Two of the country’s best-known life-planning authors will co-lead a workshop in Chicago aimed at helping people think through their second acts.

Richard N. Bolles, author of the best-selling book, What Color Is Your Parachute? and Richard Leider, veteran author, speaker and pioneer in life-work planning, will lead the May 29 - 30 event. It’s sponsored by Crossroads Center and Chicago Life Opportunities Initiative in cooperation with the MetLife Mature Market Institute.

“Richard Leider and I have talked about this subject for literally decades,” says Bolles. “All that has changed over the years has been the jargon, the essence has always remained the same: something to live for — a life with purpose, your mission in life, finding your vocation.”

The sponsors provide this detail about the sessions:

• “Heeding Your Call in Midlife and Beyond,” Thursday, May 29, from 7 to 9 p.m. Bolles and Leider will engage in a 90-minute conversation covering trends in aging and longevity and offer helpful tips on discovering your mission and calling in the second half of life. The evening includes a special concert by Chicago’s Harmony Hope and Healing Choir. Cost for the evening’s program is $35.
• “Finding Your Way in the Second Half of Life,” Friday, May 30, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bolles and Leider both believe that purpose dramatically affects aging and vitality, and at this full-day workshop, the two will engage participants with discussions on new ways to live and work on purpose in the second half of life. Tickets for the full-day program are $135.

Bolles recently co-wrote the recent What Color Is Your Parachute for Retirement, with our friend John Nelson. Leider is a best-selling author with 30 years experience in coaching people to live and work on purpose. He is founder and chairman of The Inventure Group, he is a coach, seminar leader and speaker with a worldwide practice with organizations such as 3M, Caterpillar, MetLife, Pfizer, the Mayo Clinic and Habitat for Humanity.

The workshop will be held at Old Saint Patrick’s Church, 700 W. Adams Street in Chicago. For information, contact Laura Sterkel at 312-798-2374 or register online here.

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