A Transformational One-Day Seminar and Story-Infused Tour for 55+ Entrepreneurs, and Their Advisors
Price: €995 Excluding VAT
Introduction: A Hero’s Journey Begins in Paris
Imagine stepping into your next chapter of life framed by the soul-stirring streets, parks, cafés, and museums of Paris — a city whose stories of passion, resilience, and creative reinvention have inspired generations.
The Hero’s Journey: The New Retirement Story is not just a seminar; it is an evocative experience where you reconnect with your own story as a leader, creator, and visionary navigating the “new retirement” landscape. Guided by Peter de Kuster, expert in narrative coaching and cultural immersion, and inspired by Peter de Kuster’s seminal work The New Retirement Story, this program transforms retirement from an endpoint to a voyage of renewed purpose and legacy.
Paris provides a canvas like no other — where the lives of literary giants such as Victor Hugo, Hemingway, Colette, and Simone de Beauvoir illuminate the stages of personal transformation mirrored in your own journey beyond 55.
Why Paris is the Ideal Setting
Paris invites you to walk with the great thinkers who challenged norms, reinvented themselves, and found new vitality with age. The cobblestones echo timeless narratives about life’s unfolding possibilities. In the cafés of Saint-Germain, where philosophy and revolution mingled, you will find the courage to question assumptions about retirement. The art in museums and the spirit of streets like Montmartre embody creative renewal and resilience.
By immersing yourself in these stories, you open yourself to the archetypal patterns of the Hero’s Journey: departure, trials, discovery, and return—notions that perfectly align with the principles of The New Retirement Story.
Seminar Structure: Walking the Chapters of The New Retirement Story
This seminar follows the literal chapter structure from Peter de Kuster’s The New Retirement Story, translated into thematic experiential modules tied to iconic Parisian locations and stories.
Opening & Orientation: Stepping onto Your Hero’s Path
- Welcome and program overview.
- Setting intentions through the prism of retirement as hero’s journey — a mythic cycle of transformation and renewal.
- Reflective exercise pairing your current retirement story with classic literary and biographical narratives of Paris.
Module 1: A Changing Landscape — Retirement Past & Present
- Walking Place des Vosges, where Victor Hugo’s tireless activism reflects breaking free from societal “artificial finish lines.”
- Explore how 20th-century norms about retirement are giving way to lifelong renewal.
- Group dialogue: How do your beliefs about retirement help or hinder your personal transformation?
Module 2: The Multi-Phase Journey — Letting Go, Exploring, Adding, New Beginnings
- Stop at the Shakespeare and Company bookstore, symbolic home for literary icons reinventing themselves.
- Identify which phase of the LEAN model you embody and the challenges/opportunities before you.
- Workshop: Build your map of transitional phases.
Module 3: The Power of Lifelong Passion & Purpose
- In the famed Café de Flore, contemplate Sartre and Beauvoir’s existential quests as metaphors for purpose-driven living.
- Defy boredom and embrace active invention of your life story.
- Interactive session: Articulate your driving passions and define your purpose story.
Networking Lunch: Building Your Community
- Informal peer networking among professionals and advisors.
- Opportunity for one-on-one coaching conversations and experience sharing.
Module 4: Beyond Money — They Lived Happily Ever After
- Reflect along the Seine on Toulouse-Lautrec’s career transformations, illustrating the balance of portfolio living—work, play, legacy.
- Rethink financial planning centered on joy, contribution, and life quality.
- Strategy session: Align assets with authentic life goals.
Module 5: Crafting Your Legacy Narrative
- At Musée d’Orsay, explore artists’ reinvention and resilience stories as inspirations for your narrative.
- Workshop: Develop your retirement legacy through storyboarding and peer feedback.
Module 6: Cultivating Vitality & Connection
- Stroll the Latin Quarter, inspired by Colette and the celebrations of vibrant aging.
- Learn about the S-aging concept for sustained energy and leadership.
- Design your “community support network” and outline wellbeing strategies.
Closing Reflection & Commitment
- Final gathering at Pont des Arts, symbolizing connection and commitment to journey forward.
- Personal reflection on how to live your New Retirement Story with passion and purpose.
- Invitation to continue with personalized coaching and community programming.
Pricing
The standard one-day immersive seminar and cultural tour is priced at €995 excluding VAT per person, inclusive of all coaching, educational materials, and experiential components.
For those seeking an elevated or more customized experience, we offer three additional propositions:
Private Tour with Peter de Kuster
A fully personalized, deep-dive half-day or full-day private tour of Paris tailored to your personal retirement story questions and goals, integrating the New Retirement Story concepts with Parisian cultural immersion. This exclusive experience provides direct, one-on-one coaching combined with bespoke storytelling walks and private reflections.
Price: Starting from €2,500 excluding VAT per day (half-day and multiple-day options available).
Company Tour for Organizational Groups
Designed for firms wishing to offer their financial services professionals and entrepreneur clients a group experience that integrates personal development with team engagement. This half-day or full-day seminar-with-tour blends group coaching, storytelling facilitation, and Parisian cultural experiences focused on retirement reinvention competencies relevant to corporate teams and client advisors. Includes customizable interactive components suitable for organizations of 8-30 participants.
Price: Starting from € 3,500 excluding VAT per company booking (custom pricing for varied group sizes and durations).
Licensing Program for Advisors and Coaches
A licensing package enabling financial advisors, coaches, and facilitators to deliver The Hero’s Journey: The New Retirement Story program under Peter de Kuster’s framework and brand. This includes comprehensive training, seminar materials, story tour guides, and ongoing mentorship for licensees to bring the New Retirement Story to their own client communities globally.
Contact us at peterdekuster@hotmail.nl for more information
Why This Seminar?
This carefully designed journey offers:
- Integration of cutting-edge retirement thinking from Peter de Kuster’s The New Retirement Story with culturally rich storytelling.
- A unique platform for financial professionals and entrepreneurs 55+ to craft meaningful retirement and legacy narratives.
- Access to a peer community sharing your values of renewal and active engagement.
- Expert guidance by Peter de Kuster, whose narrative coaching and cultural immersion methods unlock transformative potential.
- A fully curated cultural experience enhancing reflection and creativity.
Your Parisian New Retirement Story Awaits
Let the stories of Paris inspire you to rethink what retirement can be—a heroic, passionate, and creative journey.
Join us in the City of Lights to start your New Retirement Story today.
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