Psychologically Preparing for Retirement

When people discuss retirement planning, they are usually talking in terms of finances. While money is an extremely important aspect if you want to retire comfortably, the psychological aspect of retirement is arguably equally as important.

Psychologically preparing for retirement can be a difficult task, largely due to the lack of research on the topic. However, a new book promises to delve into this subject and study both the psychological and financial aspects of retirement planning.

“Psychology of Executive Retirement: From Fear to Passion” is authored by Doug Treen and published by iUniverse. Aimed at retiring baby boomers, this book takes a look at a number of different retirement-related angles.

Treen, who has a background in philosophy, social science and psychology, describes the book like this:

Personal discovery of the freedom of one’s authentic self leads to the possibility of overcoming the fear of retirement. As opposed to the traditional retirement of passivity or having the self-identity of a has-been, the book shows the executive the path to personal empowerment and enlightenment. This opens the door to the inner passion and personal power of purpose based on one’s authentic values which is much more empowering than the power based on an executive’s position and title. As opposed to losing self-identity and esteem the retired executive transcends the limitations of the collective professional identity for the freedom of individuality.

If you are interested in psychologically preparing for retirement, this is definitely a book worthy of checking out.

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