I am currently studying on the MSc in Coaching and Mentoring at Hallam University. As part of my Coaching Skills assignment I have to coach 4 people in 4 settings. At least one of these I would like to be in the field of Retirement Coaching as my parents really struggled to adapt to their retirement and as a field it interests me deeply

Retirement is one of the biggest changes most people face in their lives. Some people can't wait and know exactly what they will do, others feel they need a bit of help in adapting to their new world - maybe you need to find new directions or sense of purpose, maybe you want to develop new skills or use existing ones in a new way or maybe you want a boost with your energy, motivation, confidence. Coaching can help in all this, though coaching is very different to counselling (and I am not a therapist)

My background is in business/change projects (restructures and the like) that have directly affected the working lives of many people. During that time I have found my experience of, and concern for, how people cope during major change has grown significantly. Three years ago I decided to begin to develop my skills and knowledge in coaching and to help people as a Coach.

Please PM if you are interested. It would be great if you could explain why you would be interested in this coaching and what you think it will do for you

I am currently studying on the MSc in Coaching and Mentoring at Hallam University. As part of my Coaching Skills assignment I have to coach 4 people in 4 settings. At least one of these I would like to be in the field of Retirement Coaching as my parents really struggled to adapt to their retirement and as a field it interests me deeply

Retirement is one of the biggest changes most people face in their lives. Some people can't wait and know exactly what they will do, others feel they need a bit of help in adapting to their new world - maybe you need to find new directions or sense of purpose, maybe you want to develop new skills or use existing ones in a new way or maybe you want a boost with your energy, motivation, confidence. Coaching can help in all this, though coaching is very different to counselling (and I am not a therapist)

My background is in business/change projects (restructures and the like) that have directly affected the working lives of many people. During that time I have found my experience of, and concern for, how people cope during major change has grown significantly. Three years ago I decided to begin to develop my skills and knowledge in coaching and to help people as a Coach.

Please PM if you are interested. It would be great if you could explain why you would be interested in this coaching and what you think it will do for you

How old are you, and what do you know about what goes on in the minds of folk that have worked for circa 50 years?

My retirement will be an extension of weekends and bank holidays, with a lot more holidays thrown in. I don't play golf now, and don't intend to start when I retire. I recently managed a 14 miles hike over Kinder Scout, not bad for a 62 year old eh.

Anyone who needs to ask someone younger than themselves, what they should do with their time in retirement, Is one hell of a boring bugger.

How old are you, and what do you know about what goes on in the minds of folk that have worked for circa 50 years?

My retirement will be an extension of weekends and bank holidays, with a lot more holidays thrown in. I don't play golf now, and don't intend to start when I retire. I recently managed a 14 miles hike over Kinder Scout, not bad for a 62 year old eh.

Anyone who needs to ask someone younger than themselves, what they should do with their time in retirement, Is one hell of a boring bugger.

Hi crookesey - thanks for your reply, you raise some interesting points and it is clear you don't feel the need for a coach :) And yes 14 miles is pretty good, alas my dodgy knees keep me off the hills these days

I would be very interested to get other peoples views on the forum on this too, having worked in business I am used to coaching but the term does seem to carry a bit of baggage . . .

It would probably take a whole evening in the pub to explore all your comments, so here is a starter

I am pushing 50 and have only worked for about 35 years but do have many older friends and relatives. Most have ended up struggling with some aspect of retirement and how to get what they truly want from it - and quite a few, like you, know what they want and just go do it

As a coach (indeed as a person) I don’t tell anyone anything. I help provide thinking space, perspective and challenge, I help my clients to sort things out for themselves – after all they are the experts in their life and their world

It is a bit like a sport coach I guess, top sportsmen and women use coaches all the time to improve their game – the coach gets them to pay attention to certain things and helps them to learn about themselves and what works for them

These days people who retire fall into roughly 4 categories:

Approximately a quarter of people retiring plan to forget work, relax and enjoy life. They are happy to be contented with life and their lot, being bored is ok

Another quarter will live for the moment. They will go out and seek new challenges and new adventures. Being bored is not ok but spending the kids inheritance is

The third quarter see retirement as the beginning of a new life phase. They will plan to be busy building on their careers/life experience with new directions. Retirement is more like a career change

The final unfortunate quarter are simply worn out by work or retired due to ill health, they will be more worried about health and/or money than enjoying a fulfilling retirement

Retirement coaching can help the first three groups (though in different ways) but I am not sure if it can help the fourth

THe concept is valid.

I know of several people who retired to nothing and without goals and objectives fall into a stupour and died within 7 years of retirement.

THose that have been 'DRIVEN' to work need to learn how to be 'DRIVEN' to rest.

THe concept is valid.

I know of several people who retired to nothing and without goals and objectives fall into a stupour and died within 7 years of retirement.

THose that have been 'DRIVEN' to work need to learn how to be 'DRIVEN' to rest.

I will tell you what I noticed a few years ago, I was a regular early bar and Sunday lunch drinker at my local. As a lot of the regulars retired they were never out of the pub, I stopped going for several reasons, one being that I got tired of talking to a load of drunks.

I know very few of my contemporaries who would even consider a 14 miles hike on Kinder Scout, let alone do it. The wife and I were at my son's RAF pilot's best mate's wedding at Henley on Thames. All the usual military trimmings, incuding a fly past, and then the reception split into the kids (early 30's), and the silly old buggers, we joined the kids and were the only ones to do so.

I hate gardening with a passion, everything is down to lawn and chippings, a power mower and a weed zapper I can handle, I have a guy for the hedges. The only thing that will ever need painting on the outside of the house is a bit of lead above the front bay window, my lad can do that for me. I don't mind the power washer, although the cat keeps giving me funny looks, and before you ask, no I haven't.

Holidays entail miles of walking on natural beaches on the med, plus a lot of swimming, and preparing our own food to dine al fresco (although I prefer mine outside ;)). I watch too much sport on TV now, so I am hardly liable to change my habits when I retire. Neither the wife or I will ever be tempted to join any silly old buggers activities, we belong to the 1960's for christ's sake, how can we ever get old? We have attended the funerals of several of our very good friends over the past 10 years, we owe it to them, never to throw in the towel.