Life Reimagined ─ Discovering Your New Life Possibilities

There comes a time in our lives when we wonder, “What’s next?”—when one chapter is finished and the next one has yet to be written. For many it happens at midlife, but it can happen at any point. It’s a time full of enormous potential, a whole new phase of life. It’s called Life Reimagined.

Here is your GPS for navigating this new life phase. You can use the powerful set of tools, practices, and insights—enhanced online at AARP’s Life Reimagined website—to help you uncover your own special gifts, connect with people who can support you, and try out new possibilities. Let Life Reimagined help you take the mystery out of change and take that exciting first step.

You’ll be inspired by meeting ordinary people who have reimagined their lives in extraordinary ways. You’ll also read the stories of pioneers of the Life Reimagined movement such as Jane Pauley, James Brown, Emilio Estefan, and Chris Gardner. They show us that this journey of discovery can take us to some surprising and unexpected places.

Life Reimagined says that each of us is an experiment of one. Each of us has the right and the responsibility to choose our own way, throughout all the years of our life. No old rules, no outdated societal norms, no boundaries of convention or expectation. Ultimately, Life Reimagined is more than a new phase of life—it’s a mindset, a movement, and a moment of possibility that we are all living in.

Richard J. Leider is the founder and chairman of the Inventure Group. He is ranked by Forbes as one of the “Top 5” most respected executive coaches and by the Conference Board as a “legend in coaching.” He is the author or coauthor of eight books, including the bestselling Repacking Your Bags.

Alan M. Webber is the cofounding editor of Fast Company magazine and was the editorial director and managing editor of the Harvard Business Review. He has written for numerous publications, including the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, and the Washington Post, and is the author of Rules of Thumb.

Copublished with AARP, the 37-million-member nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that helps people turn their goals and dreams into real possibilities, strengthens communities, and fights for the issues that matter most to families.