How Do I Get There from Here?: Planning for Retirement When the Old Rules No Longer Apply

George Schofield

ISBN 10: 0814438687 / ISBN 13: 9780814438688

Published by HarperCollins Focus, 2017

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Challenge the way you think about retirement. Not long ago everyone knew what the word retirement meant. The expectation was that you worked until age 65-and then coasted through your golden years courtesy of a comfortable nest egg. Today, when living to 90 is common, when savings are slim, when people work longer and change jobs frequently, clinging to an outdated concept of retirement gets you nowhere. The changes ahead require an incremental approach to planning-and you better begin now. The new After 50 Lifestyle calls for more than money: it demands conscious engagement, diverse interests, and the ability to adapt. How Do I Get There from Here? helps you plot your direction for the coming decades. The first step is to acknowledge where you are-reviewing your assets, both the tangible (e.g. finances, health, relationships) and intangible (e.g. unfulfilled ambitions and new intentions). Then self-reflective questions and exercises walk you through imagining your future, identifying skills you'll need, and preparing for inevitable twists and turns along the way. A retirement of nonstop leisure is not just unreachable, but for most, undesirable. How Do I Get There from Here? guides you toward a dynamic future.designed just for you.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How Do I Get There from Here?: Planning for Retirement When the Old Rules No Longer Apply
• Publisher: HarperCollins Focus
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0814438687
• ISBN 13: 9780814438688
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

No matter how far or close you think you are to retirement, this book is your one-stop guide to help you plot your direction for the coming decades.

Not long ago everyone knew what the word retirement meant--retire at age 65 after 40 years at the same job and coast through your golden years courtesy of a comfortable nest egg. But now, age expectancy is higher, savings are slimmer, and people change jobs more frequently. Clinging to this outdated concept of retirement only gets you a room in your kids’ house. Your retirement is going to require an incremental approach to planning--and you must begin now. This requires conscious engagement, diverse interests, and the ability to adapt.

In How Do I Get There from Here?, readers will first be directed how to review all their assets--both tangible and intangible--so they can get an honest assessment of where they are right now. Then a journey through self-reflective questions and exercises will:

• walk you through imagining your future,
• identifying skills you’ll need,
• and learning how to prepare for inevitable twists and turns along the way.

Stop clinging to an ancient and stereotypical idea of retirement. Decades of nonstop leisure is not only unreachable for most, it’s not even truly desirable. Begin now charting the path for a unique, dynamic future you can look forward to!

About the Author

George H. Schofield, Ph.D., is an author, speaker, and developmental/organizational psychologist who advises clients on retirement and career planning plus life crafting after age 50.