While retirement can be liberating, it can also feel daunting. For decades a man focuses on building his career, providing for his family, and being a father to his children.   But once the career has faded and the children have grown, what’s the his next step? What’s his next great challenge?   Himself.   New Man Journey offers a practical game plan for men seeking purpose, fulfillment, and spiritual growth. Drawing from years of senior men’s ministry and his own journey, Steve Silver encourages readers to examine their priorities and plan for the adventure of a lifetime. Warm in tone, conversational in style, New Man Journey is ideal for any retiree who’s ready for the next challenge and chapter of his life.  “Grow old along with me!The best is yet to be,The last of life, for which the first was made:Our times are in His handWho saith ‘A whole I planned,Youth shows but half; trust God: see all, nor be afraid!’"Robert Browning, Rabbi Ben Ezra Retirement. You’ve worked for it, planned for it, and dreamed about it, life’s great permanent vacation. But what if retirement could be measured in more than hours on the beach, days on the golf course, and weeks of travel? What if retirement was the beginning, not the end, of your life’s greatest work? What if the rest of life could be filled with youthful, passionate purpose? New Man Journey is for any man who longs to make retirement about more than recreation. Author Steve Silver offers a practical, powerful field guide for catching a big vision, charting a new territory, and finding a fresh perspective that will change how you see yourself, your relationships, and your world. Get ready to take on your biggest adventure yet: You. Steve Silver is a semi-retired executive and the founder of Men’s Golf Fellowship, an organization dedicated to helping retired men take a fresh look at their goals, relationships, and faith. Steve and his wife, Sandy, reside in Naples, Florida, in the winter and Brookfield, Connecticut, in the summer. They have three grown children and six grandchildren. NEW MAN JOURNEY FINDING MEANING IN RETIREMENT By STEPHEN W. SILVER David C. Cook Copyright © 2013 Stephen W. Silver All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-0-7814-0867-7 Contents Cover, Foreword, Acknowledgments, Introduction, 1. Let's Get Real, 2. What I Don't Know Won't Hurt Me, 3. What Lies Within?, 4. Our Dual Nature, 5. The Missing Part, 6. Choices, 7. The New Man Defined, 8. New Life, 9. New Suit, 10. Ultimate Victory, What Now?, Extras, CHAPTER 1 Let's Get Real To get our New Man Journey started in the right direction, we've got to be honest with ourselves about who we are and where we're going. All journeys begin somewhere. Was there ever a time in your life when you had the urge to just pick up and go? Try something completely new? Break the mold, shake it up, maybe even change your life? Do you remember the excitement? The anticipation? Those great feelings are usually the domain of youth, but they don't need to be. As we get older, the circumstances of our lives may limit our physical explorations, but those inner longings have no such constraints. These aspirations ignite journeys of the heart and spirit. We're here at the beginning of what will be one of those journeys—one that will illuminate our understanding and challenge our views about how best to live the rest of our lives. That's a big statement. This is a big topic. Stay with me. The juice is worth the squeeze. We're built to learn, change, and grow. To become who and what we were created to be. If we're not there yet, something inside stirs a longing for more, for something different. That's a good problem to have. I had it. My need for a more purposeful life reached a crescendo ten years ago. At fifty-five, I'd achieved business success and financial stability. I was on good footing with my wife, family, friends, and faith. A comfortable early retirement was in sight. Life was good. Things were stable. I could finally relax and coast. Yet something was wrong with that picture. It was incomplete. Had I finished one major phase of my life just to sit in an easy chair? I knew that dog wouldn't hunt. I needed more. More in my friendships. More in my marriage. More with my family. Most importantly, less of Steve and more of the Lord. Knowing I couldn't do this alone, I engaged others as sojourners on that quest and discovered that my needs and desires were the same as theirs. Over the last ten years, these travelers and I have discovered two things that are essential for this journey: honesty and humility. These character cousins are the guardrails on our road. Without them, we'll lose our way. With them, we'll reach our destination. I'm excited to travel this road with you. Along the way, I'll disclose personal challenges that are a little uncomfortable to share. There are things I've had to admit to myself to make progress on my journey. I'll be asking you to be h