Praise for Retire to the
Life You Love – Practical
Tools for Designing Your Meaningful Future
In
Retire to the Life You Love,
Nell Smith puts the actual quality of your retirement
front
and centre. The spotlight
is not on ‘how much’ I will have in retirement
but rather, ‘how well’—emotionally
and physically—I will be living my
retirement. Retire
to the Life You Love invites the reader to
look inward and to examine what is truly important
to the
individual
and how he or she would like to spend the next phase
of their life. The book also contains hands-on, intuitive
exercises and analytical tools to help the reader arrive
at answers to the truly important questions: ‘What
are you going to do when you retire?’; ‘Who
am I when I am no longer identified by my work role?’; ‘How
do I find joy and passion in my life?’ and ‘What
will give my life new meaning and purpose?
Combining the lifestyle concepts raised in Retire
to the Life You Love with traditional
quantitative retirement planning, this book is a must
for anyone that is truly
looking for
a robust, all-encompassing and fulfilling roadmap for
their later years.
Canadian
Institute of Financial Planning
www.cifp.ca
Retire
to the Life You Love reads like a conversation
with a life coach. Nell deftly guides you with
examples, stories, and practical tools to show
you the opportunities a long life can bring
for inner peace, enriched relationships, and
evolving wisdom to contribute to the greater
good of society.
Ken
Dychtwald, Ph.D.,
A New Purpose: Redefining Money, Family,
Work,
Retirement, and Success
Founder Age Wave
www.agewave.com
This
book is a work of wisdom, combining practical
tools, strategies and ideas into an invaluable
resource. Presenting a journey through self-exploration,
much of this book focuses on designing one’s
life in a meaningful, fulfilling way. By
focusing beyond one’s working career,
this book beautifully pulls together the
inseparable spheres of life, including relationships,
health, contributing, learning and leisure.
If people spent even 10% of the time they
spend on planning their finances on planning
a meaningful future, our society’s
happiness index would increase exponentially
- and this book is a way to begin the process.
Dr.
Laura Hambley,
Founder of Canada Career Counselling and Adjunct
Professor of
Psychology, University of Calgary
www.calgarycareercounselling.ca
Reading
Nell’s book has reenergized me! After
being retired for ten years I wanted to
revisit my retirement choices. I am already
using the tools and strategies to design
the next new chapter of my life.
RD
MacLean,
Retired City Auditor
City
of Calgary
I
couldn’t put this jewel of a book
down! In a calm and impactful way, Nell
inspires you with her own story and those
of many of her workshop participants
and others. Step by practical step, she
guides you to embrace your next chapter
moving FROM your current career TO living
every facet of your life to the fullest,
your way!
Kate
Jones, M.Ed,
Co-author Retirement Dimensions™,
Co-author Great Parenting Skills for Navigating
Your Kid’s Personality
www.skills4people.com
Arriving
when I am personally about to retire from
all professional activities in the career
development field, this lively and engaging
book was particularly timely for me. It
raises all the questions which have been
in my mind, and others besides, and provides
a rich resource for exploring them carefully,
systematically, and creatively. It will
be of great value to anyone involved in
later-life career transitions, helping
them to design the next stage of their
lives.
Professor
Tony Watts,
International Policy Consultant,
Career Development,
United Kingdom
I
am confident in the design of my retirement
plan because it is based on what I love
to do best and on who I really am...
Suzen
Sam,
Founder,
Enriched by Code
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Retire
to the Life You Love is one of the
most insightful and practical books I have
encountered to help address the next chapter
of one's life. Many 'retirees' had golden
handcuffs to jobs that paid well or went
down career paths according to what was available
at the time, but were never really satisfying.
How wonderful to have practical tools to
help design the later stages of life.
I will recommend it to my husband, my clients, and my friends.
Linda
Berens,
Understanding Yourself and Others:
An Introduction to the 4 Temperaments
www.lindaberens.com
Nell
thoughtfully weaves inspiring stories with
practical tools and resources to help readers
answer challenging questions and engage with
energy and eagerness in life design. Retire
to the Life You Love provides
a holistic view of and comprehensive approach
to re-frame
retirement from an outdated model to an energizing
and designed phase of life. This interactive
and applied book is certain to capture audiences,
change mindsets, and inspire growth! Writing
their story and reflecting on new thoughts
and ideas along the way, readers complete
a journey from self-discovery and reflection
through goal-setting and action.
Through sharing her own personal story,
Nell helps readers to feel understood
and not alone in this tremendous life transition often plagued with uncertainty,
irrelevance and isolation. This is a book not only full of wonderful insights
and genuine care, but filled with opportunities for self-reflection, awareness
and discovery, filling the reader with new insights and applicable next
steps. A comprehensive approach to
re-thinking retirement!
Rich
Feller,
Past
President of the National Career Development Association
and
Thought Leader AARP’s Life Reimagined program
www.aarp.com
What
a wonderful toolkit for folks contemplating
retirement as well as those who are already
retired, but craving a richer experience!
Grounded in the “six circles of life” model,
Retire to the Life You Love offers a comprehensive
integrated approach to life planning that
acknowledges the interconnections between
all of our life roles and activities. Written
by a credible and compassionate author
who walks her talk, this readable, engaging,
and inspiring book shares compelling case
examples and offers holistic tips and strategies
for customizing a satisfying and purpose-filled
retirement lifestyle. You’ll want
to keep this book on your bookshelf, returning
to it again and again to fine-tune retirement
plans as new challenges and opportunities
come your way.
Dr.
Roberta Neault,
President, Life Strategies Ltd.,
Associate Dean, Yorkville University
www.lifestrategies.ca
As
we live longer and healthier lives, more
and more people are being faced with the
challenge and the opportunity of shaping
what it is they want to do in later life.
This book is timely, practical and full
of self-guided activities to help you build
the life you want in retirement.
Lynne
Bezanson & Sareena Hopkins,
Co-Executive Directors,
Canadian Career Development Foundation
www.ccdf.ca
I
love Nell’s
work. She is a pioneer in helping KAA-Boomers
design the retirement of their dreams.
A must read.
Barbara
Jaworski,
CEO Workplace Institute,
Founder,
Annual Best Employers Award for
50 Plus
Canadians and Chair,
Annual Summit on the Mature Workforce
www.workplaceinstitute.ca
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