DISCUSSION: Ideal RETIREMENT - RETIRE Your Way

Retire Happy! Are you 45+
DISCUSSION GROUP: YOUR Ideal Retirement
This is not a financial planning series. Retirement is a life stage, not an event. This is a series of talks about living an enjoyable life, at all ages—leading up to ending your career, your active retirement years and beyond. It is about developing a plan that enables you to live with life balance, regardless of your financial status or age.
Are you feeling stuck: “I will retire when……...” , “I need to be able to …..….when I retire”, “I will be bored when I retire”, “I am not good at change”.
What does retirement mean to you? What do you fear most?

# 4 sessions: Early BIRD REGISTRATION (before Jan 15) $15.00 includes paperback copy of my book Retire Happy! Retired and Inspired - Retirement YOUR Way, Live by Your Own Rules (sells for $27 on Amazon) Regular registration $22 (Do not buy the book separately on Amazon – you will receive it at the first meeting.)

SESSION 1: Intro and Redefining Retirement
SESSION 2: Replacing Work – Living with Intention
SESSION 3: Pitfalls vs Best Practices for Healthy Happy Retirement
SESSION 4: Connections the Support Retirement Wellness
At the end of my career, I was a Certified Retirement Coach, I did workplace workshops, (primarily for Municipal Employees) and for the general public and coached pre-retirees and retirees. I have coached 100’s of people in this transition. A wrote and published a book for the +50 demographic. My intention in offering this series is to provide a moderated venue for people to explore and discuss all aspects of their retirement plan. I am NOT looking for clients. I am doing this as a contribution to making the world a better place. It is about me sharing my knowledge and about giving you an opportunity to talk with others in this life stage.

FORMAT: This will be an informal discussion group. I have a Degree in Adult Education and adhere to the principles of Adult Education – that is all people have knowledge and value. I will start the conversation with a brief talk, but the rest of the time it will be a discussion where various points of view will be shared and discussed in a respectful manner. The purpose is to explore ideas, stimulate thought, and encourage participants to life their dreams.

CAVEAT – this is not a financial planning series and my book is NOT a financial planning book. If we decide to add a financial discussion, it will not be done by me, as I do not have that expertise. The decision to add that will take place at the last event. PLEASE commit to attending all four sessions, as it helps build community within the group.

SUMMARY of SESSIONS

Intro and Redefining Retirement
Historically retirement has been an event and is described as not working. This is no longer an accurate way to define retirement. Let’s explore three stages of retirement and discuss how these fit into your life and retirement plan. In this session we will debunk theories about retirement and establish a new approach to how we define retirement.

Replacing Work – Living with Intention
Most of us go through 40 or 50 years of defining our lives by our career. Failure to plan to replace the 35+ hours a week you have worked for decades is problematic. It can result into a meaningless minutia morphing to consume your time, leaving you feeling frustrated, or unfulfilled.

Pitfalls vs Best Practices for Healthy Happy Retirement
There are certain pitfalls that can sabotage your health, your finances and your well-being. What are they? And, what are the Best Practices that result in the best quality of life, regardless of your health or your wealth. What can you affect and what contingency plans do you need in place?

Connections and Effectively Managing Change
What networks do you have in place to improve your retirement outcomes? Your social connections are an important factor in your retirement success. Let’s discuss 50’s and Beyond supports and strengthens your life before, during and after you leave your career.

REGISTRATION: There is no discount or refund for partial attendance. To get the most out of it attending all four sessions is highly recommended. DO NOT RESERVE SPOTS: Send your E transfer to the email address provided when you register, upon your RSVP. EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT ENDS at NOON Jan 15. Registration ends: Jan 22. This will be open to the public for a fee of $49 in order to bring attendance to 8. (You are getting a discount.) I reserve the right to rebook the week, if the roads and weather are bad enough that travel is not recommended (keep your notifications on).

NOTE: Please ensure you order your food in advance of the start time. This location gives the option of eating, is accessible by skytrain, and has lots of pay parking. We need the full two hours -- so ordering food in advance enables us to start on time. The time also takes into consideration those who need to work the next day.

WHO can benefit: over 50 in Vancouver, over 50 in Burnaby, over 50 Coquitlam, Over 50 New Westminster, semi-retired, book readers, book club enthusiasts, people looking to meet new people, meet people with common interests, discussion group enthusiasts. Anyone who enjoys lively and intersting conversations.