Make the next part of your life the best part...

I recently heard Art Linkletter doing an interview on television. He's now 98 years old...still making jokes and still keeping busy. In fact, at the age of 95, he wrote a new book titled, "How to Make the Rest of Your Life the Best of Your Life." I believe he's "walking the talk."

Since the age of 70, he's done so much good for others that he was awarded a prestigious humanitarian award--of which he is most proud!

In 2005, at the age of 93, he opened the Happiest Homecoming on Earth celebrations for the fiftieth anniversary of Disneyland. Half a century earlier, he was the commentator for opening day celebrations at Disneyland in 1955. For this, he was named a Disney Legend in 2005.

Linkletter is a spokesman for the United Seniors Association, now known as USA Next, an alternative to AARP. He is also a member of Pepperdine University's Board of Regents. He received a lifetime achievement Daytime Emmy award in 2003. Also, he was recently a member of the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation (the council ended in November 2008). He also suffered a mild stroke in 2008 and had knee surgery this year; but, that hasn't stopped him.

His secret? Humor, keeping busy and faith. His perspective is that you have a lot of life to live and much to give in your later years.

Most people will have 20-25 years to live after they leave their core careers. Then what? An encore career? A new business? More balance in your life? Travel? Some of all of these?

Think about it, ask--and answer--the right questions. Put a plan in place and "Make the Rest of Your Life the Best of Your Life."

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