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John Fisher discusses his transition from a successful career in television to becoming a police officer at the age of 70.

Time for an Upgrade? The honeymoon period doesn’t last forever in retirement. The free Retirement Drift assessment takes five minutes. It’s not a report card. No right answers. If you want to get started on working on the new Future You, that’s exactly what the Designing Your New Life in Retirement program is built for. Six group sessions with 6 to 10 people doing the same, and a structured way to move from putting it off to designing. The September cohort is enrolling now with two scheduling options. Learn more here | Sign up here _____________________________ What would persuade a successful professional to trade seniority and compensation for beginner status, and six months of Police Academy training at 70? For John Fisher, the answer was not reinvention for its own sake. It was the chance to keep growing, serving, solving problems, and feeling fully engaged. Before becoming a Ranger, John spent more than 20 years at Sony Pictures Television, including as supervising producer of The Young and the Restless, where he won six Emmy Awards. His earlier career included work with HBO and key roles in launching MTV, VH-1, MTV Europe, and The Comedy Channel. His next chapter…

People in this episode

Host: Retirement Wisdom

Guest: John Fisher

Topics covered

• retirement
• personal growth
• career change
• volunteering
• police training

Keywords

• retirement drift
• career reinvention
• EMT certification
• police academy
• personal development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sony Pictures Television, HBO, MTV, VH-1, The Comedy Channel

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