I recently read a book called The Big Shift, by Marc Freedman, which I highly recommend for anyone looking to alter their idea of what it means to grow older in the 21st century, and learned that Freedman had founded a group called Encore, a non-profit organization “dedicated to supporting people whose “second acts” contribute to society’s greater good." Then in 2005, Encore created the Purpose Prize, which The New York Times called “The MacArthur genius award for people who develop a second career as social service entrepreneurs.” "The nation’s only large-scale investment in people over 60 who are combining their passion and...