Life Reimagined - what would you rather be doing? Reimagine the possibilities. A great workshop presented by the AARP at LiveOn NY's 26th Annual Conference - "The Transformation of Aging". This is more than your average self-help offering - it focuses on the bigger questions like "What are you doing with your time and energy?" You'll get practical tools and access to unmatched expertise.
The Transformation of Aging Conference
Tuesday, January 20th, 2015
New York Marriott Marquis
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
The journey of life is changing …for the better. From the college years through the golden years, Americans today are moving through life differently than ever before.
For one, we’re living longer. But we’re not just riding off into the sunset. We’re enjoying a new, transitional life phase—one filled with possibilities and new beginnings.
AARP recognized a glaring need: People are looking for reputable, practical guidance to help them through all the twists, turns and options associated with this new life phase:
Ending or beginning relationships
Deciding to get healthier
Planning—and paying—for college
Beginning a new career
To help fill this need, we created Life Reimagined: A resource that helps people find fresh meaning, tackle transitions and rethink what’s possible.
Adults in our target audience spend an annual $2.6 billion on personal-growth resources.
27 million Americans—more than half of our target audience—have used self-improvement resources for their life changes.
76% of our target audience is encountering or expecting a life change.
43% have already spent money on self-improvement resources.
The desire for some guidance along the way is clear. But Life Reimagined is much more than your average “self-help” offering.
We’re filling a void with a personalized approach and set of resources that help you:
Navigate changes
Figure out where you are
Explore your options
Determine what matters the most to you
Discover what steps to take next
It helps answer big questions, like, “What are you doing with your time and energy?” and “What would you rather be doing?”
Life Reimagined is a resource that puts you on track to getting exactly where you want to be.
Think of Life Reimagined as a knowledgeable and connected friend that helps guide you toward personal growth.
Like life itself, it’s dynamic and always changing. It’s made up of many valuable components, online and off.
There’s the book that introduces this breakthrough concept and movement.
Our online experience is the hub for inspiration, information, articles and commentary.
Peer networks build a sense of community all across America.
You can even take part in an event or experience in person.
The Life Reimagined tools are practical. They help people through decisions in the biggest areas of their lives, like careers, relationships, health and wellness, and more.
You can come to Life Reimagined at any point—before making a decision, after something happens or during a transition. Or you may just be taking a moment to pause and self-reflect.
One starting point is our online interactive self-diagnostic tool. This helps clarify where you are, and helps you discover what you’re looking for.
You can also start with the Life Reimagined book or at an in-person event near you.
Then, we offer activities along the way to help you explore your options—and consider goals from differing perspectives.
Finally, we provide networking and advice to help turn options into realities.
You can follow and reach out to experts online in the areas you’re interested in with our Leader Tracks.
You can share your progress and what you learn along the way with your personal community.
You can get peer advice through our private network forums and LinkedIn groups.
And users are always in the driver’s seat.
Let’s take a look at how Life Reimagined helps with career choices.
This is Jim. He’s been a real estate agent for 25 years. But now he’s at a career crossroads.
At 52, he’s hit a ceiling. He doesn’t love his job anymore, and he doesn’t see where else he can go.
In the back of his mind, there’s a dream: He’s always been great at hunting down bargains in antiques and collectibles. Could he turn that into a business?
Life Reimagined helps him get going to find the answers.
After hearing about a local Life Reimagined event through a friend, Jim decides to check it out.
He uses the open-forum setting to ask the questions on his mind, like:
Do I need more schooling or certifications to successfully switch careers?
Where are the best places to meet others in the industry?
Should I start up my new business while I’m at my current job?
How do I make ends meet financially in the transition?
Jim bounces around ideas with his peers and discovers how to get the best answers.
Afterward, he tries out Life Reimagined’s online tools, which guide him through a proven process.
Through LinkedIn groups and other forums, he broadens his network and gets advice from those already in the antiques business.
Before long, Jim’s dream is looking like a real possibility.
Life Reimagined gives users like Jim unmatched access to expertise.
No other resource has a better base of power and knowledge.
It’s backed by AARP, the organization that has spent more than 50 years helping people channel their valuable life experience toward real possibilities.
The Life Reimagined methodology is built from decades of research involving six specific practices that guide people through transitions.
At its heart is the Life Reimagined Institute—a group of world-renowned experts in mentoring and counseling.
Our Innovation Lab finds new ways to improve lives and develops new products, services and experiences for Life Reimagined users.
We’ve partnered with major institutions, such as Georgetown University and the Aspen Institute, to develop a Life Reimagined curriculum for seminars, workshops and events.
With all of this expert guidance, along with the latest research and practical tools, Life Reimagined turns uncharted territory into navigable possibilities.
Each mile marker becomes attainable.
And the journey becomes an exciting, realistic destination.