It is all the soft points of ‘living” that don’t have to do with money. It is all the things that happen when we supposedly “stop being a dentist” At its very core; it is a life transition. With every transition comes emotion. Retirement coaching addresses how and what we feel so that our vitality can ultimately shine through.

It includes identity, health, friendships, travel, adventure, writing a book, volunteering, transitioning, fitness levels, legacy, new purpose, spiritual, living a new chapter. Well, now days it is almost anything that allows you to be truly heard as you plan for your ideal lifestyle.

There are of course many reasons. Some are commonly referred to as the five-D’s; death, disability, divorce, distress, or disagreement within a partnership or other ownership structure. There is also, injury, burn-out and illness. On the more positive sidethere is a desire to re-locate, to merge into another office, or a change of equity ownership structure; a desire to take money off the table. The best reason is to have something bigger and better to go to.