Los Angeles Times Article published on 3/11/2008 "Starting over - Coaches counsel on how to retire happily"

After counting down the years,months and days until retirement, it's finally here. As you take that final exit out of the rat race, you relish the fact that now you'll have time to travel, play golf and catch up on your reading.

But after a year or two, you might start to feel like something is missing."Most people spend more time planning their two-week vacation than they do planning for the lifestyle portion of retirement," said Barbara Katz, an L.A.-based certified retirement coach. Then, "after the luster of retirement begins to fade, people are left with yearnings of something greater [and] feeling numb or bland, or wanting more." Click to read full article.