Don Akchin has had a long, somewhat circuitous career as a writer. Since leaving the working world, he stays busy publishing a weekly newsletter, The EndGame, on the broad topic of positive aging. His newest book, The AfterWork: Finding Fulfilling Alternatives to Retirement, is a positive guide for older adults looking for paths forward in their post-career years.
Today we discuss:
- How his “AfterWork” is far more rewarding than the Work was
- “The Piña Colada Fever Dream”
- Moving to “AfterWork” can be a hard transition to accept
- Boomers have always been “making it up as we went along”
- The importance of resilience
- Internalized ageism
We end with me asking a rather impertinent “personal question” but it leads to a good chat.
Find Don at https://www.donakchin.com/
Learn more about Don and find all his links at The Boomer Woman's Podcast: Don Akchin
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