Signature Accelerator Program
Retirement Planning Accelerator
Design a purposeful next chapter — not just an ending to your career.
Program Overview
The Retirement Planning Accelerator is a coaching program built specifically for mission-driven leaders who are approaching retirement and want to design what comes next with intention. This isn't about winding down — it's about figuring out who you are beyond your role, and building a concrete roadmap for a retirement that reflects your values, your relationships, your finances, and how you want to keep making a difference.
Ideal for
Ideal for senior nonprofit executives, ministry leaders, and purpose-driven professionals in their 50s–60s whose identity is deeply tied to their work, and who want help separating who they are from what they do — so they can step into retirement with clarity and confidence rather than anxiety or drift.
How This Program Differs
Unlike the Accelerator for Established Leaders — which covers a broader range of career transitions and pivots — the Retirement Planning Accelerator is narrowly and specifically focused on retirement. Every session, every tool, and every deliverable is designed around the unique challenges of stepping back from a long-term leadership role and building a life that is purposeful, not just comfortable.
What This Program Focuses On
Identity Beyond Your Role
For many leaders, their sense of self is inseparable from their title and their work. We'll help you do the deep identity work of separating who you are from what you do — so retirement doesn't feel like a loss of self.
Purpose & Continued Contribution
Retirement doesn't mean stepping back from impact — it means finding new ways to contribute. We'll help you identify how you want to keep making a difference, whether through volunteering, consulting, mentoring, or community involvement.
Relationships & Community
Work provides structure, community, and belonging. We'll explore how to intentionally build and maintain the relationships and community that will sustain you in retirement.
Financial & Lifestyle Integration
While we're not financial advisors, we'll help you integrate your financial picture with your lifestyle goals and values — so your retirement plan is both realistic and meaningful, not just financially sound.
Legacy & Life Message
What do you want to be known for? What is the life message you want to leave behind? We'll help you articulate your legacy and build a retirement that honours it.
Emotional Readiness
Retirement is one of the most significant transitions a leader will face. We'll address the emotional dimensions honestly — the grief, the uncertainty, and the genuine excitement — so you can move forward with your whole self.
Key Outcomes
- A clear vocational identity that exists beyond your current role
- A written vision for your retirement and what comes next
- A concrete roadmap covering purpose, finances, relationships, and continued impact
- Clarity on how you want to keep contributing and making a difference
- A plan for building community and belonging outside of work
- Confidence, peace, and genuine excitement about the road ahead
Program Timeline
Duration: Flexible — tailored to your timeline and retirement date
Format: Bi-weekly 60-minute coaching sessions with Jim Foster
Because every leader's retirement timeline is different, this program is structured around your specific situation — whether you're 6 months out or 3 years away. We'll design the pace and scope together.
Phase 1
Identity & Reflection
Complete the Mission-Fit Framework™ Phase 1 assessment. Explore your vocational identity, life message, and what has given your work its deepest meaning — separate from your title or role.
Phase 2
Vision & Design
Build a vision for your retirement. Define what a purposeful, fulfilling next chapter looks like for you specifically — across purpose, relationships, finances, and legacy.
Phase 3
Roadmap & Integration
Develop your concrete retirement roadmap. Integrate your lifestyle, financial, relational, and contribution goals into a plan you can actually live.
Phase 4
Transition & Confidence
Take the first steps of your retirement with accountability, support, and the confidence that comes from knowing who you are and where you're going — not just what you're leaving behind.
Investment
Investment details are discussed during your complimentary discovery call. Pricing is tailored to your situation, timeline, and retirement date.
This program includes:
- Full Mission-Fit Framework™ assessment
- Bi-weekly 60-minute coaching sessions with Jim Foster
- Written retirement vision and concrete transition roadmap
- Email support between sessions
- Access to the Congruent Coaching resource library
- Flexible pacing tailored to your retirement timeline
Ready to Design Your Next Chapter?
Start with a complimentary discovery call. We'll talk through where you are, when you're planning to retire, and whether this program is the right fit for you.