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What comes after work?

Retirement is often framed as a financial milestone, but the bigger shift is personal. It reshapes routines, relationships, and a sense of purpose built over decades of work. The HBR Guide to Designing Your Retirement Toolkit provides a structured way to approach those changes. Through research-backed strategies and exercises, it helps shape a transition that feels intentional rather than reactive.

HBR Guide to Designing Your Retirement Toolkit
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Resources for shaping what’s next

The Happiness Files: Insights on Work and Life by Arthur C. Brooks
Purpose, Meaning, and Passion (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)
 
HBR Guide to Crafting Your Purpose Video Toolkit

The Happiness Files: Insights on Work and Life by Arthur C. Brooks

Purpose, Meaning, and Passion (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)

HBR Guide to Crafting Your Purpose Video Toolkit

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The Happiness Files: Insights on Work and Life by Arthur C. Brooks

The Happiness Files: Insights on Work and Life by Arthur C. Brooks

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Purpose, Meaning, and Passion (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)

Purpose, Meaning, and Passion (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)

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HBR Guide to Crafting Your Purpose Video Toolkit

HBR Guide to Crafting Your Purpose Video Toolkit

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