Donald C. Strauss and Diane B. Burman
Statistics paint a bleak picture for retirement...yet even with the current economy, you can still create a happy, fulfilling future. The formula for “having it all” is not what the financial firms and magazines generally would have you believe.
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Lin Schreiber
Clinging to the past is not the way to successfully make the transition to retirement. While it can be scary to walk away from the identity you carried for so many decades, there are some excellent ways you can avoid a serious identity crisis.
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Lin Schreiber
There’s so much to think about when planning for retirement, it’s easy to be overwhelmed. You wouldn’t think of building a new house on a pile of rubble, so why hang on to the debris that will keep you from living the life you’re meant to be living?
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Donald C. Strauss and Diane B. Burman
Much of the time, people preach the merits of taking immediate action. So, are there times when procrastination is an advisable approach? The answer is an emphatic “yes.” Here are 10 circumstances where procrastination has a distinct, positive outcome.
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Dee Cascio, LPC, LMFT, ACC
Talent needs coaching, in life as in sport, to ensure success. Retirement lifestyle coaching is a relatively new resource that can jump-start your golden years by helping you plan ahead and avoid the pitfalls.
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Lin Schreiber
Would you like to do work that you love, and have a healthier balance between work and the rest of your life, for the rest of your life? It’s definitely possible. Here are 5 ways to rethink working...so it works for you.
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Donald C. Strauss and Diane B. Burman
What’s the key to fulfillment? Accomplishment...the sense one is doing something for oneself or others that makes a difference in their lives. It need not be substantial or significant, but only something that gives meaning to the person performing it.
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Lin Schreiber
Are you looking forward to no alarm clocks, nowhere to be, nothing to do? Beware. You need a segue plan. And no, it’s not endless days of open-ended nothingness...it’s a plan that takes you 180 degrees away from your career.
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Donald C. Strauss and Diane B. Burman
Many young people today have two impressions of retirement: that it will be “fun times of lazy, happy days and lounging around” or it will be “years of sadness filled with financial and health issues.” Neither picture is accurate.
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Lin Schreiber
If you're one of the approximately 13,680 people who is turning sixty every day, and you find yourself panicking: take stock of your life, redefine your priorities, and begin each day to practice these simple recommendations.
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