Erika AndersenFounding Partner, Proteus International · Founding Partner, Proteus International | Author, Be Bad First

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Description: In this promotional monologue, Erika Andersen presents her book The New Old, which aims to help individuals navigate the extended, healthier lifespan…

18 Jul 2025 · 2 min

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In this promotional monologue, Erika Andersen presents her book The New Old, which aims to help individuals navigate the extended, healthier lifespan many experience today. Drawing on four decades of experience guiding leaders and organizations, she shifts focus to personal later‑life planning. Andersen critiques the media’s stereotypical portrayal of older adults as frail and irrelevant, contrasting it with data showing that a healthy 65‑year‑old nonsmoker now has roughly a 50‑50 chance of reaching age 90. She outlines that The New Old offers a practical framework for envisioning a purposeful "third act," creating a roadmap, and developing the skills and mindset needed to realize that vision. The message encourages listeners to view their 60s, 70s, and beyond as a time of discovery, joy, and purpose, positioning the book as a resource to help them craft a later life where the best is yet to come.

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Hi, I'm Erika Andersen, and I've written The New Old to help you crack the code on getting old well. Over the past 40 years, I've worked with leaders and organizations to succeed by supporting them to get clear about the future they want to create and then helping them achieve it. Now I've turned my attention to helping individuals create later lives that fulfill and satisfy them. Because part of the problem is that society hasn't caught up with the fact that we're living longer and healthier lives than ever before. If you look at how older people are portrayed in the media, you'd think we were all drifting into lives of irrelevance, frailty and dependence and dying right after we retire. The reality is very different. For example, if you're a reasonably healthy 65-year-old nonsmoker today, you have about even odds of living to be 90. So the New Old provides a framework for envisioning that third act, so you can figure out what you most want and create a roadmap to get there. And then it helps you build the skills and the mindset to make your vision a reality. If you want to craft a later life filled with discovery, joy, and purpose, The New Old may be just the resource you need. And you might find out that in your 60s, 70s, and beyond, the best is yet to come.