The Complete Guide to a Creative Retirement

Book Description
Creative retirement involves passion, emotional commitment, quality of life, and a zest for living. Are you missing any of these things? Is your retirement going the way that you thought it would? This humorous, illustrated and innovative guide will change your perception of traditional retirement. It will answer the question most often asked by retirees: "What will I do with myself today?" It’s the next best thing to having a personal retirement coach.


From the Publisher
The Complete Guide to a Creative Retirement is a 328 page, non-fiction, self-help book written for the soon-to-be, or recently retired individual. It looks at the typical problems faced by retirees, such as the loss of physical and mental activities, decline in social interaction and structure to the day that the workplace once provided. It suggests ways to reinvent yourself and create a new lifestyle that matches your individual needs. The book helps you understand the changes in your life and gently coaches through the steps required to develop a clear, focussed direction in your retirement. To achieve a sense of fulfillment and enjoyment in retirement, you are going to have to evaluate what you want, explore possibilities, and take risks. People who approach this period with forethought, a bit of discipline, and a sense of adventure can anticipate an enjoyable, memorable, and rewarding retirement. The book provides a number of useful tools to help the readers including, twelve easy-to-follow retirement strategies, five alternative retirement lifestyles, the four secret ingredients to a happy balanced lifestyle, uses case studies to illustrate the potential impact on marriages, and offers a three-part worksheet to analyse your interests, accommodation and comfort needs. Over half of the book is devoted to eighty, large-scale projects, hobbies and activities to help absorb your time. Each activity is presented in detail with an explanation of what’s involved, how to get started, and with a number of additional resources (books, tapes, CDs, DVDs, and web sites) that permit the reader to explore in greater depth. The activities are grouped into eight categories. There are projects for The Organizer, the Creative Person, the Socializer, the Intellectual, the Volunteer Caregiver, the Nature Lover, the Athlete, and for those who wish to defer retirement and begin another type of work. The tone of the book is positive, supportive, motivational and encourages exploration.


From the Author
When you think about it, we get training and guidance at every stage of our lives except retirement. And with the Baby Boomer Generation retiring in their mid-fifties, it is very possible that retirement for them maybe twenty-five years long, almost as long as their working years. Having a coach to help you discover your needs and interests and to help you set new goals for yourself will make the journey a whole lot more exciting, memorable and rewarding


About the Author
Former teacher, department head, computer education consultant, and textbook author, Robert E. Kelley retired at age fifty to set off in a new direction. "Unfortunately, I turned into a couch potato that first year. When you retire, your daily routine, mental and physical activities, and camaraderie at work all suddenly disappear. Searching for activities that were personally fulfilling and not just time-filling became my goal. I feverently believe that any retiree with a little reflection on what they enjoy the most, and some creative thinking on how to obtain their goals, can enjoy an emensely rewarding retirement. I also believe that age, wealth, and education are only limiting factors if you chose to perceive them as roadblocks, Those who remain young at heart will enjoy new adventures well into their eighties. True to his beliefs, Rob has since researched and written two family history books, joined the gym, been on two ocean cruises, attended photography workshops in Florida and South Carolina, annual writing workshops in California, organized a family tree reunion, and taught himself how to play the piano. His most passionate hobby, however, is writing books. He lives in a steel-manufacturing, university town, home of the Hamilton Tiger Cats and Coops Coliseum, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.


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Creative retirement involves passion, emotional commitment, quality of life, and a zest for living. Are you missing any of these things? Is your retirement going the way that you thought it would? This humorous, illustrated and innovative guide will change your perception of traditional retirement. It will answer the question most often asked by retirees: "What will I do with myself today?" It s the next best thing to having a personal retirement coach.


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