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Retirement Planning and Living:

Financial Planning is only a part of the Story.


This is not a site about Retirement Financial Planning (well, maybe just a little bit)...

... it's mostly about ideas for retirement living - inspiration and information to help you live your life to it's fullest after your retirement.

Retirement Planning Now, I'm not saying that retirement financial planning isn't important - I believe it is essential!

But what I have found is that while a lot of comfort comes from the security of savings and investments to support the lifestyle you aspire to after your retirement ... living life means a whole lot more than just security.


... Perhaps you are approaching retirement?

... Or, just just like me, recently retired?

... Or maybe just beginning to contemplate retirement planning?


Retirement Planning I retired in January 2007, on reaching age sixty, and began a new career and lifestyle.

This transition, though welcomed and accompanied by quite a lot of retirement planning, turned out to be...


...the biggest discontinuity of my life!


You see I loved my work and enjoyed great success, especially in the second half of my career. I was Finance Director, and later Marketing Director of a very successful Food and Beverage company.

And then ... suddenly ... it was all over.

My work was a place where I felt strong, secure, respected and trusted. It was a place where I grew personally and professionally.

In my retirement planning I had made adequate provision for my financial security.

But then my career was never just about money.

I valued the esteem, respect and friendship of both colleagues and the business community. I enjoyed my leadership role and the influence I had on people, money and decision-making.


All this was gone ... in an instant ... after 40 years at work.

There I was at the very pinnacle of knowledge and experience, blessed with health, energy and a youthful outlook, heading off alone into an uncertain future.

Was this what I had been looking forward to?

How was I going to structure my days, my weeks, and my life in the years to come?

I came to realise that without adequate preparation and understanding, the transition to retirement can create a discontinuity that often leads to shock and denial, anger, frustration and sometimes even depression.


Retirement Planning Let me share with you some of the things I did to ease my transition to retirement - I have discovered that every person’s journey is unique and that I had to find what suited my values and personality.

Let me share with you some of the things I have learned from my coaching clients when supporting their retirement planning as a Retirement Coach - their stories on their own journeys to success and fulfilment.




Please do enjoy the rest of your journey around my Retirement Planning and Living website!

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If you are looking for a retirement planning tool, I recommend this excellent checklist for use for yourself, with your partner, a group or with your retirement coach.

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Early Retirement
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