60AU12.pdf
Coursea Coursea.org offers free, online course content from universities all over the world. http:// www.coursera.org
iTunes U Learn anything, idea-sharing in a powerful new way. Free course information delivered right to your iPad. http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/ Khan Academy Khan Academy is an organization on a mission. We're a not-for-profit with the goal of changing education for the better by providing a free world-class education for anyone anywhere. https://www.khanacademy.org/
Recommended Reading Books:
The Big Shift: Navigating the New Stage Beyond Midlife by Marc Freedman
Portfolio Life: The New Path to Work, Purpose and Passion After 50 by David Corbett
Prime Time: Making the Most of All of Your Life by Jane Fonda
The Retirement Maze: What You Should Know Before and After You Retire by Robert Pascale; Rip Roach; Louis H. Primavera
Boundless Potential: Transform Your Brain, Unleash Your Talents, and Reinvent Your Work in Midlife and Beyond by Mark S. Walton
The Encore Career Handbook: How to Make a Living and a Difference in the Second Half of Life by Marci Alboher
Not Your Mother’s Midlife: A Ten-Step Guide to Fearless Aging by Nancy Alspaugh and Marilyn Kentz
Composing a Further Life: The Age of Active Wisdom by Mary Catherine Bateson
Aging Well: Surprising Guideposts to a Happier Life (from the Landmark Study of Adult Development) by George Vaillant, M.D. Recent book after having followed some of the men of the Harvard study into their 90’s: Triumphs of Experience: The Men of the Harvard Grant Study by George Vaillant
For a more complete list, go to Amazon.com, select “books” and put in the word “aging” or “aging well” and you’ll see a range of other titles.
About 3rd/3rd Ignited We do 3 things to help you create a vibrant 3rd/3rd: map the landscape, provide free maps and apps for “your next”, and offer workshops and coaching services for those who want more. It’s simple. We do 3 things. We:
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Map the landscape of the 3rd/3rd of life. It’s different from the first 2/3’s. Understanding inner will help you create outer. Provide easy navigation to help you answer the question “What is my next?” Through links to high quality resources, periodic blog posts and inspirational stories from your peers. Offer offline workshops and coaching for individuals or groups, for those who want individual support and assistance in mapping and living their 3rd/3rd.
Our Point of View: Our point of view is that life is meant to be lived fully, from beginning to end; not closed down 2/3’s of the way through. All of life is either growth or decay. We invite you to choose growth. Which we know nearly everyone would, if they knew they were in charge of doing so, and had a few resources to help them do it.
What We Are Not: Most of the resources for this life stage area about financial planning or health care. We’re neither. We’re about your social and emotional well-being.
Jan Allen, Founder, 3rd/3rd Ignited About Jan: A lawyer, social worker, public relations professional and veteran of government and politics, Jan has synthesized her skills as strategist, businessperson and change agent to lead organizations and assist other leaders in reaching bottom-line business results, improving brand image and reputation, and achieving business and organizational goals with multiple audiences including government, the media and other opinion leaders, and to currently coach leaders and emerging leaders. For more information visit www.3rd3rdignited.com or www.janallen.org.
Jan Allen, Executive Coach & Life Strategist
Additional Opportunities
Life Design for the 3rd/3rd—A workshop to launch your next Life Design for YOUR 3rd/3rd—A 6-week one-on-one coaching program to live a vibrant 3rd/3rd Check out the 3rd/3rd events page for upcoming events, opportunities and trainings at www.3rd3rdignited.com. w w w. 3 r d 3 r d i g n i t e d . c o m | j a n @ 3 r d 3 r d i g n i t e d . c o m