Resources & Books

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ROAR

Former Hearst Magazines publisher’s personal journey and others’ true stories about not letting age or other setbacks stop us from continuing a life well lived. Listen to Katie Perry’s ROAR for a soundtrack for additional inspiration.

Unretirement

Indispensable guide to the unretirement landscape . Chris Farrell is a Bloomberg BusinessWeek and MarketWatch contributor and columnist for PBS- Next Avenue.

Right Place Right Time

The importance of place for planning what’s next . Author Ryan Fredrick also offers an online assessment tool for determining if you’re in the wrong place for where you’re going next.

Retirement Reinvention

Advice on starting a flexible second-act career, including hobby-based businesses, temporary assignments and part-time professional gigs.

Switchers

Encore career changers face unique challenges that demand fresh approaches. This book is packed with psychological insights, practical exercises, and inspiring success stories,.

Purpose & Paycheck

Chris Farrell’s, Senior Economics Contributor for Marketplace, second book on career transitions outlines steps the 50+ can take with employers, community colleges and part-time gigs to find more personally rewarding work in unretirement .

Second-Act Careers:

This handbook offers 50+ income models for creating flexible, fulfilling, and profitable work during the encore stage of one’s career.

Friend of a Friend

A new look at the art and science of networking to find the unexpected secrets that reveal the best ways to grow your universe based upon entertaining case studies and scientific research.

Ask AI With nextracks

Reporting AI insights of the non-retirement revolution

NEXTRACKS RESOURCES

Career

Pivot Planet
Test drive a new career before making a leap. Advisors and internships referrals site .

Clifton Strengths Assessment Identify your personal strengths as they apply to new pursuits.

Retirement Jobs
Certified 50+ age friendly job postings.

Board Room How to attract board position offers.

Side Hustles Listings of part time and remote work for getting by until finding steady gigs.

Next Avenue
Success profiles of recent career transitions.

Financial

SSA Continue Working Benefits Calculator and considerations for working past retirement age.

Government New Business Grants Where and how to apply for new business grants

Buy/Sell Businesses Online marketplace for getting out of or into small businesses

Financial Wellness Cheat Sheet Calculators and budgeting tools for planning a new career.

Education

Affordable Colleges Online
Search and compare top online adult education schools and programs.

Seniors Education
Search free/low cost college program offerings by state.

Osher Learning Institutes Lifelong learning programs at major universities.

GetSetUp Online tutors and remote IT department for setting up a new business

Crafts Schools Best crafts schools across the country with experience artisans.

Wellness

Stanford Center on Longevity
Scientific discoveries, technological advances and best behavioral practices.

Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta Podcast series exploring getting older around the world in in a new light

Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging
Promoting healthy, productive and purposeful lives.

Giving Back

CoGenerate Encore careers and mentoring match-ups .

National Parks Volunteers
Available positions at parks across the U.S.

Travel

Best Places to Retire
Annual survey of 10 best from Portugal to Colombia.

Road Scholar
Global learning adventure trips.

Volunteer World Discovering the world in a meaningful way.

Kayak
Search hundreds of other travel sites at once for flight, hotels & cars.