Retirement Reinvention - by Robin Ryan (Paperback)

Number of Pages: 304
Genre: Business + Money Management
Sub-Genre: Personal Finance
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Age Range: Adult
Book theme: Retirement Planning
Author: Robin Ryan
Language: English

About the Book

"More than two hundred ways to find joy in retirement. How to make new friends and social connections. Meaningful ways to give back"--Cover.

Book Synopsis

Retirement has changed, and America's most trusted career counselor is here to guide you through your own Retirement Reinvention

"Robin Ryan is the most knowledgeable career expert in the nation today." --PBS

For twenty years, Robin Ryan has been helping clients get the most out of their careers and their lives. Now, in Retirement Reinvention, she shatters the myths of retirement. The old model of retirement is changing. The majority of retirees today are seeking fun and meaningful ways to spend their time.

Full of practical advice, this thought-provoking guide offers readers a path for reinventing their own retirements, including step-by-step instructions for:

- Leaving an old career behind
- Pinpointing interests and skills
- Exploring different places to live
- Defining new, satisfying opportunities
- Finding meaningful ways to give back to your community
- Striking the right balance between work and leisure

From starting a dream business to shifting to the nonprofit sector to volunteering, Robin Ryan will help you create a plan and pivot toward a future as vital as it is truly rewarding.

Review Quotes

"A successful career needs a plan - a successful retirement does too. Don't put off your BEST chapter because you haven't figured out what to do. This step-by-step guide will show you a future you didn't know was possible!" --Sunny Kobe Cook, Inc. Magazine NW Woman Entrepreneur of the Year

"Robin Ryan opens our hearts and minds to a world of possibilities. This is a superb, must-read guide for baby boomers who want nothing less than the best for their next act." --Henry DeVries, Forbes

"Robin Ryan has dedicated her career to thinking and writing about effective solutions to career challenges, and it shows in all of her books. Retirement Reinvention continues that effort successfully, and should be a must-read for everyone approaching retirement and for the HR teams who are advising pre-retirement employees within their organizations." --Tony Lee, Vice President, Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

Career counselor [Robin] Ryan offers a handy and easy-to-follow guide to shaping one's future. . . .Ryan provides ideas, quizzes, lists for each topic she covers, and comforting encouragement in this valuable resource. --Publisher's Weekly

[Retirement Reinvention] offers a wealth of insight and tools to help you find what best fits your lifestyle and your passion. --Margaret Larson, King 5 News (Seattle)

"Robin Ryan is the leading career expert in America today." --Houston Chronicle

Insightful book with inspiring stories on how to have a meaningful retirement.--NPR

"Robin Ryan is America's foremost career authority." --Dallas Morning News

"Robin's guidance really helps people accelerate their retirement success. --KIRO Business Radio

About the Author

Robin Ryan is the bestselling author of eight career books and has been a career counselor for over twenty years. Hailed by the Los Angles Times as America's top career expert, she has appeared on over 2,000 TV and Radio shows including Oprah, Dr. Phil, CNN, ABC News, Fox News, NBC Nightly News, and NPR; and has spoken to over a thousand live audiences on improving their lives and achieving greater career success. Her advice has also appeared in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, Business Week, Money, and Good Housekeeping. She writes a weekly column for Forbes.com. Based in Seattle, Ryan has a career counseling practice offering individual career coaching, retirement planning, and job search services to clients nationwide.