Zvi Lanir, PhD is the founding president of the Praxis Institute which, for over 30 years, has specialised in various aspects of coping with disruptive change in personal, social, economic and strategic domains. During the past 15 years, Dr Lanir has conducted interdisciplinary research to reveal the gaps between the common knowledge on ageing and the new opportunities for living our advanced years differently. Dr Zvi Lanir is a graduate of the Israel Defense Forces’ Command and Staff College. He has a PhD from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and has been a visiting scholar at New York’s Columbia University.
The Wisdom Years
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Unleashing your potential in later life
We are now experiencing one of the most significant revolutions in human life: the dramatic rise in life expectancy.
The Wisdom Years is a practical, thought-provoking and life-changing read that reveals how we can re-frame our mindset so that we live life based on our ‘functional age’ rather than our ‘chronological age’.
The result is a book that carries a unique and inspiring message: life after retirement is to be enjoyed as a new, exciting and uplifting journey of personal evolution.
SPECIFICATIONS: 9781925820232| Paperback | 210 x 135 mm / 8.25 x 5.25 inches | 248 Pages | Emotional Inheritance
Emotional Inheritance
Emotional Inheritance is a new imprint from Exisle Publishing. Capturing the wisdom of the past to enhance our future. Find out more at EmotionalInheritance.org
Age Concern NZ in Senior Matters – Review by CEO.
“I completely recommend this book as it can provide insight into those difficult years yet to be chartered, explain the complicated why questions, unravel thinking about what to do next and make sense of the struggle many have getting older but not being old”. Click here to read more
Better Homes and Gardens reviewed
“a practical, thought provoking and life changing read.”
Have a Go News reviewed
“brilliant … If you are of a certain age or mindset this book could change your life.”
Independent Australia extensive review-
“(The) writing reminds me of Malcolm Gladwell and perhaps also Oliver Sacks…‘The Wisdom Years’ demonstrates a respect for humanity and an empathetic approach to an important period in every person’s life. If you feel like you are stuck in familiar and demotivating patterns and experiencing life in negative ways at any age, ‘The Wisdom Years’ will provide potential pathways to improved mental and physical health and greater self-awareness” Click here to read in full
Blue Wolf reviewed –
“For anyone approaching retirement this is a must read” Click here to read in full
Irish Independent Reviewed
“When you don’t feel old, but you are no longer young – you are in the wisdom years” Click here to read more
Jewish Tribune Reviewed
“This highly readable book will be a source of encouragement to the many people advancing in years.”
Midwest Book Review’s “Small Press Bookwatch” features:
“Critique: An exceptional, unique, informatively insightful, thought-provoking, inspired and inspiring read, “The Wisdom Years: Unleashing Your Potential in Later Life” will prove to be an immediate and enduringly popular addition to senior citizen center, community, and academic library Self-Help/Self-Improvement collections.” Click here to read more
The Oldie Magzine’s “Winter Review of Books” Featured
“In his new book, The Wisdom Years, Dr Zvi Lanir describes his personal experience of the ‘hidden age’. He reckons that while he was no longer young, he wasn’t ready to concede that he was old at 67: his true age was a mystery. Below are some extracts, which challenge the commonly held belief that the official retirement age is inevitably the beginning of old age”
Five tips to stay healthy and positive when approaching old age
We live longer than ever before. These tips will help you enjoy your additional ‘wisdom years’ by reframing your mindset so that you live life according to your functional age, not your chronological one. Regular physical exercise is also important for the creation and release into the brain of BDNF – brain-derived neurotrophic factor.
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Emotional Inheritance
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Timeless Wisdom Bundle
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This Bundle Includes All Four Timeless Wisdom Books
plus The Wisdom Years as a Free Bonus!
Human Kindness
Kindness comes in many forms and affects all of us. As Mark Twain said, ‘Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.’ And while a kind gesture can often simply make someone feel better about their day, sometimes — as the twenty-five true stories collected here show — it can save a life.
Struggle and Success
We must all start somewhere. In this collection of real-life stories, 25 people take readers on an inspiring journey through the struggles they have overcome in pursuit of success. From small personal triumphs, to large career goals or lifetime achievements, each success, big or small, offers an insight into the inner workings of lives from around the globe, highlighting one of humankind’s greatest traits — resilience.
Fear and Courage
We have all felt fear, whether it’s our racing heart as we make a speech or the profound awareness of our own mortality as we await medical results. Of course, the flip-side of fear is courage, as Nelson Mandela famously said, ‘I learned that courage was not the absence of fear but the triumph over it.’
Love and Loss
Time gives us the wisdom to realize a mother’s sacrifice, a father’s love, a friend’s loyalty, or a grandparent’s kindness, as loss and love turn to memory. These 25 true stories of loss and love from around the world are inspiring and heartbreaking reminders of what is most important: life, love, memory, beauty. Loved ones are honoured in this gripping compilation, interspersed with quotes by diverse people like Beethoven, Abraham Lincoln and Dr Seuss for a book to connect with time and again.
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We are now experiencing one of the most significant revolutions in human life: the dramatic rise in life expectancy. The Wisdom Years is a practical, thought-provoking and life-changing read that reveals how we can re-frame our mindset so that we live life based on our ‘functional age’ rather than our ‘chronological age’. The result is a book that carries a unique and inspiring message: life after retirement is to be enjoyed as a new, exciting and uplifting journey of personal evolution.