Purposeful Retirement: Your Next Chapter

During retirement, many of us seek greater meaning in health, work, relationships, community, learning, creativity, or spirituality, yet the path forward often feels uncertain. This workshop series offers an opportunity to reflect on what matters most and intentionally shape your next chapter.

Drawing on behavioral science research, we will explore meaning, purpose, resilience, mindset, and habits, and apply these ideas to your life. Through guided reflection, creative exercises, and peer collaboration, you will gain new perspectives, clarify what gives your life meaning in retirement, and define achievable goals. You will leave with practical strategies to launch your next chapter, overcome barriers, and an accountability group to support continued progress momentum.

Start your journey by filling out this very short pre-workshop survey Your responses will help us learn about you and prepare for the workshop accordingly.

Registration is required for this 2- workshop series.

First workshop: Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 5-6:15 p.m.

Second workshop: Tuesday, March 31, 2026, 5-6:15 p.m.

Optional readings before attending the workshops:

• Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl: preface and part 2

• Mindset by Carol Dweck: chapter 1, 2

• Atomic Habits by James Clear: chapter 1, 2, 3

• Daring Greatly by Brene Brown: chapter 2

• Rewire Your Anxious Brain by Pittman & Karle, chapter 1, 2, 3, 6

Presenter: RAJ BHARGAVA - Educator and Entrepreneur
Raj Bhargava teaches designing your next chapter based on behavioral science at Stanford Continuing Studies. He launched his own career pivot by being a Fellow at the Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute Fellow. He founded Jaspersoft (acquired by TIBCO) and was senior vice president at Agile Software (acquired by Oracle) and CEO at Trade Inc (acquired by PIERS). He started his career at Hewlett Packard in the Bay Area and Germany. He received an MBA from the University of Michigan and MS from Penn State.

If you have questions about the program, please email: [email protected] or call 408-615-2900 #3

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This program is provided for informational purposes only. The City of Santa Clara and the Santa Clara City Library do not endorse, recommend, or make any representations regarding the services or organizations mentioned in this program.

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