Archives by: Patrick O'Connor
Patrick O'Connor
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About the author
Blogger Patrick J. O’Connor is currently OEO (only executive officer) of the Life-Long Learning Connection (L3C) based in Kent. He is an Emeritus Professor from Kent State University with stops in Virginia, Pennsylvania and Georgia in an education career spanning 45 years. He has authored college textbooks, the Road Less Traveled series, scholarly articles, monographs, the Think You Know America series and Meet Me at Ray's. His bachelor's and master’s degrees are from Bowling Green State University with a doctorate from Virginia Tech. His work can be viewed at LifeLLearning.com.
Patrick O'Connor Posts
Retirement is a time to think broadly with no boundaries, to let it all hang out, shoot for the moon and dance like no one is watching. Maybe for the first time in your life, you can do what you want without concerning yourself with what others think. It’s no longer necessary to follow traditional rules and routines. It’s a time to reenergize and reinvigorate, rekindle old interests or resurrect an earlier passion. ...
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Considering Boomers have additional time to volunteer and there are millions of them, we can expect a significant increase in the amount of community service they can provide. When Boomers volunteer, they benefit (psychic income) as do the individuals benefitting from their generosity and the community is better off, as well….win-win-win. ...
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Retirement is a ripe time to take up that painting class you always wanted to take. Get involved in community theater, join a choir, or play a musical instrument. Rewind to your youth and ask yourself if there were artistic things you wanted to do but were unable to then. Now is the time! ...
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The skills we need to navigate through our work life are also applicable to navigating life itself. We're starting a series this fall discussing how these themes and qualities intersect, starting with the all-important one (especially for people 55 and older): adaptability. ...
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Career and life are indeed a journey. Turning what you love into what you do is an ongoing process in both. The focus of this blog will now shift to examine how the RLT and the blog segments provide a playbook for navigating life itself. ...
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Most people are familiar with the phrase, “You can’t take it with you.” This mantra encourages us to live life to the fullest, seize the day and enjoy it while we can. The idea is, when our time is up, there is no way to take anything with us, which is true for material things. However, there is something we can take with us. It’s called psychic income. ...
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The concept of the Encore Retirement Lifestyle is to continue the time associated with work activities we enjoyed pre-retirement and increase the time in the leisure activities we enjoy. The goal is to merge these two lifestyle aspects to achieve maximum satisfaction and fulfillment in retirement. To do so, retirees must examine their past, explore and envision their future. ...
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We're looking at three high school graduates who are launching their entry into the full-time workforce. This is the start of their journey to turn what they love into what they do. Boomer readers with grandchildren in high school might want to pay close attention to the paths of these graduates. They can be a valuable resource for their grandchildren. ...
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