About Explore Your Future
In the early 2000s, the nationally acclaimed Coming of Age program was created in Philadelphia by the Intergenerational Center at Temple University, WHYY (a PBS affiliate), AARP Pennsylvania and United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania. This evidence-based program was designed for people aged 50+ who were beginning to think about their next steps. Things begin to change at about age 50. Children grow up, jobs change and are often eliminated, companies move, spouses may have health issues … on and on.
And 25-35% of every workforce is involved in some degree of caregiving a parent, spouse, child, grandchildren. It can all be overwhelming.
In response to these trends, Coming of Age began offering Explore Your Future workshops. Now a program of PSS, Explore Your Future is designed to fill the voids of “What’s next?” and “How can I navigate this chapter of my life?” Join the thousands of people who have found this impactful workshop to be
“The best thing I ever did for myself!”
— Sandra Mellinger, BSN, RN, EYF Facilitator since 2009
How You Will Benefit
Each of the sessions of the Explore Your Future workshop – led by trained facilitators – build upon one another to identify where you are in your life, what your talents, values, passions, strengths, and aspirations are, plus, offer a practical plan to live with passion and purpose.
What People Say
“Explore Your Future opens up a whole world of exciting opportunities I would never have considered.”
“Some surprising and wonderful things surface during these sessions. They’re life-changing in a good way.”
The Sessions
All sessions (three sessions/two hours each when in person in NYC (up to four times in other cities); two sessions at 1-1/2 hours each for the online version) include discussions, reflection, and interactive exercises to guide you toward a greater understanding of the events, people, themes, and patterns that have shaped your life and brought you the most fulfillment.
Session 1: What Has Influenced Me?
You will reflect on what has meant most to you in your life while you explore people and events that have influenced you, and revealed your life’s themes, patterns and strengths.
Session 2: Who Am I Now?
You will:
Sessions 1 & 2 are combined in the online version.
Session 3: How Can I Realize My Dreams?
Once you gain more self-awareness, you will address practical ways to align those values, passions and gifts by learning creative techniques to set goals, learn strategies to fuse passion, purpose and personal strengths, and discover ways to envision your potential.
Session 4: How Do I Create an Engaged Life?
You will develop a personalized action plan based on: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Timely (SMART) goals; addressing real and perceived challenges; and using resources to help you reach your goals.
Sessions 3 & 4 are combined in the online version and in Coming of Age NYC’s in-person version.
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Contact
Coming of Age, a leader in the positive and purposeful aging movement, offers Explore Your Future.
For questions about the upcoming Explore Your Future workshops, visit our events page at pssusa.org/coa or contact Jeff Nesler at (212) 874-6633 option 5 or info@comingofage.org.