Rarified Retirement

A Rarified Retirement offers a reimagined version of how to live in retirement. Given today's opportunity for quality longevity, Anne van Leynseele answers a better question: "What do individuals do with their longer retirement?"

Most retirees feel like they fell off a cliff into a post-career abyss. They are disappointed, feel isolated and depressed, and have no clue how to fill their days and years. In this paradigm-shifting book, retirees identify abilities that translate into a retirement identity which aligns with their values. Then, they build multiple purposes and a mission statement to form the basis for motivation and sustainable happiness for a retirement transformed into the most expansive and fulfilling part of their lives.

The point of adopting new rules is to choose what matters and let go of differentiating between work, play, social, activities, life maintenance, and remove the other limitations we cling to. A Rarified Retirement's practical chapters and challenges teach retirees to live the best rest of their lives and understand the difference between filling hours and fulfilling hours, demystifying self-improvement.

A Rarified Retirement is not for everyone; it's an alternative choice. Under van Leynseele's modernized vision, retirees dare, strive, and wake each morning eager to embrace and nourish growth, confidence, and happiness. Concise and easy to read, the book strikes a perfect balance between identifying the problem, citing data and research to support solutions, and sharing narrative stories to connect readers to personalized answers that translate to a modern and more meaningful retirement lifestyle. True to its promise, A Rarified Retirement reimagines all expectations for the best rest of retired life.