Non-Financial Retirement Coaching

Non-Financial Retirement Coaching 

Articles, books and other resources

Resources for Retirement Planning

Contact Boomerangs Owners and Coaches Mickie Schroeder and Jeffrey Jans
​(914) 447-2745

Must see videos

Click here  to view "Ken Dychtwald's Four Observations on the Future of Aging"   

Click here  to view "A Conversation with Marc Freedman on "The Big Shift: Navigating the New Stage Beyond Midlife"   

Click here to view Mickie Schroeder speaking on the difference between Retirement coaching and Retirement Life Coaching

Click here  to view Mickie Schroeder speaking at the K.C. Central Exchange about Retirement life and how Coaching can help you circle back to your dreams and live a retirement life filled with purpose.

Financial Advisors with whom we partner:

Shawn Creger of Edwards Jones 

Ashly Walsh Of Royal Bank of Canada
Robert Jones of Hutchins and Haake
Marc Shaffer of Searcy Financial Services

​Sheila Davis of Morgan Stanley​​

Links to videos

Individual Retirement

• The Big Shift- Navigating the New Stage Beyond Midlife, by Marc Freedman, 2011.
• Now What?, by Laura Fortgang, Penguin Publisher, 2005.
  
• Second Wind: Navigating the Passage to a Slower, Deeper, and More Connected Life, by Dr. Bill Thomas, 2012.
  
• Passages, by Gail Sheehy, LP Dutton, 1978.
  

Couples’ Retirement

• Couples Facing Retirement Need to Talk http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2013/11/09/retire-couples-transition-relocate/3314607/
• Coping When Not Entering Retirement Together http://www.tampabay.com/news/coping-when-not-entering-retirement-together/2177012
  
• The Couple's Retirement Puzzle, by Roberta Taylor and Dorian Mintzer, Lincoln Street Press, 2011.
  
• He Wins/She Wins- Marital Negotiation, by Willard F. Harley Jr., Revell Publishers, 2015
  
• Crucial Conversations, by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzer
  
• ​For Better or for Worse…but Not For Lunch, by Sara Yogev, Ph.D. (2002) ​
  
  

Breaking from Career or Profession

• Finding an Identity Beyond the Workplace http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/09/your-money/retirement-coaches-help-plan-beyond-the-workplace.html?_r=1
  
• "7 Creative Skills to Reinvent Yourself at Any Stage of Life" by Norman Dodge, MD.
  
• The Brain that Changes Itself, by Norman Doidge, M.D.
  
• Transitions: Making Sense Of Life's Changes, by William Bridges, Da Capo Press, 2004.
  

Taking a Productive Pause

• Article: How to Find Meaning After Retirement http://www.kansascity.com/news/business/workplace/article46373470.html
• Article/Radio: People Who Feel They Have a Purposeful Life Live Longer http://kcur.org/post/people-who-feel-they-have-purpose-life-live-longer#stream/0
  
• What’s Next in Your Life, by Steve and Joan Carter, 2008
  
• The Art of the Possible, by Zander, 2002
  
• Meaning & Purpose in the Second Half of Life: A Guide to Finding What to Do with the Rest of Your Life, by Next Avenue, 2011
  
• A Guide to the Unseen Possibilities in Our Lives, Creating Your Best Life, by Caroline Adams Miller, MAPP and Dr. Michael B. Frisch. (2009)
  

 Making a Fresh Start

•  Article: How to Stay Relevant in Retirement http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlaura/2015/04/01/how-to-stay-relevant-in-retirement/#8c275503f795
• The Resilience Factor, by Reivich and Shatte, 2002.
  
• Younger Next Year, by Chris Crowley & Henry S. Lodge, M.D. (2004).
  
• "Live Strong, Fit, and Sexy-Until You’re 80 and Beyond" by Chris Crowley & Henry S. Lodge, MD, Workman Publishing.

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