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The Retiring Mind: How to Make the Psychological Transition to Retirement |  | Author: Robert P. Delamontagne
Publisher: Synergy Books
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ISBN: 0982314094
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Publication Date: March 16, 2010
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Product Description
After settling into retirement, have you found yourself asking, 'Is that all there is?' Even though retirement is one of life's most psychologically stressful milestones, retirement advice usually focuses on finances, rather than feelings. In The Retiring Mind, Robert P. Delamontagne leads prospective and recent retirees on a journey of psychological, emotional, and spiritual growth to help them cope with the challenges of this difficult transition. Delamontagne walks readers through a series of self-analytical processes designed to identify their personality types, and offers suggestions, tailored to each type, on how to resolve adjustment problems. Instead of racing out to buy a beach house or a Porsche, readers will learn the necessary steps to successfully transition into retirement and finally live 'the good life.'
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 Buddhism from a beginner's perspective August 22, 2010
famcoll
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Although the back cover of this book makes certain assertions about what this book "does," don't believe the claims. The back cover states:
"Delamontagne walks readers through a series of self-analytical processes designed to identify their personality types, and offers suggestions, tailored to each type, on how to resolve adjustment problems. Instead of racing out to buy a beach house or a Porsche, readers will learn the necessary steps to successfully transition into retirement and finally live 'the good life.'"
This book is very much like the works of Marsha Sinetar, except in a much abridged form. I have to admit, I was surprised that the book's bibliography did not contain extensive references to Marsha Sinetar's works on self-actualization.
The book takes you through only the one process of filling out a series of 45 questions that will help you determine a personality type. No matter your type, the book heads in the direction of how to find spiritual roots that will allow you to move more comfortably into a mental attitude suitable to a more "present" sense of life and self.
If you aren't looking for spiritual guidance, you might be quite surprised to find that this book is full of it. If you want an abridged version of how to self-actualize or are looking for one more reason to stop and smell the roses, then you might enjoy this book. Despite the claims on the back cover, this book will not teach you to "live the good life" if your definition of such has to do with anything other than the spiritual aspect of your life.
Nevertheless, it was a fun (and quick) read. Should you be delving into Buddhism from a beginner's perspective, you will appreciate the author's experiences and his willingness to share them.
 The Retiring Mind is the onset of a process. August 15, 2010
John Ellis (Aldie, Virginia United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
To read The Retiring Mind is the onset of a process. This book reminded me that we process information with many different filters turned on. The book showed me many possibilities on how to process through life's experiences and retirement with adjusting the filters to help net a more rewarding experience.
I think the benefits from reading the book are found in assimilating the information provided in the book. One of the greatest lesson I have learned in life is from the lyrics of a song written by Cole Porter, "Experiment."
I would encourage each reader to approach assimilating the information found in The Retiring Mind as an experiment. Keep an open mind and if at first you do not succeed, try try again.
I think once a reader "Gets It" you will see the boundless rewards which await you with your new found knowledge and knowing there is always a better way to process though your retirement and life.
Thank you Robert Delamontagne for taking the time to pass on this very interesting information. Thank you for helping people.
Best regards,
John Ellis
Retirement planning August 14, 2010
Oleeve
Excellent book to read before you retire. This book will help ease your mind about what to do during your retirement. A definite must book before making the decision.
 Very disappointing content August 4, 2010
N. Robinson (Visalia, CA)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
After reading the 2 reviews that were online when I ordered this book, I expected an interesting psychoanalysis of retirement based on various personality types. Chapters 2 and 3 do indeed provide a modest degree of discussion of the 9 personality "enneagram types". Those chapters are somewhat thought provoking; hence the 2-star rating rather than 1 star. I would note, however, that even these chapters do not include the depth of analysis one would hope for. I.e., the description of one "enneagram type", by my count, said the same thing in three only slightly different sentences. Similarly, in the chapter that provided detail regarding how one might best approach retirement based on the reader's "enneagram type", the discussion was brief and did not include "case studies" of each type of "enneagram type"; the author's experience is evidently limited to the point where he had not encountered/analyzed "cases" of each "enneagram type".
Chapters 4 through 6 are what the author himself refers to as "pop BS". If you don't want to read a cliched compendium of the author's weakly reasoned "happiness realizations", don't bother with this book. I found his lengthy discussion of how to find "nonlinear" satisfaction through "divine energy" to be self-serving. It would seem likely that the author decided the way to get the most satisfaction out of his retirement was continuing to be "The Master" by cramming his flimsy theories of spiritual life down his readers' throats.
The author is kind enough to include a list of recommended readings. If one wishes to enjoy a more scholarly discussion of what personality "enneagrams" are truly about, it appears that the reader should consider reading the works of David Daniels and Virginia Price, Helen Palmer, Don Richard Riso, and Riso and Russ Hudson.
A Must Read for All Baby Boomers May 10, 2010
Patrick OConnell (Jacksonville, Fla)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The Baby Boom Generation has always believed that somehow we could stop the aging process, maintain our youthful looks and step away from our everyday lives on our terms. We are a generation who believes that we could change the world and fit it to the way we wanted to live, work and play.
But fate and a struggling world economy is now forcing us to come to grips with some very grim facts. Today many Boomers are being forced into early retirement and they are not ready for it. They are being forced to move into the retirement phase of their lives because they are no longer needed in the workforce. Many of these people are very frustrated and suffering from deep anxiety and even depression.
The Retiring Mind is an excellent book for someone who is facing retirement and needs some help in beginning the process of moving into the retirement phase of one's life. The author, Mr. Robert Delamontagne, does an excellent job at laying many of the concerns and frustrations he initially encountered and he then provides the reader with the ability to determine their psychological profile. He allows you to honestly look at yourself and confirm who you are and what the drivers in your life may have been to get you to this point.
However, the author doesn't provide a step-by-step solution for how one is supposed to retire. Rather, he provides some very intriguing ideas and a process on how you can figure the best way for YOU to go about creating your own retirement. He asks you to open up your mind, your thinking and your heart to some ideas that have helped him successfully deal with his retirement. You see retirement is just not moving from the workplace to having more free time, working on your hobbies or enjoy reading a good book. For all of us, retirement is just not the beginning of the end but the act of preparing ourselves for our future.
So If you know someone getting to retire or being forced to leave their work earlier than they planned I would highly recommend you give them this book as a retirement gift. I am sure they will always be grateful for your thoughtfulness.
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