45 Forward #244 - Don't Act Your Age - Break the Life Calendar

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45 Forward

Ron Roel

32 episodes

4 days ago

Welcome to “45 Forward” with Ron Roel, where the mission is to make your second half of life even better than the first!

Thanks to advances in medicine and health, most of us are just approaching our half-life when we reach the mid-40s, with many productive years ahead. But there’s no road map to prepare us for this kind of longevity. That’s where 45 Forward comes in.

Each episode tackles an aspect of health, finance, family and friends, housing, work and personal pursuits—all as part of an integrated plan. Experts discuss topics like revitalizing relationships, creating mini-retirements, managing the maze of technology, finding your next homestead and caring for aging parents.

To contact Ron, please email him at: ron.roel@gmail.com

To learn more about Ron and his work, visit his websites: www.roelresources.com & www.caregivingnav.com

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45 Forward #244 - Don't Act Your Age - Break the Life Calendar

45 Forward

54 minutes

1 month ago

45 Forward #244 - Don't Act Your Age - Break the Life Calendar

Aging isn’t a slow fade—it’s a remix. New York Times reporter John Leland joins Ron Roel to explore what longer lives make possible: a 90-year-old’s first bar mitzvah, blind tennis in downtown Manhattan, why “act your age” is terrible advice, and how gratitude and purpose can outshine loss. We also dig into lifelong learning, bending (not breaking) career timelines, and the stakes of losing local journalism. If you’re rethinking what the second half of life can look like, this conversation will give you frameworks, stories—and a nudge to try the thing you “can’t.”

Guest: John Leland — author of Happiness Is a Choice You Make: Lessons from a Year Among the Oldest Old

Host: Ron Roel — 45 Forward Contact & Links

• John Leland: leland@nytimes.com
• John’s NYT byline archive: search “New York Times John Leland byline”
• Ron: ron@45forward.org — newsletter & show notes at 45Forward.org
• Ron’s book: The Caregiving Navigator (Amazon)

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