Transition from Work to Retirement

"Retirement isn't about money or just leaving work. It's about downsizing work and investing in me. Thank you for bringing me out of myself. The workshop gave me a chance to take a look at who I am.  I can’t promise that my life will be instantly changed as a result of the workshop, but I can promise that every day will bring a little something more into my life" A great day!. - B Alcock March 2007

In this era of an ageing workforce there are plenty of reasons for an employer to be interested in the issues of transition from work to retirement. Rarely now do we see a person leave work on Friday and then start a life away from work on Monday. The changeover can be gradual, stretching for years sometimes, with the employee being encouraged to choose from a range of options, including

• delay retirement and continue working full time until a later age
• gradually reduce from fulltime to part-time work
• be retrenched but re-engaged on a consultative basis

Retirement has changed. It is now just one of a series of life adjustments that people start considering from about age 40 onwards. They realize the clock is ticking and their remaining lifespan is increasingly uncertain. As they pass the age of 50 a sense of urgency begins to take over. By the time they reach what has traditionally been known as retirement age (around 60-65 years), people are feeling that perhaps this is their last big chance to find and enjoy the life of their dreams.

There is plenty of advice available to help people decide how to best invest their money in retirement. There is precious little help available on how people are going to invest in themselves in their remaining years.

"Maturing, Not Retiring"

is the theme of our superb half-day workshops for people facing the transition from fulltime work to retirement. Retirement has lost that traditional image of waiting to die and is now seen as a new beginning - a time to pull the threads of life together and fulfill one's true potential.

Retirement is a time when people have much greater control over their lives. Some see it as a time to reverse the work life balance from one of trying to fit life around work to one of trying to fit a little bit of work into a fulfilling personal life. Perhaps you want to encourage some to stay on and continue making their experienced services available on a part-time basis

Workshop participants will gain many benefits to help them in their later years, including

• a positive mindset that opens up exciting options for a new lease on life
• a wealth of thought- provoking information, ideas and resources to develop in their own time and at their own pace
• our 30 years experience in helping people discover what really brings them to life, gives them that sense of purpose and dignity, lifts their self belief, self confidence and sense of self worth in their personal life. And our Director, Peter Nicholls, is at the right age to give retiring people that help.