Make your retirement years
the best years of your life!

How will you fill your 8000 days?

What will you do to feel inspired and unstoppable?

What will give you a sense of accomplishment?

SERIOUS ABOUT RETIRING

A Practical Roadmap for a Healthier, Wealthier, Happier Retirement

Are you serious about retiring? If you are anywhere from ten years before to five years after departure from the workforce—that’s you. This comprehensive guide to retirement offers insights and information on health, family, housing, travel, money, and so much more.

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Just in case

Just in case

I want to lead an intentional life. I want to decide what I want to do and then do it. It doesn’t always happen. Sometimes, I am just too ambitious and expect to do way more than is reasonable. Other times I get distracted. Being a “learner” usually works out well for...

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Preparation

Preparation

If you’ve decided to work on a really, really important goal, how do you respond to it? Consider the story of Winston Lord, the Ambassador to China and speech writer for Henry Kissinger and Richard Nixon. Kissinger asked him to write an important speech about China,...

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Pessimism

Pessimism

Is your glass half-full or half-empty? Does your answer depend on your circumstances? It was only when I read Heidi Grant Halvorson’s 2010 book Succeed: How We Can Reach Our Goals that I came to understand some of the advantages that pessimists have in reaching their...

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About the Author

Mark S. Fischer, PhD, MBA, CPRC is a retirement coach. His online workshop, JOURNEY TO YOUR NEXT STAGE, helps pre- and post-retirees create a retirement that is engaging, meaningful, exciting, and fun. His recent book, Serious About Retiring: A Practical Roadmap for a Healthier, Wealthier, Happier Retirement, is a holistic and comprehensive sourcebook on retirement.