RETIREMENT COACHING

Finances alone do not automatically make a good retirement. Of course, your financial picture is important, but what you really want is a healthy, happy, vibrant and meaningful lifestyle.

The key to a vibrant and enriching retirement is how well you plan for it. You owe it to yourself to gather as much information as possible, so you can chart your retirement course with confidence. Now, when you’re zero to 10 years way from your first retirement, not when you’re 10 years into it.

Retirement coaching can help you gain the knowledge needed to reach your personal retirement goals. I provide the most comprehensive pre- retirement planning tool available and back it up with a powerful coaching program so that you can consider all the fantastic retirement options open to you. And then make the best retirement decisions possible.

Retirement is the beginning of a very new life. You’ll find yourself starting over again; making new friends, engaging in new activities, perhaps finding a new source of income and, most important, finding new purpose.

These are huge, important changes – you’ll be faced with a lot of choices – this is the time when you need the help of a professional coach who can focus entirely on you!

Halimah Bellows, MA, MS, CRC is an experienced retirement coach who knows how to assist you in achieving your retirement goals. She will help you find the right path for you to the retirement that is right for you. Together you will:

 Discover who you are and what really motivates you.

 Create the new retirement life that will enable you to follow your passions, priorities and talents.

 Achieve the goals you have chosen on your own terms.

 Breakout of self-defeating behaviors and get the most from retirement.

 Unleash the powers within you and accomplish more than you ever thought possible.

You will gain a true supportive partner to guide you to the wonderful rewards you will gain from achieving your goals

Services include:

Individual Coaching Program:

A two-month program for the retiring professional, which includes:
• The Retirement Success Profile (RSP)
• A 20-page personalized report
• “The New Retirement Book: Discovering Your Dream” by Dr. Richard Johnson
• Four 45-minute coaching sessions via telephone or in person to discuss results of the RSP and create a Retirement Success Life Plan


Halimah is certified to administer and interpret The Retirement Success Profile (RSP). This is a scientifically designed assessment tool consisting of 120 questions that identify personal retirement strengths and concerns for people over 50 who are currently retired or planning their retirement.

Workshops and Teleclasses

2 Young 2 Retire
Are you ready for the transition from full-time work to active ‘retirement’? You could be facing a span of years equal to your entire working life. You’re too young to retire from life and you always will be. So what’s next?
The 2young2retire course tackles key issues: life/work balance, social relationships, health, money and retirement attitude, with a focus on what’s possible. At the end of six weeks you’ll be well prepared to shape a future based on choices that matter to you.

Retire with Fire
Are you a baby boomer who’d like to feel more confident and hopeful about retirement?In this introductory workshop we will look at the thoughts and feelings behind this major life transition so that you can start to work on creating a balanced and healthy retirement lifestyle. Retirement can be a time of great freedom and development, or it can collapse into just the opposite. The key to success is preparation. Come prepared to look within through exercises and class discussion.

Group Coaching Programs:

Introductory Program:
Includes One-Hour Onsite Workshop.
This introductory workshop is designed to help pre-retirees discover the latest trends, learn how retirement is being redefined, explore the 5 stages of retirement. The 15 factors for a successful retirement will be introduced. Ideal as a brown bag lunch presentation.

Focus Program:
One 3 hour Retirement Planning Workshop
One 45 minute coaching session for each participant. Through interactive discussion, and exercises, participants will examine retirement trends, learn the 5 stages of retirement, explore the emotional and social impact of retirement, and discover how to prepare for a successful, happy retirement.


In Depth Program:
One Full Day – 6 hour Retirement Planning Workshop
One 45 minute coaching session for each participant
Through interactive discussion and exercises, we will examine new trends and the stages of retirement, explore retirement’s emotional impact, and learn how to prepare for a successful, happy retirement. Participants will learn about the 6 Key Life Areas and the 15 Retirement Success Factors. Each participant will take the Retirement Success Profile assessment on-line prior to the workshop.