Please read the header page, "Pre-retirement Programs," for an overview of all of my "LESSONS IN RETIREMENT- The View from the Other Side" programs.

     This three-hour PowerPoint workshop addresses in depth the critically important and usually overlooked topics of the emotional, personal, and family adjustment that retirement brings.These meetings are highly interactive and flexible so people can ask questions and provide input, as well as learn important skills and knowledge.

     During the first hour we discuss the erroneous assumptions that people often make about retirement, the dangers of not being prepared for the adjustment to retirement, and some of the very important skills people need to have in order to experience a successful retirement. This hour is the same as the one-hour talk outlined on the previous page.

     In the second hour attendees learn three important skills they need to have in order to experience a fulfilling retirement. We use hands-on exercises and group discussions about:

• Changing Attitudes: How to identify and change your unhelpful attitudes about retirement.

• Replacing your Work: Identifying and replacing the important things that you get from work and that may no longer be easily available during retirement.

• Managing the Transition: Understanding what the transition into retirement feels like and learning how to manage it successfully.  

   

     In the final hour we continue with the hands-on exploration of important retirement tools, and if there is time remaining, finish with an open-ended discussion of any of the topics that have come up during the meetings. The skills exercises and related discussion topics in the third hour are:

• Life balance during Retirement: Rating your fulfillment in six critical areas of your life and identifying some ways you will correct any deficiencies before and during retirement.

• Remaining Healthy during Retirement: An exercise designed to help you become aware of your attitudes about your own health and change those that can work against you.  

• Exploring your Leisure Interests: During this exercise you will identify some of the leisure activities that will interest you and that can bring fulfillment during your retirement.    

     The second and third hours are highly interactive and flexible so people can ask questions, provide input, and learn important skills and knowledges from the exercises and from each other. 

     In addition to the numerous handouts and articles that are provided, I also recommend that contracting organizations provide the excellent book, The New Retirement, by Richard Johnson, Ph.D. for each person or couple. I will make the book available at cost. 

    

     Please call 814-441-5738 or write to the address on my home page if you want more information about LESSONS IN RETIREMENT - The View from the Other Side, or wish to schedule a program for your business or organization.