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MARCY CARSEY and TOM WERNER, two of television's most prolific producers (3rd Rock from the Sun, The Cosby Show, Roseanne) are proud to be "charter members" of the TV generation. Who better than they to tell you about David Sarnoff, the brilliant man who founded NBC and put that addictive device in your living room...
...Robert Sarnoff, 60, of Belle Harbor, N.Y., says his friends have dubbed him "the poster child for retirement." A former high school art teacher and assistant principal, Sarnoff left the New York City school system five years ago, and since then has worked part time directing a program that teaches art and computer skills to the homeless. But that's just the start. Sarnoff has showcased his paintings at two art exhibits, written five plays that were produced off-off-Broadway and acted in five independent films. "Even though I loved teaching, I knew in the back of my mind...
...afforded it? Sarnoff's pension is worth $36,000, he has made a number of successful stock-market investments, and his wife's salary as a school administrator adds $80,000 annually. "We're not millionaires, but since we always saved our money and invested wisely," says Sarnoff, "I knew we would be able to swing my retiring when...
...Ouimet, Sarnoff and a growing number of professionals who are retiring in their 40s and 50s to embark on second careers, a whole new life is just beginning. Their motivations are as individual as the people involved, but from a macro-economic point of view, they represent the baby-booming future. As the giant demographic bulge of the boomers moves deeper into middle age, many of them are severing connections with the institutions where they have worked for decades and are striking out afresh, while they are still hale enough to do something rigorous and challenging with the rest...
...into a fresh field, almost everyone agrees that the key to personal success and happiness in retiring early is to do something you are passionate about--but with enough assets to cushion this renaissance. "If you didn't do something when you were young, don't resent it," says Sarnoff. "Just go for the dream...