The beginner's guide to retirement : taking control of your future /: taking control of your future. (2001)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Michael Longhurst.
• Other Names: Longhurst, Michael
• Contents: Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Epigraph; The reader is advised; Preface; Introduction; The issue of retirement; The findings of the Retire 200 program; Section I: Personal fulfilment and growth in retirement; Chapter 1: Remaining challenged and involved; The 'honeymoon' period; What are purposeful activities?; The impact of purposeful activities; Motivation for involvement in purposeful activities?; Ways of using purposeful activities; Sources of purposeful activities; Case study-Fay and Ron; Checklist; Section II: Maintaining and managing relationships Chapter 2: Communicating effectively within relationshipsThe effects of poor communication within relationships; Being seen; Sharing decision-making; Improving communication in your relationships; Communicating support for your partner's interests; Maximising effective communication in relationships; Listening-the hardest part of effective communication; Managing poor communication styles; Transactional Analysis (TA) explained; Attitudinal impediments to communication; Love, familiarity and intimacy-blocks to communication; Checklist Chapter 3: Assertiveness skills-getting your rights without stressWhat is assertiveness?; Assertive behaviour in relationships; Improving your assertiveness skills; Assertiveness strategies; Checklist; Chapter 4: Resolving conflict and negotiating good deals; The importance of conflict resolution and negotiation skills; Roles, responsibilities and territorial disputes; Arguments; Ineffective conflict resolution; Developing conflict resolution and negotiation skills; Improving conflict resolution skills; The win-win conflict; Meeting interests rather than positions Suggested guidelines for conflict resolutionDealing with emotions during conflict resolution; Improving negotiation skills; Checklist-Conflict resolution skills; Checklist-Negotiations skills; Chapter 5: Maintaining close relationships with your partner and friends; The importance of shared values; Shared values in the workforce; Shared values in personal relationships; Building shared values with your partner; Decision-making and Task-allocation matrix; Checklist; Chapter 6: Contributing and belonging; Why belonging is important; Affiliation; Ways to contribute and belong; Checklist Section III: Enjoying a long, happy retirementChapter 7: Regular exercise; Exercise-why do it?; Women and exercise; How to begin; Components of a good exercise program; Forms of exercise; Boredom; Exercise versus ecology; Checklist; Chapter 8: A healthy diet; Balancing your diet; Identifying the good and avoiding the bad; Checklist; Chapter 9: Medical check-ups-they may save your life!; Check-ups-why have them?; Check-ups as we age; Checklist; Section IV: Maintaining psychological fitness; Chapter 10: Anxiety, depression and stress; Causes of anxiety, depression and stress in retirement
• Publisher Details: Dublin : Newleaf
• Publication Date: 2001
• Extent: 1 online resource (288 pages)
• Subjects: 646.79; Retirement -- Planning; Retirement income; Retirement income; Retirement -- Planning; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780717164011; 0717164012
• Related ISBNs: 0717132609; 9780717132607
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
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