Refire, Don’t Retire: How to live a longer and purposeful life | Cynthia Barnett | TEDxBeaconStreet

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Within this generation, an extra 30 years have been added to our life expectancy. Advances in health, education and disease prevention and treatment are high on the list of longevity, however Dr. Barnett believes that there are three other powerful factors that influence how long and how well you live. She shares these factors plus examples from her life in her talk and how she plans to keep on living passionately. She believes that these factors can also help you live a more purposeful and longer life. Dr. Cynthia Barnett is a nationally recognized author, speaker, and coach. Her “refirement message” has been featured in US News and World Report, local newspapers, and TV shows. She received the woman of Innovation and Leadership Award from the Connecticut Technology Council. She was featured in the CBS Martin Luther King Fulfilling the Dreams Series for her work in the community. She was also featured in The Wall Street Journal and in TIME magazine in its lead article about women in mid-life who have reinvented themselves. She is the recipient of the inaugural AARP Purpose Prize, which recognizes people over the age of fifty who have “used their wisdom and experience to revitalize their lives and make the world a better place.” She is a leading authority on how to “refire and reinvent, making dreams come true.” Cynthia is currently living a refired life, paying it forward through her nonprofit program for girls, Amazing Girls Science, to help them ignite a spark for STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math). She resides in Connecticut. For more information visit www.refiredontretire.com This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx