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ELDERING: WISDOM IN ACTION

An exploration into the nature of Eldering, including the relationships between Eldering, wisdom, action, coaching, leadership and the future.
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MID-LIFE LEADERSHIP

An investigation of the challenges of retirement and the opportunity we have to be leaders in the second half of life.
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WISDOM OF THE AGES

An inquiry into whether we can learn to be wise, the shortcomings of conventional wisdom, and the distinguishing characteristics of what is most needed today—unconventional wisdom.
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"Age is the last illusion. There are no old dogs."
—Jim Selman

“Elders are mentors who teach the young; mediators who resolve civil, racial, and intergenerational conflicts; monitors of public bodies who serve as watchdogs of city hall and Congress; mobilizers of social change; and motivators of society who urge people away from self-interest and toward the public good.”
—Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi & Ronald Miller
From Age-ing to Sage-ing (1995)