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In 2011, the first of the 76 million baby boomers--nearly a quarter of the US population--began turning 65. Every day for the next fifteen years, over ten thousand of them will celebrate that birthday. And for the first time in history, this generation will enjoy many years post-career pursing meaning and purpose outside of traditional retirement. What will they do with that time? One thing is...

Bottom line: The word retirement should not be an exit sign, but a door into something fresh, new, and exciting. We are in a massive generational changing of the guard, and boomers will redefine the traditional notion of retirement as they reach that top floor in the mall of life. Frankly, retirement is a four-letter word for us, if you listen to most boomers you ask about it. The word smacks of lying on the couch or beach and doing nothing. Dr. Richard Luker, a social psychologist and expert on