Achieving the Good Life After 50 : Tools and Resources for Making It Happen

Foreword xi Acknowledgments xvii Preface xix Introduction xxi Part One: Understanding the Process: Coming to Terms with the Financial, Psychological, and Emotional Issues Connected with Transitioning into Retirement The Changing Face of Retirement: A Perspective 3(6) Dispelling the Myths of Aging 9(12) Your Finances: Coming to Terms with What You Need 21(10) Transitioning into Retirement 31(16) Learning to Manage Change 47(10) Developing Positive Thinking 57(8) Five Strategies for Positive Thinking 65(16) Part Two: Moving Forward: Discovering Who You Are, What You Want and How to Find It Together at Last: Where Do We Go from Here? 81(10) Marjorie Hendrickson Allen Hendrickson Discovering Your Needs and Finding Your Purpose 91(10) Assessment and Taking Action 101(12) No Matter What Your Age: The Value of Having a Long-Term Vision 113(12) Kate Wendleton Want to Retire to Something? Will it Be Working for Pay or Volunteering? 125(28) Easing the Transition into Your Retirement Career 153(10) Harvey Kaplan Age Discrimination---or Is It? 163(12) Exploring Volunteer Vacations and Leisure Travel 175(10) Education, Life-Long Learning and Other Pursuits 185(8) Keeping the Balance: Taking Care of Yourself 193(14) Reflecting on Retirement 207(62) What Is the Five O'Clock Club? America's Premier Career Coaching Network How to Join the Club 213(6) Questions You May Have About the Weekly Job-Search Strategy Group 219(10) The Way We Are 229(2) Lexicon Used at the Five O'Clock Club 231(8) Appendixes Inspirations and Quotes from Retirees 239(4) Quotes from Experts 243(2) The Seven Stories Exercise® 245(14) Your Fifteen-Year Vision® and Your Forty-Year Vision® 259(8) Suggested Additional Reading 267(2) Index 269 About the Author About the Five O'Clock Club and the ``Fruytagie'' canvas