Create your roadmap to a balanced and fulfilling retirement

Retirement Coaching

Most clients who come to see Sue for retirement coaching are within two years of retiring or have already retired. Although they come from a variety of professional backgrounds and varying life circumstances, they all tend to fall into one of the following categories:

Retirement is on the horizon, and they want to be ready for that day.
They are approaching retirement age but will likely ‘rearrange’ their career rather than retire.
They are deeply satisfied in their career and find it hard to get intentional about planning a life beyond this. These people struggle to imagine ever retiring.
They are putting off retirement because they worry about becoming lonely, irrelevant or disappearing into the background.
They experience a strong sense of dread or anxiety, which becomes paralysing. They keep working without fully knowing whether their career and work decisions are serving them anymore.
They have been pushed into retirement and are struggling with their new life. They feel a bit lost.

Retirement coaching will support you to:

Identify your vision for retirement.
Explore options for further work beyond your current role/s (if desired).
Decide on your timeline and develop a succession plan.
Navigate the emotional and psychological aspects of retirement.
Develop strategies for maintaining connections and finding purpose in retirement.
Take steps to maintain your physical and mental well-being.
Identify and develop new hobbies, interests, and activities for retirement.

Retirement coaching can also help to allay fears about the unknown and help you develop a positive attitude to your next chapter.

By working with Sue, you will develop a sense of self-awareness and understanding of the implications of your decisions as you prepare for retirement and begin to chart your course through this significant life transition. Having this clarity will help you move forward with great momentum backed by the confidence that you are on the right path: your path.

‘Retiring’ is a transition.

At its heart, ‘retiring’ is about transitioning out of the paid workforce. This process can take many twists and turns, and last a short or long time. Some of the paths Sue sees people follow include:

Continuing fulltime employment
Tapering: reducing paid hours over time
Down shifting: taking a lower grade job
Unretiring: returning to paid work after ‘retirement’
Starting a new business or enterprise
Volunteering or taking up social action
Launching into new art, craft, sport, or leisure pursuits.

The transition is most often accompanied by a significant shift in identity and purpose.

Become retirement ready with Sue as your coach.

What’s included in your coaching program?

Your program will include:

Program induction, including a Commencement Survey and Welcome Pack
One x 90-minute establishment session
Five x 60-minute coaching sessions via phone, Zoom or face-to-face (where practical),
System for recording coaching actions and outcomes

You will leave the program with a clear retirement plan which prioritises your well-being.

Your Coach:

Sue West

Sue is one of a handful of coaches in Australia who specialises in retirement coaching.

After a long and successful career in public health, Sue trained as an executive coach with Coaching Australia with a specialisation in transitions having, trained with the internationally acclaimed Modern Elder Academy and Coaching.com.

As a deeply curious person and a natural researcher, Sue has read every self-help book and academic paper on retirement. This, combined with her years of experience working with retiring clients, her empathy, strong emotional intelligence, and well-honed coaching skills, means that she is well-equipped to support you to embark on a journey of self-discovery and spark deep insights leading to transformational change so that you can experience your full potential in retirement, whatever that looks like for you.