Resources to Help Reinvent Ourselves

Director for Education and Culture for Koelsch Communities Benjamin Surmi joins Suzanne to talk about where to find resources to help reinvent ourselves.

Don’t discount your local community center, or local university. Most metro areas have things happening to empower lifelong learning. Check local resources. You may also find faith communities locally, as well as senior living communities that have educational resources you might not have thought of.

Also, some new national organizations are doing fun things, such as Cogenerate; Maturias and Seniors at Work match seniors who want to contribute in the business world with organizations that want their talent; Patchifier matches non-profits that want to grow with a senior who’ll give them a one-hour call to share their knowledge base in a particular field. A one-hour call can change the trajectory of a non-profit, and some seniors have decades of experience. Bloom provides a 3-week coaching program to identify what a senior’s encore years would look like. Get Set Up is a group of 400+ members where older adults teach other older adults in all sorts of subjects.

Even in our 50s, we all should be thinking about what matters to us, what connections matter, and what we want to do when we’re 90. If you’re making decisions based on finances or comfort, you’re not making choices that will allow you to keep doing the things that matter to you.

Koelsch has senior living locations in eight states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Montana, Texas, and Washington. Listen to our podcast conversation with Aaron Koelsch, the CEO of Koelsch Communities. Learn more about Koelsch Communities at their website or call (360) 867-1900. Hear more of their podcasts at Answers for Elders.

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