The Anti-Retirement Plan

When I finally stepped away from my career a few months ago, the sudden shift from a hectic 9-to-5 to completely open days was honestly a little jarring. Everyone tells you "congratulations," but no one really warns you about the slight identity crisis that hits when you no longer have a job title defining your daily routine. I bought this journal hoping it would help me clear the mental fog, and I was instantly impressed when it arrived.The sage green linen cover looks and feels incredibly premium on my desk, and the heavy ivory paper has a wonderful texture that makes sitting down to write feel like a relaxing, luxurious ritual.What really sets this planner apart is the sheer depth of the writing prompts. Instead of just asking you to list places you want to vacation, the 50+ reflections dig into who you actually want to be in this next phase of life. It got me thinking about my relationships, how to pass down my experiences, and what kinds of passion projects I actually have the energy for now. I especially appreciate the structured 30-day templates at the back. It’s easy to get overwhelmed by too much free time, but those pages helped me break down my vague goals into actual, trackable weekly steps so I could start building a meaningful daily routine.Overall, this is an exceptional, deeply thoughtful tool for anyone navigating the emotional and practical transition out of the workforce. It treats retirement not as an ending, but as a genuine opportunity to evolve, making it an incredibly meaningful gift for a retiring parent, spouse, or colleague. If you are approaching retirement or already in the thick of it and trying to find your new purpose, I cannot recommend this beautiful journal enough.

This product is a self-discovery journal and guide for individuals who have just retired or who are planning to retire soon to help them adjusst from the hectic work week to a more relaxed way of life. Some people put all of their time and effort into their job and with it they associate their self-worth. If this is the case, how will they maintain their sense of self-worth when they no longer have this job? This book is designed to help pre and newly retired individuals make that transition without losing their sense of self-worth. It explores your identity and relationships beyond your job title. This book contains 50+ prompts to guide you towards continued purpose in life and not just leisure. It has 30-day action templates that turn self-reflections into real trackable step. I would recommend this product.

We are all working towards the dream of retirement, but actually envisioning what that could look like is often pretty nebulous.I like that this book focuses on what you Want it to look like, rather than what you don’t want. This really is a journal - with journal prompts and then space to write, keeping everything in one place.I find I get tied up in knots, just thinking about what I want my retirement to look like. This book helps calm a long that. Its clean lines and thoughtful layout feels like a competent, friendly guide to some hard questions. And also a guide to the myriad possibilities that await.I like its suggestion to schedule regular times to work in this book - creating a routine of self reflection.I bought this for myself, but can definitely see recommending, or even giving it to friends who are nearing retirement.

This is for a hardcover book, The Anti-Retirement Plan, a Guided Journal and Gift for Retirees. This is a guide for planning one's retirement years with the aim of helping seniors find purpose and gain confidence in their future. The book is 203 pages and is written in English. It is divided into eight sections that cover topics like career, relationships, identity, and change. Throughout the book there are motivational quotes, writing prompts, check-off lists, and questions which are geared to increasing an awareness of how to achieve a life that has greater joy and purpose. What I found very helpful was seeing that each writing prompt has an example to clarify what is being asked. There is plenty of space to write out the answers to all of the prompts and questions. Readers can proceed with the book at their own pace without any pressure to go faster or slower. The book is written and organized to be a tool for exploring, focusing, and building a customized plan for the post-retirement years. It is printed on high quality paper that is an off-white color. Each of the different pens and pencils I used wrote smoothly on the pages. The book's binding lays open and flat to make writing easier. Its hardbound construction gives the book quality and durability. This is not a book for people who look at retirement as a signal of "the end" but it is for those who want to create "the next chapter." I am not ready to retire, however, I am definitely one of the latter so I am finding the book to be an excellent guide that I have already started to work on. When I am ready to retire the information the book helps me gather will guide me to getting more out of my retirement years than I would otherwise have had. I almost did not order this book because I thought it would be more of the same that's already been published so it did not seem like it would have any value for me. Now, I am very happy that I ordered it because it is far different from any of the other retirement books I have read, both in content and layout. Ultimately this book will create or will lead to creating a blueprint for living more authentically in retirement. I truly appreciate the Ant-Retirement Plan and highly recommend it to people who want to work on their next chapter in life, people who want more than, "Is that all there is?" from their later years.

A great idea for a book. Retirement is a transition, all right. It's nice to have help to do it.I would have liked to have used this book sooner, but I am glad I found it now.I like that there are writing prompts. They make me think of concepts which I have not considered before. It is nice to spend time processing feelings and ideas pertaining to my change of life.The best part of the book, in my opinion, is the 30-day routine tracking part. Now, I need to make all new schedules and priorities. I like using these pages to create and follow new routines.I recommend this book to newly retired people who want a plan to manage this life transition.

If youre retiring, you need this journal!!!!I can’t say enough good things about the anti-retirement plan. It’s completely changed the way that I think about retirement and made me feel like I have a second chance at life, rather than life as I know it being “over.” The content is really empowering and it’s helped me think in specific terms about what I want to do with my time and energy. As I’ve recently learned, there’s a lot!! Thank you so much to the authors for creating a resource that I didn’t know I needed. I would recommend this to anyone who’s retiring and wants to have a great next chapter!!!

This review is based on feedback from the recipient of this journal and not my perspective as the purchaser. I saw this and immediately thought what a great gift this would be for a friend who is retiring at the end of the year. She's a high school social worker and is very much looking forward to the next chapter. She's also feeling some uncertainty as this has been her career for the last 35 years. We've previously discussed what she wants for her future and she's stated there's so much to think about with few set plans.I gifted this to her months in advance of her retirement day because I believe it's a great way to help her get started with thinking about her next move. She was very surprised I was that concerned, but also incredibly appreciative to know I cared that much.She hasn't started using it yet but her initial feedback is very positive. Based on what she's read so far she believes it will be very useful. She perused a few pages over the weekend and mentioned how nicely it lays out the next steps to consider, which will certainly help to keep her focused. It's well written and easy to follow, and what she likes most are the targeted questions that prompt her to provide a more thoughtful answer. This was much better for her than simply writing general thoughts in a blank journal. She sees this as a good tool to assist her with this life changing transition and looks forward to using it regularly.

I met Jana at Shoppe Object in New York this year and immediately knew the Anti-Retirement Plan would change people's lives. Can't wait to get my copy!