Mastery: A Mission Plan for Reclaiming a Life of Purpose, Fitness, and Achievement

by Robert Gandt, Gary A. Scott

Eighty million Boomers are now marching off the precipice called retirement. Close behind them are the Gen Xers, entering their own second half-century. For a huge number of seniors, the sweet dream of retirement has become an empty promise. Millions have resigned themselves to a slow, insidious erosion of their power and self esteem.
MASTERY is a mission plan for reclaiming
YOUR power and self esteem.
MASTERY debunks the myths of age and ability and shows how—at any age—you can:
• Dramatically improve your health and fitness
• Learn a new language
• Learn to fly, meditate, juggle, cook, play a musical instsrument
• Write a book and see it published
• Read 1000+words per minute and retain what you learn
• Travel the world with a new zest for adventure
• Run, race bikes, build new muscle
• Overcome arthritis, sarcopenia, memory loss
• Launch a micro business

307 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 18, 2015

Reviews

[Bruce G. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Insightful

A must read for every person about to ‘retire’. Enjoyed the brief ‘to the point’ chapters. A bit repetitive, but that is how we learn, isn’t it!

[JHM · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked that this book was explicitly geared to a senior audience, to people who may be thinking that "I'm too old to make changes." The target demographic is older than I am (I am early middle aged) but it was still refreshing to come at the challenge of new growth from a perspective that takes age into account.

The best part for me was the early chapters where he wrote about developing a mission. We've all heard about "mission statements" before, but Grandt goes beyond that to talk about detailed plans, expecting set-backs, going slow to be able to maintain momentum, etc.

The advice here is good for everyone, but if you're in your twenties or thirties you'll probably want to select a different motivational book. For 60's and older, this is what you want. For those of us in the middle, there's real value even if not all of it will be applicable.