We are now living longer, healthier lives with more vitality, education, wealth, skills, and opportunities than ever before in human history.  Retirement no longer means we "have one foot in the grave" nor does it need to be marked by feelings of uselessness, withdrawal, and isolation.  The new retirement offers many options for personal growth, recareering, giving back to your community, and the freedom to travel, explore leisure activities, deepen relationships, and create a life of balance, passion & authenticity. And while finances certainly play an important role in retirement, money alone will not insure a happy, satisfying retirement experience.  

"The years beyond sixty, the years of our second maturity, may be evolution's greatest gift to humanity.  No longer needing to compete and to be acceptable, likeable, and all those other things considered respectable in society, people are finally uncaged in their elder years, free to release energies and capacities that the culture restrained in them when they were younger. . . we can unleash these energies and harness them for self-awareness, spiritual development, and creativity."
--Jean Houston

Whether you want to plan a "traditional" retirement lifestyle or craft a "new retirement" reality, coaching can assist you  in assessing your current level of preparedness in a number of key life arenas as well as plan a retirement filled with life enhancing and meaningful opportunities, activities, and relationships.

My Vision

To support individuals in embracing their retirement years as an opportunity to explore and manifest their dreams and life purpose and to apply their wisdom, talents & resources to the problems and challenges facing our world today.

As a professionally trained Life Coach and certified Retirement Coach, I offer a holistic, comprehensive assessment and planning process to help you navigate through the challenges and options of this very important life transition.  Using the Retirement Options Program and the Retirement Success Profile, as well as  principles of coaching and Spiritual Eldering, you will learn how to:
--IDENTIFY YOUR RETIREMENT STRENGTHS & CONCERNS.
--CREATE A PERSONAL RETIREMENT MISSION STATEMENT.
--DESIGN YOUR PERSONAL RETIREMENT OPTIONS PLAN.

Along the way, you will assess your attitudes and current level of preparedness in 15 factors identified through research as "success" factors for a thriving retirement life. We will explore the six life arenas (Career, Family, Relationships, Self, Spiritual, and Leisure) and how you can bring more harmony and joy to your life through a balance of these.   And most importantly, you will tap into and discover your dreams, your passions, and those things that remain incomplete to find ways to express them in meaningful ways.

As we age, we are called to become our authentic selves. Psychologists call this "individuation, the process by which we become the complete human beings we are destined to be."      ~Rabbi Schachter-Shalomi

Retirement is an exciting opportunity to complete our lives triumphantly. I challenge you to accept the offer and to become masters in the art of living as well as to embrace your retirement years with an open heart.  

Here to support you on your journey,

Denise Taylor, MEd. EdS.
Personal & Professional Coach
Certified Retirement Coach and Legacy Coach
email: denise@denisetaylorcoaching.com