Encore: A High Achiever's Guide to Thriving in Retirement

“Accessible, practical, and important.” —Kathy L. Brown, Independent Book Review

Embark on a journey to a new, energizing chapter of life.

At the crossroads of professional and personal life, Elizabeth Zelinka Parsons struggled to redefine purpose in life after a high-powered career. Searching for answers, she embarked on a transformative journey to discover new approaches to purpose, balance, and resilience.

If the prospect of retirement sparks anxiety, fear not—this comprehensive guide, crafted for high-achieving professionals, redefines retirement as a gateway to new opportunities, meaning, and accomplishment. Fusing the author’s expertise with cutting-edge research, it unveils a proven approach for envisioning, planning, and executing an ideal retirement.

In Encore: A High Achiever’s Guide to Thriving in Retirement, Elizabeth shatters stereotypes, offering strategies for embracing change, strategically navigating transitions, and carrying your existential motivators into retirement. Ditch quantitative success measures for qualitative ones, leverage strategic instability for continuous growth, and develop the mindset of a creator instead of a reactor. From expanding your relationship portfolio to adopting a strategy of confident control, the book presents actionable exercises to design a satisfying new life complete with meaningful engagement.

Unlike conventional retirement guides, Encore reframes retirement as a dynamic transition, akin to a graduation or promotion, positioning it as an opportunity for personal growth. For professionals seeking a productive, engaged, and purposeful next chapter, this guide is your go-to resource, offering a wealth of possibilities for resilience, reinvention, and a fulfilling encore.

ELIZABETH ZELINKA PARSONS, J.D., is an accomplished lawyer, facilitator, author, speaker, Board Certified Coach, and the visionary behind multiple thriving consulting firms. Following a distinguished tenure at the international law firm of Milbank, Elizabeth decided to leverage her rich professional background to empower others. She co-founded a consulting firm, Zelinka Parsons, to help organizations design succession planning and retirement solutions and is now offering her programs and insights to a broad audience of individual clients through her most recent venture, Encoraco. Her focus is on steering high-achieving individuals towards crafting purposeful, satisfying lives post-intensive careers. Based in Tucson, Arizona, Elizabeth shares her journey with her dearest friend, husband, and business collaborator, David Parsons, and together, they are proud parents to four adult children.