By: Richard Failla, CEO
There are a great many 'Baby Boomers' who will turn 65
this year. For those of us who grew up with the Beatles, Rolling Stones,
Woodstock, and Vietnam Nam, what now? What's the next developmental stage? Will
we as the poet Dylan Thomas said 'go gentle into that good night', or will we
storm and rage at the sight?
Carl Jung, the Psychoanalyst, suggested a stage of
development that pointed toward spiritual development. When the body no longer
helps focus on the physical achievements of life it is time to focus on our
spiritual selves. Erick Erickson spoke of Generativity versus Stagnation.
Generativity is motivated by us passing on to our younger colleagues all that
we have learned from our years of contributions to our families and our
careers. The final stage for Erickson is how we resolve Ego Integrity versus
despair. It's in this stage that we accept who we are and where we are in life.
