Retirement by Design

<b>**Named one of <i>The Wall Street Journal</i>'s Best Books of 2020 for Aging and Retirement**</b> <p/><b>Find out how harnessing the powerful business principles of design thinking can turn ordinary retirement planning into a revolutionary and healthy way to look at and plan for life's next great adventure. (<i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Chip Conley)</b> <p/>There is no one right time or way to retire. Retirement is a major life transition; but if you spend the time designing a future filled with promise and possibilities the prospect can be utterly exciting and revitalizing. In <i>Retirement by Design</i> professional mentor and coach Ida Abbott shows you how the innovative business principles behind design thinking can be applied to plan a rich fulfilling and more meaningful retirement. Her guided workbook uses a business-like approach to leaving business making your switch much smoother and less jolting. Whether you're considering a new place to settle down working through financial planning strategizing how to unwind a business or deciding on which organizations you want to stay engaged with making critical decisions takes a lot of organization thought and planning. Abbott shows how the five principles of design thinking will revolutionize your retirement-planning process: <p/> <br> <ul> <li><b>Empathy</b>: Get inside the shoes of your future self. What will be important to that version of you?</li> <li><b>Define</b>: Hone in on what is and <i>will</i> be most critical for you to focus on (whether it's volunteering family activities or skills).</li> <li><b>Ideate</b>: Draw scribble brainstorm and throw around as many different retirement scenarios as you can come up with.</li> <li><b>Prototype</b>: If retiring across the country in Arizona sounds perfect--try it out first. Come up with opportunities to test out your scenarios with short trips and trial time off.</li> <li><b>Test</b>: This is the fun part--get back to the drawing board and try more retirement scenarios (and future versions of yourself) before sitting down to make those life-changing decisions.</li> </ul> <p/> The new and innovative self-coaching approach of <i>Retirement by Design</i> helps you spearhead and navigate a major next step in life. Whether your retirement is 10 years away or swiftly approaching this workbook ensures you will create a future that is perfectly tailored to you. <p/>