Synopsis
About the Book "Customize . . . don't minimize . . . Your Retirement"© is a self-help guide to assist you in mapping out your journey into the retirement years. No longer does retirement mean just "kick-back" and lead the leisure life. Most of us would not feel fulfilled by doing little. Careers typically have given us a sense of purpose. Perhaps, because of this, about 80% of Boomers state that they will be working in some capacity during their retirement years. In retirement, we want to continue having a life filled with enjoyment; but also, one of purpose and a feeling of being valued by others. Given that the transition into retirement is an individualized journey, it deserves your personal attention to make it "all it can be." Life can be complicated and retirement will involve new challenges, as well as opportunities for change. Whether it is relationships with spouse and others; what to do with your time; creating a new identity; working, not working or changing careers; making health and housing choices; or managing the financial potholes; this very readable book, containing many unique and thought-provoking exercises, is guaranteed to help you focus and create ways to build a happier future.
About the Author
Diane "Dee" Burman and Don Strauss together have over 70 years experience assisting individuals in career transition. Facing retirement themselves, they studied and summarized the changing landscape of retirement. Their research forms the basis of this book. Diane "Dee" Burman is Co-Founder/Director of the RetireRight Center in Chicago, a non-profit organization devoted to educating pre- and post-retirees in the "Art of Retirement." The focus is on the non-financial aspects of retirement. Before the advent of the RetireRight Center, Ms. Burman founded and acted as principal of an independent human resources consulting firm. Previous to establishing her own company, she was engaged by 3 international corporations for over 25 years, where she worked as an internal consultant and supported projects in management development, executive coaching, team building, diversity management, quality improvement, career planning, career coaching and redeployment. Ms. Burman was also founder and first President of the Organization Development Network of Chicago. She holds a B.A. from Vassar College and an M.A. from Middlebury College Graduate School of French in France. Donald Strauss is a career and change management consultant, having worked in the human resources and organization development/change management fields in Fortune 100 companies for over 40 years. Mr. Strauss's wide-ranging responsibilities included oversight of succession planning, management and leadership development, high potential development and training and development. While active as a consultant with a large consulting firm, Mr. Strauss had clients that included Fortune 100 companies, non-profits and municipalities. He is currently on the staff of the RetireRight Center. He also teaches graduate school programs in human resources and career management at Benedictine University. Mr. Strauss has a B.A. from NYU and an M.A. in Labor/Industrial Relations from
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