Front cover of Finding a Meaningful Retirement. Cream background, terracotta title, and a small dark drawing of a path.

A look inside

Retirement journal

Retirement journal: Finding a Meaningful Retirement

A journal about purpose after retirement, for people approaching it or newly in it.

This is a 6x9 paperback, 96 pages. It holds 28 questions in five themes. Write on the ones that catch. Leave the rest.

The paperback is $11.99. It is a journal for a meaningful retirement, and it leaves money, investments, and benefits alone.

Who it's for

For a person approaching retirement, or newly in it, who is working out purpose and identity once the job no longer sets the week.

A coach can use the book with a client. The conversation stays the coach's.

The book

Format
6x9 paperback
Pages
96
Questions
28 questions in five themes
Price
$11.99

What's inside

One question from each theme, as it appears on the public guide.

  • What you want to keep

    The job can end without the useful parts of it ending too.

    Which parts of your working days still feel like yours?

  • What you want to leave behind

    Some of what you are tired of was never a choice you made.

    What have you kept doing because it was expected, not because you wanted it?

  • How you want your days to feel

    An empty calendar is not the same thing as a good day.

    What would a good ordinary Tuesday look like if you planned it yourself?

  • Who you want to be around

    Work put a lot of people in your week that you did not choose.

    Who do you want more time with now that work is no longer arranging the week?

  • What you want to contribute

    Being useful does not have to look like the job you are leaving.

    What have you learned that's worth passing on?

A printable sample, the opening pages and one full theme, is on the questions page.

The other workbook is Finding Meaningful Work.

Questions about the book

What is Finding a Meaningful Retirement?

A 6x9 paperback retirement journal. It holds 28 questions in five themes, on 96 pages.

Who is it for?

People approaching retirement, and people newly in it, who are figuring out purpose and identity. A coach can use it with a client.

Is this a retirement planning workbook?

It is a retirement journal about purpose after retirement. It leaves money, investments, and benefits alone.

What kinds of questions are inside?

Themes: What you want to keep. What you want to leave behind. How you want your days to feel. Who you want to be around. What you want to contribute.

Is there a printable?

Yes. A short preview includes the opening pages and one full theme. The full workbook is paid.

How much is the paperback?

The paperback is $11.99.

Can Foundpath turn the answers into a written brief?

Yes. Foundpath is a guided written interview that turns answers like these into a written brief.