Finishing Well: What People Who Really Live Do Differently!

This is really reading about 61 financially successful "first half" people describing their definition of Finishing Well. I think Buford lets the 61 people reiterate his philosphy that "Retirement" does not exist. "We can retire from our jobs, but we can never retire from our calling" The book is filled with jewels of wisdom and quotes from these 61 people across various professions and occupations. Buford gives the reader plenty of resources (books, movies, plays) to encourage them to explore their own journey of discovery and/or definition of how they vision they will "Finish Well". If you are in a transition stage of life - this is a worthy starting point in your personal discovery and spiritual journey - and how you define retirement.

Excellent guidance.....Purchased 5 additional ones for friends who are in or approaching "Half-Time" of their lives. Everyone over 40 years old should read this book.

If you like to read stories about people who do well, you will like this book. And since I do, I liked this book. But it lacks something that I was looking for when I bought it. If you are looking for a story that "rocks your world" that you want to give a standing ovation for..., you probably won't find it here.

For many people the issue of the significance of their life becomes much more important as they get older. Most of us want to leave the world a better place and be remembered by someone for the good that we did. Bob Buford's book is an excellent place to start in getting ideas on how to do this. This book is readable and easy to understand, but it is likely to be a book you come back to again and again as you gain new levels of understanding about your own life.