Create your roadmap to a balanced and fulfilling retirement
Retirement Coaching
Most people who come to see me for retirement coaching are within two years of retiring or have already retired. Although they come from a variety of professional backgrounds and varying life circumstances, they all tend to fall into one of the following categories. Can you relate to one of these?
Retirement is on the horizon, and you want to be ready for that day.
You are approaching retirement age, but will likely ‘rearrange’ your career rather than retire.
You are deeply satisfied with your career and find it hard to get intentional about planning a life beyond this. You possibly struggle to imagine ever retiring.
You are putting off retirement because you worry about becoming lonely, irrelevant or disappearing into the background.
You experience a strong sense of dread or anxiety, which becomes paralysing. Some keep working without fully knowing whether their career and work decisions are serving them anymore.
You have been pushed into retirement and are struggling with your new life. You feel a bit lost.
Retirement coaching will support you to:
Identify your vision for retirement.
Explore options for further work beyond your current role/s (if desired).
Decide on your timeline and develop a succession plan.
Navigate the emotional and psychological aspects of retirement.
Develop strategies to maintain connections and find purpose in retirement.
Take steps to maintain your physical and mental well-being.
Identify and develop new hobbies, interests, and activities for retirement.
Retirement coaching can also help to allay fears about the unknown and help you develop a positive attitude to your next chapter.
By working with me, you will develop self-awareness and an understanding of the implications of your decisions as you prepare for retirement and begin to chart your course through this significant life transition. Having this clarity will help you move forward with great momentum backed by the confidence that you are on the right path: your path.
‘Retiring’ is a transition.
At its heart, ‘retiring’ is about transitioning out of the paid workforce. This process can take many twists and turns, and last a short or long time. Some of the paths I see people follow include:
Continuing full-time employment
Tapering: reducing paid hours over time
Downshifting: taking a lower-grade job
Unretiring: returning to paid work after ‘retirement’
Starting a new business or enterprise
Volunteering or taking up social action
Launching into new art, craft, sport, or leisure pursuits.
The transition is most often accompanied by a significant shift in identity and purpose.
I can support you to become retirement-ready.
What’s included in your coaching program?
Your program will include:
An online ‘retirement readiness’ assessment
One x 90-minute establishment session
Five x 60-minute coaching sessions via phone, Zoom or face-to-face (where practical),
System for recording coaching actions and outcomes
You will leave the program with a clear retirement plan that prioritises your well-being.
I am one of a handful of coaches in Australia who specialise in retirement coaching.
After a long and successful career in public health, I trained as an executive coach with Coaching Australia, specialising in transitions, having trained with the internationally acclaimed Modern Elder Academy and Coaching.com.
As a deeply curious person and a natural researcher, I have read every self-help book and academic paper on retirement. This, combined with my years of experience working with retiring clients, my empathy, strong emotional intelligence, and well-honed coaching skills, means that I am well-equipped to support you to embark on a journey of self-discovery and spark deep insights leading to transformational change so that you can experience your full potential in retirement, whatever that looks like for you.
More about me
Read more about retirement here.
