Don't Retire, Rewire!: 5 Steps to Fulfilling Work That Fuels Your Passion, Suits Your Personality, and Fills Your Pocket

With all the doom and gloom nowadays around retirement -- Social Security is going bust!, Aging is a drag! Healthcare costs are skyrocketing! -- we seem to have buried the lead which is the good news that we are living longer than at any other time in human history. And it is from this premise that Jeri Sedlar and Rick Miner's passionate book takes off. Rather than seeing the post-work years as an ending, they see it as a new beginning. This simple paradigm shift then alters so much of what mainstream culture has led us to believe about what happens after 65 (the authors even question the very concept of there needing to be a "retirement age.") In addition to being ready financially, the authors stress how vital it is to be prepared emotionally -- and not just in the classic sense of accepting that our identity will not be coming anymore from out job title -- but more profoundly of moving into who we want to be in this next phase in life. From this vantage point the authors then launch into a series of practical steps, checklists, and personal inventories readers can work through. All of which are corroborated with story after story of people who successfully made the paradigm shift. Practical, inspiring, and with unexpected insights this book could change your life.

I haven't read them all, but from Armstrong to Zelinski, I've read probably 20+ books on retirement, especially the life planning aspects. This is one of the best. I always review the reviews, and after reading the 3 5 star reviews, all written the month the book came out, I almost passed thinking they were probably done by the authors' or editors' colleagues or friends. (I'm in no way affiliated with this book.) Anyway, I'm really glad I clicked the buy button in my personal lightening deals that day. The authors have long been headhunters (my interpretation of the jacket blurb), so know well the ins and outs of the workplace and what it takes to be competitive. They lead you through identifying what makes you get up in the morning, offer exercises to uncover dreams and interests that might form the basis for fulfillment in retirement, give a lot of helpful tips on researching and choosing a course, and illustrate it all with examples from their practice. I'd love to work with this pair in person. Very practical, engagingly written, well-referenced.

I loved the first edition of Don't Retire Rewire but wanted to know more about how to talk to my husband about our retirement. I had some dreams and ideas but I wasn't sure what my husband was thinking. The new edition gaves me tips on how and even when to start a conversation with him. The couples' stories made me realize I'm not alone in this. The book is full of good advice and knowledge on how to help plan for the future.

"Don't Retire, Rewire!" is an excellent title for this practical resource for people of any age who are thinking ahead to a "working retirement." The authors' Rewire theme is brilliant because it is upbeat, easy to articulate and to understand. Their breezy writing style includes many personal anecdotes that makes it a pleasure -- even fun -- to carry on through the book. The organization is efficient and the tips are wonderful. This book taught me a lot about how to think about this phase of my life to my great advantage, and I am over seventy! Sally Paynter

"Don't Retire Rewire" is a positive approach to changing stream mid career. Sedlar and Miners are well qualified to write this book after working with literally 100's of men and women who have found themselves in a new situation, either an early unplanned retirement or job transision.Their positive approach is a breath of fresh air....sure to give the reader lots of advice you can put right to work.