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"This little gem of a book offers sage advice..." 
Fred Brock
The New York Times

Too Young to Retire , the retirement gift for those who aren't calling it quits, is at bookstores   nationwide and online. 

Howard Stone is co-founder of 2young2retire and its spiritual center.  He concluded (doesn't that sound better than 'retired from'?) a long career in international advertising sales and publishing and became a life coach at age 64.  Rejecting the idea of retirement -- a great place to visit but who would want to live there -- he built a coaching practice on helping other mature people skip retirement, and discover their own later life callings and passions.  Motivational speaking, coaching, training 2young2retire course facilitators, writing and www.2young2retire.com are his. Howard  is a member of NextAge Speakers and has addressed groups on the subject of reinventing retirement around the country.  Book him or enquire about training at  howard@2young2retire.com.  Check out Howard's Coachville interview and his transition coaching page.

Recent quote: "People get into depressions, with a big-time loss of identity, at this time of life.  It's important to start thinking about this before you hit the wall. We try to get people to wake up to the possibilities, the advantages of aging." (US News & World Report, 6/12/06)

Marika Stone, co-founder of 2young2retire and its editor- in-chief, has been a teacher of English and writing, journalist, PR account executive, and small business owner with clients that included Eastman Kodak and Sony. Her work has been published in Forbes, Careerjounal.com (Dow Jones), Neatwomeninc.com, Seniority.co.uk., the Sunday Times (London), and scores of trade journals.  She intended to "retire" and write a family history. That plan is on hold while she pursues the mission of retiring retirement, ending ageism in the workplace, and helping people -- especially women of a certain age -- achieve their full potential. She has three avenues for this: Too Young to Retire (the book), the website www.2young2retire.com, and the teaching of yoga.  She is a certified Kripalu Yoga instructor. 

Recent quote:"At a certain time of life--call it midlife--you look beyond just making a living for yourself and your family to thinking about what your contribution is or could be," says Marika Stone, co-author, with her husband, Howard, of Too Young to Retire.  (US News & World Report, 6/12/06) Contact: marika@2young2retire.com
 

The Stones are co-authors of Too Young to Retire: 101 Ways to Start the Rest of Your Life (Plume 2004), now available online or at fine bookstores nationwide.     

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