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Poetics of Aging
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  • Interview Series Details
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    • Wednesday, Nov 16
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    • Friday, Nov 18
    • Saturday, Nov 19
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  • Registration
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Interview Series

Working Quinquagenarians, Sexagenarians, Septuagenarians, Octogenarians, and Nonagenarians

Nader Shabahangi

Thursday, December 1, 2011, 10:30 am Pacific, 11 am Mountain, Noon Central, 1 pm EST, 2 pm Atlantic, 7 pm Zurich, 8 pm Istanbul

Benjamin Franklin once said, “All would live long, but none would be old.”

To   continue the learning experiences at the Poetics of Aging Conference   (and to share with those who could not attend), Careerwell is presenting   a mini-series, starting this December, on "Working Quinquagenarians, Sexagenarians, Septuagenarians, Octogenarians, and Nonagenarians."   The   interviews provide approved continuing education and training for   counselors and other career and caring professionals nationally and   globally.


Launching the series will be Nader   Shabahangi, CEO of six AgeSong Elder Communities in the San Francisco   Bay Area and President of AgeSong Institute. Nader is the originator of   the Poetics of Aging Conference, that was launched just before   Thanksgiving this year.  He will discuss why getting older is something   to look forward to, rather than dread. He will also discuss his  approach  to work and career development and how he believes this  approach will  evolve as he ages.

Bio

Nader Shabahangi received his Doctorate from Stanford University, is a  licensed psychotherapist, and is cofounder of AgeSong. His  multicultural background has fueled his passion for becoming an advocate  for marginalized groups and for creating programs with the purpose of  caring more comprehensively for elders.


Contact

nader@elderashram.com


Background on New Interview Series

First I want to give you a little background about the series of  interviews that I am conducting for the next two months. To continue the  learning experiences at the Poetics of Aging Conference, Careerwell is  presenting a generational series, starting in December, on "Working  Quinquagenarians, Sexagenarians, Septuagenarians, Octogenarians, and  Nonagenarians."   The interviews provide approved continuing education  and training for counselors and other career and caring professionals  nationally and globally.

Speakers will address the special  attributes and challenges of one of these working in their 50s on up,  and also the attributes and challenges that each generation has in  common. We shall address the following topics: What works and what  doesn't in leading a meaningful and satisfying life at each age and  stage? What can we learn from our elders that can enrich our work and  home lives? and much more...

The rationale for conducting this series is that in less than 100  years, life expectancy has increased by an average of  30 years in  developed regions of the world. Stanford University's Annual Report,  which was just published on the Internet today, stated:

There are now are  more people living longer in the world than  ever before in human history  and they are accounting for an  increasingly greater percentage of the  world population. Improved  longevity is, at once, among the most  remarkable achievements in all of  human history and one of our greatest  challenges.(http://longevity.stanford.edu/annual-reports-2/).

Nader Shabahangi, today's speaker, is an existential philosopher. For  those who are not familiar with this approach, existentialists believe  that philosophical thinking begins with the human subject—not merely the   thinking subject, but the acting, feeling, living human individual.  Many existentialists believe that traditional systematic or  academic  philosophies, in both style and content, as too abstract and  remote  from concrete human experience and I sometimes wonder if some of our  very structured career development processes are too removed from the  actual career and life transitions of our clients and of ourselves.

 

Introduction

This is Dr. Sally Gelardin with Careerwell Tele-Interviews. Our  speaker today, Nader Shabahangi, is a visionary, driven by his belief in  the wisdom of people at any age or stage.  In my opinion, he is the  most innovative existential theorist of the 21st century. He received  his Doctorate from Stanford University, is a licensed psychotherapist,  and is cofounder of AgeSong's six elder communities. Nader is a doer, as  well as a thinker.  He conceived and is the driving force behind the  Poetics of Aging Movement.  AgeSong Institute sponsored last month's  inaugural and hugely successful Poetics of Aging Conference. Welcome  Nader!

I'm amazed that so many listeners registered for this interview,  which I only announced a few days ago.  I didn't know so many career  counselors and other caring professionals were interested in work issues  for those in their 50s on up.  A caution to listeners.  This series,  which Nader is launching, is not about writing the perfect resume, nor  is it just about paid work.  It's about how we work and  live at  different ages and stages or our lives.

 

Interview Questions

  1. What decade of your life are you in the midst of now?
  2. I asked you to launch this series because you view aging as  something to look forward to, not dread.  What do you look forward to as  you age?
  3. Who are/were your older role models are what do you admire about them?
  4. What is holding you back now from being the way you would like to be when you are older?
  5. Do you admire people who are leaders of others or leaders of themselves or both?
  6. Which are you?
  7. What is your life mission? Do you believe you will have this mission the rest of your life?
  8. What age do you expect to live to?  What will you be like at that age?

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