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Most of us look forward to our retirement from full-time work, eagerly anticipating more free time and opportunities to play. But the reality of retirement can be different and hard to adjust to. Unexpected challenges may present themselves, leading us to question who we really are and what we can reasonably expect to accomplish in the remaining years of our lives. We may be confused by our changing relationships with family and friends, which no longer conform to an easy structure. Retire Smart, Retire Happy is one of the first books to provide guidance on the psychological and emotional adjustments we make in retirement. Nancy Schlossberg, a psychologist and experienced counselor, provides tips on coping with its ups and downs and reassures us that retirement can be one of the most fulfilling times of one's life. Readers are introduced to some common personality types among retirees, including Continuers, Adventurers, Searchers, Retreaters, and Easy Gliders. Armed with this knowledge, the author shows us how understanding our retirement "type" can help us put our strengths and resources to work. Each of the seven chapters contains dozens of examples of situations experienced by actual retirees and includes short self-assessment quizzes. Topics covered include doing a personal inventory, shoring up one's relationships, investigating new roles and activities, and taking charge of one's future. This thought-provoking book is a must-read for recent retirees and those about to retire.
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(APA Life Tools) Univ. of Maryland, College Park. Pocket-sized consumer text provides guidance on the psychological and emotional adjustments taking place during retirement. Offers useful tips on coping with the ups and downs. Includes dozens of examples of situations experienced by actual retirees and includes short self-assessment quizzes. Softcover.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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A Retiree's Review,
By Mildred K. Glazer (Chevy Chase, MD 20815) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Retire Smart Retire Happy: Finding Your True Path in Life (Paperback)
Monday, November 17, 2003Dear Ms. Schlossberg: I am quick to fire off letters of complaint. I send letters of praise only rarely. But I am sending you a letter of praise now for your book "Retire Smart Retire Happy." I consider it the best of the three books of yours that I read. Is it really a better book? Or, is it because the topic is most meaningful for me? I don't really know. It is most thoroughly researched and well-organized, with a clear road map for the reader. Organizing the case studies must have been especially difficult, but it was done well. I cannot say that it's a "good read," because a read-through is only the beginning. I shall have to go back to complete the questionnaires and ponder some of the responses long and hard. As for carrying out the advice - that will be the hardest part. I feel as though I just completed a counseling course. Now I have to be able to recognize the "true path" or "paths," and attempt to traverse it/them. You did a great job. This book should get wide dissemination. I certainly plan to talk it up. Best, Mildred K. Glazer
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Important and timely information on retirement,
By Charles W. Rahn (Bethesda, MD United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Retire Smart Retire Happy: Finding Your True Path in Life (Paperback)
I read your book with enthusiasm and find it very informative and most helpful in understanding how people from varying backgrounds think about and face retirement. Your book is very timely; there is none other like it. Your book is important because you address real life feelings and concerns in a way that most books do not. You talk about how people feel and think about their past as they face the future and live retirement, how they often discover a self they were not aware of before, how they change, how they cope, how they reinvent and create new fulfilling lives. An important book for all who are retiring or are about to retire.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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The best of the genre,
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This review is from: Retire Smart Retire Happy: Finding Your True Path in Life (Paperback)
This book is a must-read for anyone whose retirement looms large. It's written in a down-to-earth style, with lots of apt examples to bring it all home. The Transition Tips and Internal Audits at the end of each chapter help the reader track his/her own situation, and as a result utilize the results under the author's skillful tutelage. You will recognize yourself in this pithy book, and learn a great deal in the process.
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