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By Rita R. Robison, Consumer Specialist
Guest Blogger

Many baby boomers aren’t interested in pursuing a traditional retirement of leisure. The majority of boomers say they plan to keep working and earning in retirement. However, they’ll do so by cycling between periods of work and leisure.

But as you approach the retirement age you’ve selected, how can you determine just what it is that will keep you engaged and fulfilled in retirement?

“Smart Women Don’t Retire – They Break Free,” a book by Gail Rentsch, offers suggestions for women who know they want something different when they leave their jobs, but can’t figure out what it is or how to get it.

“This kind of transition is new to us as well as to the experts,” Rentsch says in her book, which is quoted on the blog Boomer Café.

Some of the suggestions Rentsch offers women are to observe what other women are doing, seek advice from emerging experts, and give weight to their own thoughtful insights.

“Smart Women Don’t Retire – They Break Free” is the first book from The Transition Network. The network focuses on the needs of women as they explore new possibilities and redesign the old model of retirement.

For more information for boomer consumers, see my blog The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide.