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Jim Collins, author of Good to Great, shared at this year’s Global Leadership Summit that only 53% of Benjamin Franklin’s accomplishments happened by the age of 60. Collins’ point is that age is not a good indicator of future achievements.
Prior to Social Security’s beginning, most people concluded they would work as long as they were physically and mentally able. The workplace esteemed older adults as a source of wisdom and experience.
While many are counting down their days to retirement, others are leveraging their wisdom and experience far beyond 65, for much greater impact.
Psalm 92:14 says, “(The righteous) will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green.”
Now that the average life span has increased to almost 80 years, shouldn’t we rethink retirement?
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