Contemporary Retirement

Why should you choose a Contemporary Retirement pre-retirement course or coaching package?

Good question! Well... I’m passionate about helping people like you to get the

• happiest
• healthiest
• most vital
• most productive
• most energetic
• most prosperous
• most fulfilling retirement you could possibly have, whilst, at the same time, helping you to balance having the kind of retirement you want and deserve to have with planning to meet your future needs.

Unlike other companies who offer the standard, pre-retirement, financial/estate planning fare, I prefer to adopt a much more holistic approach to retirement. My courses, which combine proven life coaching and self development principles and practices with current thinking in retirement life-stage planning, help you to excavate your dreams, desires and wishes for this next stage of your life and then use them to design your ideal retirement.

My certification as a Retirement Options™ trained retirement coach, combined with my life coach training from CoachU and the Graduate School of Coaching, and the fact that, for over 20 years, I have worked with individuals and groups as a Life Coach, Manager, Lecturer and Trainer have helped me develop a fun, compassionate, practical, down-to-earth coaching style. (And the fact that I took my first retirement at the ripe old age of 43 means that I know what I’m talking about when discussing both the expected and unforeseen challenges which you may encounter once you retire.)

In addition, at various stages of my life I have either been or still am

• married
• divorced
• a long-term singleton (for 7 years and I enjoyed (almost) every minute of it)
• a co-habitee
• a step-parent complete with kippers (Kids In Parent’s Pocket Eroding Retirement Savings)
• an employee
• a manager
• a small-business owner and
• a landlord

- which all means that I have a wide range of life experience, which, in turn, makes me aware of and sensitive to the many and varied needs of my clients and course attendees.

From January 2007, I intend to concentrate on offering my pre-retirement courses in the Manchester area of the UK by running one 2-day course per month in a central Manchester location. However, I also intend to stage additional forays into other towns and cities close to my heart – such as Leeds and York in my adopted home of Yorkshire and the beautiful Llandudno/Conwy area (where we keep our boat).

In addition, my pre-retirement course will be offered as an eCourse – delivered direct to your email inbox (with teleclass support) from January of next year, which means that you won’t need to live in the UK (or travel huge distances) to attend one of my courses. A teleclass is just a class that takes place over the telephone. All class members call into a bridge (or conference) line at the same time and they are able to speak to each other without ever having to leave their own home or workplace. (No petrol or parking fees! No need to get dressed up - join us in your pyjamas if you feel like it - we'll never know! No rushing around to get to the venue on time - just sit down with your phone in a quiet place at the designated time and enjoy the class!)

I use a U.S. bridge (conference) line because they are much cheaper than those in the UK. However, if you live in the UK and you register beforehand with a low-cost telephone provider such as 1899.com, your call will cost as little as 1p per minute (approximately 60p for the 1 hour session).

If you’re interested in receiving more information about the Contemporary Retirement Coaching pre-retirement eCourse, drop me a line at retirement@annharrisonlifecoaching.com.

posted by Annie Harrison  # 8:01 AM