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I've identified four different types of retiree - Activists, Individualists, Specialists and Traditionalists. Activists are the movers and shakers in retirement, the trailblazers - the ones who start new charities and foundations. 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And don't expect them to stop now that you're about to retire, because, as far as retirement is concerned, there are six identified stages ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-EkKkmeHMypby53QNwZOfxOPrA0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-EkKkmeHMypby53QNwZOfxOPrA0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-EkKkmeHMypby53QNwZOfxOPrA0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-EkKkmeHMypby53QNwZOfxOPrA0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SelfgrowthcomArticlesForRetirementAndRetirementPlanning/~4/tMZ1wViznPg" height="1" width="1"/> ann@annharrisonlifecoaching.com Thu, 4 Mar 2010 3:15:27 am http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/the_6_stages_of_retirement_stage_2 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SelfgrowthcomArticlesForRetirementAndRetirementPlanning/~3/yg72153E1k4/the_6_stages_of_retirement_stage_1 'Retirement is often viewed as an 'event' when retirement is actually both a process (requiring planning and adjustment) and a life stage (lasting for multiple years.)'Christine A. 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