People are living longer and many of my retired friends have taken up new careers. Most of them had jobs they enjoyed and worked at a long time, but there’s something about the ‘second time around’ that is really exciting. Many of them filled their time with volunteer activity: giving back to their communities at non-profits, teaching kids, and serving on boards. Some (like me) found happiness in teaching, and others have joined start-ups that specialize in things they’ve always been interested in (like technology): in this last category, the interest stems from a lifetime of knowing what’s needed. By chance last week, the person in front of me in the boarding line for a Southwest flight wasR colleague on her way to Chicago to talk to a new company that was developing cool training programs: our conversation was full of sparks of mutual interest. Fact is, everyone I know in these circumstances is really excited to go off into the unknown to work on stuff that sets their souls on fire. The moral of this story: get involved in something you love and own a piece of something really exciting today.
Jennifer Lee (born 1971): American Film Director and Screenwriter.
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