Introducing my latest book

Re-Visioning Retirement is part inspiration, part practical guide — all about reconnecting with who you are now and confidently creating the life you’re meant to lead next.

  • If you are retired or giving it some early thought, like myself, this is a must-buy. Not so much a book, as a workbook that you use to create your own path to a wonderful retirement, and with the help of a world-renowned business school professor who has studied and written on the idea of vision for three decades.

    Dr. Karl Moore, Associate Professor (McGill University's Desautels Faculty of Management, Oxford University), National Radio Show Host (Bell Media, The CEO Series), Contributor (The Economist, The Guardian, HBR, Forbes.com, and The Globe & Mail), and Author.

  • A masterclass in aligning retirement with vision, values, and purpose. Having known Susan for over 30 years, I’ve experienced firsthand her unparalleled insight and guidance through my own diverse journey across law, politics, and global tech innovation. Her 2022 book Entrepreneurial Vision empowered me to redefine success—and this new workbook builds on that legacy, offering clarity, courage, and deep reflection for crafting a meaningful next chapter. A true gift.

    Carolina Gallo, Attorney and senior executive with a multinational manufacturing company.

  • A must-read for anyone ready to design a bold, purpose-driven next chapter. Susan Reid’s clear, research-backed approach empowers readers to create a life after work that’s vibrant, authentic, and uniquely their own.

    Jackie Roberge, Partner & Senior Facilitator at Mindsmatter, Purpose & Leadership Coach, Author

The guide for your next chapter

Re-Visioning Retirement

In Re-Visioning Retirement, award-winning vision researcher and international speaker, former tenured business school professor Dr. Susan Reid turns the retirement narrative on its head. This is not your traditional how-to or financial prep guide. It’s a workbook and an invitation to reimagine who you want to be after leaving your first chapter of work behind.

With humour, honesty, and the depth of a researcher who has studied vision for three decades, Dr. Susan Reid shares her own story, from a post-retirement panic attack in a French grocery store to launching a new, purpose-driven chapter using the very tools that she teaches to entrepreneurs and businesses.

Rooted in Susan’s research-backed FUN Method (Foundations, Uncovering, Nurturing), this workbook helps readers rediscover their passions, clarify their values, and shape a powerful new life vision, whether it includes volunteering, full- or part-time work, travel, learning something new, or simply living with more intention.

Re-Visioning Retirement is for the “retired-ish,” the curious, the not-quite-done, and everyone wondering: what’s next for me? It introduces Generation NARLY: the bold, empowered group redefining retirement by chasing big, exciting ideas they never had time for before.

This is a conversation starter, a journaling companion, and a permission slip to dream again - and especially for anyone redefining success on their own terms later in life.

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Book cover of Entrepreneurial Vision, co-authored by Susan Reid, offering tools for entrepreneurs and students 
For the Strategy-Minded Dreamer

A Guide for Charting and Implementing the Visioning Process

This evidence-based textbook dives deep into the ‘how’ of vision—what it is, where it comes from, and how to build one that lasts. Co-authored with Charles Crawford, it offers students and entrepreneurs a clear, practical framework for creating and implementing a vision to support meaningful, sustainable business growth.

*This is an Author Accepted Manuscript version of Chapter 16 extracted from the following work: Susan E. Reid and Charles B. Crawford, Entrepreneurial Vision, 2022, Springer, Reproduced with Permission from Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Users may only view, print, copy, download and text- and data-mine the content, for the purposes of academic research. The content may not be (re-)published verbatim in whole or in part or used for commercial purposes. Users must ensure that the author's moral rights as well as any third parties' rights to the content or parts of the content are not compromised.

The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77803-3.

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Head to the blog for fresh thoughts, tools, and reflections to support your journey—straight from Susan’s desk.