Do you sense you may be heading into a time of change in your life? Do you want to explore unexpected ways to consider your new chapter? Would you like to spend time reflecting on your life and future, and doing some creative exercises with peers, to help you approach your next chapter with meaning and purpose? If you think “yes”, join this hands-on, thought provoking two-hour workshop. You will dive into self-assessment exercises that stretch both sides of your brain, spend time reflecting, and create immediate next steps.

"So you're actually thinking about retiring?!" Retirement can inspire not only excitement for new possibilities, but also fear for the future. How can you keep the parts of work you love but enjoy more balance in your life? What work will you do? How will this change affect your relationship with your spouse? What about the decline in economic, social, and physical potential? Baby Boomers are reshaping retirement to create a life stage of possibilities and growth. But a step back from work requires a great deal of thought and consideration, and it's natural to feel uncertain. This program will provide a framework to plan and address each issue one at a time that can prevent you from feeling overwhelmed. HBS Career and Professional Development Director Lauren Murphy and Sage Partners' Rich Schneider (MBA 1974) draw on their collective work experience--as well as years coaching HBS alumni--to share tips for building a robust retirement. Together, they will demonstrate how other HBS alumni have reshaped their lives in productive and satisfying ways.

Is there anything holding you back from taking that next step? Are you at an impasse? This session is designed to help to you honestly assess where you are now in your life. From there, we will craft potential new paths and create action plans to guide your immediate next steps.