Creative Coach, Gail McMeekin, and 4 other Experts to Hold a Panel Discussion on Creative Retirement

Aug. 13, 2012 - PRLog -- Attendees of the Creative Retirement discussion will learn how to find new, worthwhile opportunities for everyday living including changing careers, starting new businesses, jump-starting creativity, and finding meaningful ways to contribute to the community, while enjoying more satisfying lifestyles.

Event:

Venue:
River Run Bookstore

Time:
10AM – 11:30AM

Location:
42 Fleet Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801
603-431-2100

Panelists:
Gail McMeekin is a national executive, career, and creativity coach as well as a licensed psychotherapist and writer located in Boston.  She has over 30 years of experience helping women entrepreneurs achieve their personal, professional, and creative goals.  She coaches clients about how to leverage their creative ideas into prosperous businesses.  She is the author of The 12 Secrets of Highly Successful Women: A Portable Mentor among other books.  Her work has been featured on television and radio as well as in major publications such as Redbook, The Boston Globe, and The Sunday New York Times.  Her website is http://www.creativesuccess.com.

Helen Rivas-Rose, author of Brave: A Memoir of Overcoming Shyness, is a workshop leader who divides her time between Mexico and Maine.  Her book recounts her journey from suffocating shyness to liberated assertiveness, and her primary message is that personality change and other major life transformations are possible for anyone at any age.  Learn more about Rivas-Rose at www.shynessbook.com

Roberta K. Taylor, co-author of The Couples Retirement Puzzle:  10 Must-Have Conversations for Transitioning to the Second Half of Life, is a Boston-based retirement coach, consultant, and speaker.  Her book offers couples guidelines for building a shared retirement vision that encourages meaning, purpose, security, and growth.  Learn more about Taylor at www.pathmaking.com andwww.couplesretirementpuzzle.com.

Deborah Knox, author of Put Your Spirit to Work: Making a Living by Being Yourself , is a career and mid-life transitions coach based in Tucson, Arizona.  Knox’s book helps readers to navigate the ever-changing world of work toward a new career goal or passion.  Her emphasis is on finding greater meaning by tapping into inherent strengths, talents, and passions.  Learn more about Knox at www.lifeworktransitions.com

Amy Wood, Psy.D., author of Life Your Way:  Refresh Your Approach to Success and Breathe Easier in a Fast-paced World, is a Maine-based psychologist specializing in helping adults articulate and accomplish their own versions of success.  Her book covers a ten-step program for adapting to our perpetually hectic age, and she is the self-help columnist for The Boomer Brief.  Learn more about Wood at www.amywoodpsyd.com