How to Plan Your Retirement

Retirement is a time when you can finally live the life you were destined to live. You can design your ideal life and then put it into practice. ... Most people underestimate the magnitude of that change.... It’s up to you to make the retirement years the best years ever. - Dr Richard Johnson

During our working years, we are often time-poor as we spend most of our time at work and juggle many competing activities.
Retirement is a time to design your ideal life, and then put it into practice. It is up to you to make the retirement years the best years of your life. Plan and transition into a fulfilling retirement with a holistic plan to impact the quality of your retirement.

AUDIENCE

Individuals who are planning retirement or are retired and want strategies and a personalised plan for a fulfilling and meaningful retirement.

AIM

Develop self-awareness to plan and transition into a fulfilling and meaningful retirement with a holistic plan to impact the quality of your retirement.

COURSE CONTENT

Definition and thoughts on retirement
Myths, facts, and life lessons
Your retirement readiness
The six stages of retirement
Flourishing in retirement
Reasons why many flounder in retirement
How to plan for retirement – non-financial aspects
Transition to retirement
Challenges to retirement
Eleven steps to a happy retirement
Checklist for a happy retirement
Action plan

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Upon completion of the course, you will be able to:

Define and reflect on retirement for your life journey
Recognize the myths, facts, and life lessons of retirement
Assess your retirement readiness to determine life’s successful and challenging areas that require support and review
Define the six stages of retirement to develop self-awareness and insight into your stage
Realize the elements of a flourishing retirement for self-awareness and future action
Realize the reasons and challenges why individuals flounder in retirement for self-awareness and future action
Plan for retirement – non-financial aspects
Plan and action steps to transition to retirement