Bears, Wolves and Buffalo: My Wildlife Encore

John Kerr is living out his childhood dream as a National Park Service ranger, protecting precious natural places in the American West, flat hat included. The Park Service recruits plenty of encore-stage volunteers, but as a 60-something, paid, part-time ranger at...

How to Swap Ageism for Age Pride

Ashton Applewhite is on a mission to dismantle ageism: both the discrimination we face and the kind we inflict on ourselves when we internalize negative myths and stereotypes. Sexism and racism no longer get a pass, she points out; isn’t it high time to make...

Paul Irving: Millennials Shape the Future of Aging

There’s a movement afoot to disrupt aging—to change hearts and minds about the possibilities of longer life. From the streets to the boardroom, to the halls of political power, an enlightened conversation about the future is beginning to take shape. Change is rarely...

Paul Irving: The Right Road for a Better Future of Aging

It’s become common knowledge that populations are rapidly aging across the world. Increasing longevity during the last century has contributed to unprecedented global economic growth–and new opportunities for personal fulfillment that previous generations...

Why is Good Mentoring Like a Souffle?

Chris Farrell coined the term “Unretirement” with his book of the same title – and he’s spent the past several years profiling people shaking up their encore years in all kinds of ways. This fall, Farrell launched a podcast to bring these stories to life. (I’m...

Living Encore in Stages: A Q&A With Rita Foley

I’ve been following Rita Foley’s career for years — from when she was juggling the corporate life with a board role at Pro Mujer (a Purpose Prize honoree doing groundbreaking microfinance working in Latin America) through her work around popularizing...