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A beginner’s guide to a happy retirement. One page, one idea, one minute at a time. Retirement isn’t the end of the story, it’s the start of a new chapter - the golden years. But that new chapter can often feel daunting. After years of working,...
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One-Minute Wisdom: Happy Retirement is your gentle guide to embracing change and stepping into a new season with confidence – one moment at a time.
A pocket guide to having a happy retirement. Featuring more than 100 tips, ideas and activities to help you ease into retirement with confidence, one page at a time.
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A beginner’s guide to a happy retirement. One page, one idea, one minute at a time.
Retirement isn’t the end of the story, it’s the start of a new chapter - the golden years. But that new chapter can often feel daunting. After years of working, planning, and pushing forward, it offers you the time to make plans and reflect and enjoy what matters most – but where do you start?
One-Minute Wisdom: Happy Retirement is a little guide to retiring for anyone stepping into this season with curiosity and courage … and a little bit of trepidation. Designed to be read one page, one minute at a time, it offers quick and practical ways to celebrate your new-found freedom and embrace change in easily digestible chunks.
Pick up this little guide every day and discover how you can find joy in small, peaceful routines and welcome rest without guilt, discover new hobbies and redefine your purpose, and find out ways you can stay active and cultivate a positive mindset. Each page is a reminder that you don’t need decades to enjoy retirement; you just need one moment – and one minute – to make a start.
With more than 100 tips, ideas and activities, each page offers a pocket-sized way you can embrace the recently retired life and start your new chapter as you mean to go on. Whether you are starting retirement or already in its midst, this perfect gift book will show you how to live your retirement to the fullest.
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- One-Minute Wellness: Self-care (9781789298505)
- One-Minute Wellness: Mindful Living (9781789298512)
- One-Minute Wellness: Sleep (9781789299502)
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- One-Minute Wisdom: New Graduates (9781789299458)
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One-Minute Wellness: Mindful Living
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One-Minute Wellness: Self-care
One page, one thought, one minute at a time. Self-care isn’t selfish – it’s essential. Amid busy schedules, endless responsibilities and digital noise, it’s easy to forget to care for the one person who needs you most: you. One-Minute Wellness: Self-care is a gentle companion for anyone craving balance, comfort and compassion. Designed to be read one page, one minute...Hardback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Pre-orderOne-Minute Wisdom: Happy Retirement
A beginner’s guide to a happy retirement. One page, one idea, one minute at a time. Retirement isn’t the end of the story, it’s the start of a new chapter - the golden years. But that new chapter can often feel daunting. After years of working, planning, and pushing forward, it offers you the time to make plans and reflect...Hardback$2799Unit price /UnavailableOut 25 Aug 2026Pre-order -
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One-Minute Wisdom: New Graduates
A beginner’s guide for new graduates. One page, one idea, one minute at a time. Stepping into life after school, college, or university can feel overwhelming. After years of studying, deadlines, and exams, you now have the freedom and the responsibility to shape what comes next. So, where do you start? One-Minute Wisdom: New Graduates is a beginner’s guide for...Hardback$2799Unit price /UnavailableOut 1 Jan 2099Pre-order
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781789299465
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 18 June 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 16.0mm
Width: 114.0mm
Height: 152.0mm
Weight: 222g
Pages: 128
About the Author
Michael O’Mara Books specializes in creative and inspired adult non-fiction. Independent, commercial and always on-trend, O'Mara Books are passionate about their publishing programme and publish an exciting and varied list – from history and popular science to language; sport and biography to puzzles; gift and humour to craft – that reaches readers across the world.
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