Who Will You Become Next? Pre-retirement life planning.
Planning life after work is one of the most exciting and important things you will do!
Discover Your 3rd Act
“Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.” – Fred Rogers
At the School of Retirement, we help you overcome any fears about retirement and we explore together how to discover meaning and joy for the years ahead. Retirement may be months or years away, but it is never too soon to reflect on your passions and set intentions for a fulfilling future.
Kip gets to the heart of the matter when it comes to retirement: what do you value and how will you spend the time you've worked so hard for now that it is all yours? Understanding your financial independence is just math. Understanding your values and your motivations are what drives humans.
Sean Dowling, President, The Dowling Group
Go Back to School to Transform Your Life
Starting Isn't That Hard
As my nephew Tucker likes to tell me, the most important thing when doing something new is to start. No making excuses for putting off action.
ASSIGNMENT ONE
A good first step when formulating a plan for retirement is asking yourself, “What DON’T I want retirement to be?”. Grab a piece of paper (real or digital) and start writing bullets of what you do not want your retirement to be. Ask family and friends what they might put on the list which may spark new thinking for you. Circle or underline the 5 bullets you feel most strongly about.
Looking Backward to Go Forward
You found yourself once before - back in elementary school.
What was your first big adventure by yourself? What does your memory focus on when you think back to when you were 9 or 10 years old? This was a time of discovery. Retirement is another time of discovery. Can you give yourself permission now to explore again?
ASSIGNMENT TWO
Write your 10 year old self a letter. What life advice would you give your younger self?
Revisit Your Priors
Revisit Your Priors
“Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
During your 2nd Act, which is mostly defined by work, family and relationships, you had a kind of personal scorecard to keep track of your successes and screw-ups. In your 3rd Act, you don't have the same scorecard.
ASSIGNMENT THREE
If you went into the forest alone for a month with no computer or phone, who would you be? Tell someone.
About Retirement School
What We Do
People have an idea about their first few months of retirement, but what happens after that? How will you spend your time so that it is fulfilling and valuable well into the future?
The School of Retirement offers one-on-one coaching sessions, couples coaching, group coaching, and workshops to help people transition from their "2nd Act" to their "3rd Act", also known as "life after work" - aka retirement.
The School of Retirement guides you through a series of conversations and exercises awakening a fierce curiousity about what could be next.
This involves looking backward to go forward, reconfirming your strengths, focusing on how you want your years ahead to FEEL.
Together we focus your dreams and then prioritize a plan to help you develop the behaviors you will need.
I believe everyone has the ability to create a fulfilling and meaningful life, and I am here to help you achieve that.
I'm Kip
This picture is my family. I teach them - and they teach me.
I spent the last 20+ years in education. Working for Top 5 global business schools, I helped people learn to thrive in the face of complexity and uncertainty. A lot of my work was helping people get things done. And, there was a lot of helping people "look in the mirror" discovering behaviors, attitudes and mindsets to achieve their goals.
In all of these situations, everyone was in the process of becoming who they will be next. Who will you become next?
How It Works
A Partner to Help You Start
Through coaching, the School of Retirement will help you uncover your unique strengths and talents and values to confirm a strong starting point for planning what's next.
Create Sustainable Habits
Learn how to make lasting changes in your life building healthy habits and routines.
Overcome Limiting Beliefs
Identify and break free from the negative thought patterns that are holding you back.
Find Balance and Fulfillment
Achieve a sense of harmony and purpose in your life by aligning your priorities and passions.
Manage Stress and Anxiety
Learn practical techniques for reducing stress and anxiety in your daily life.
Achieve Your Goals
Set and achieve meaningful and fulfilling goals with Retirement School's support and accountability. Take your life to the next level today.