RetirementRx

A Proven Prescription for Living Your Best Next Life!
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The Retirement Docs' Quiz

Happy families are all alike, but each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
                                                                                   - Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy

Likewise,

Highly successful retirees are all alike, but each unhappy retiree is unsuccessful in his or her own way.
                                                                                    - Retirement Docs'

 

Give us ten minutes of your time and we'll give you back some information that will serve you well for the rest of your life. We have condensed the original survey questions from our large survey and created this more streamlined version, the Retirement Docs' Quiz. Taking it is your big first step in guaranteeing a highly successful retirement. Your quiz results will accurately predict how well you can expect to do through all four phases of retirement. Even if you're already retired, the quiz will help identify which areas you need to work on to improve and embrace the rest of your retirement. It's never too late to make changes.

     The grading system results are accurate. In fact, in scientific lingo, our data have an alpha coefficient (reliability) of 0.75, and are highly predictive and acceptable for publication in peer-reviewed scientific journals. It's a real barometer, pointing to the kind of success you can expect from your retirement.

    



PLEASE RATE YOURSELF ON THE FOLLOWING
1. I can adapt or be flexible when events or circumstances in my life change.

poor
fair
good
very good
excellent
2. I am satisfied with the social support from my family and friends.

poor
fair
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very good
excellent
3. I am satisfied with my financial planning for retirement.

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fair
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excellent
4. I am satisfied with my planning for the nonfinancial aspects of my retirement.

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excellent
5. I will be able to maintain my standard of living after my retirement.

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very good
excellent
6. I have a positive mental outlook.

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excellent
7. I make an effort to control my weight.

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very good
excellent
8. I have annual medical checkups.

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very good
excellent
9. I am satisfied with my general health.

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excellent
10. Religion or spirituality positively influences my life.

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excellent
11. I have enough intellectual stimulation.

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excellent
12. I engage in and enjoy enough social and leisure activities.

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excellent
13. I am satisfied with my sex life.

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very good
excellent
14. I get regular exercise and physical activity.

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excellent
15. I have a passion for multiple projects and/or subjects.

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excellent
16. I am involved in activities that make society better.

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excellent
17. I am satisfied with the variety in my leisure activities.

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excellent
18. I am happy with my life.

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excellent
19. I see myself as lucky or fortunate.

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excellent
20. Education level

Less than high school
High school
Some college
College degree
Post-graduate work or degree
21. I smoke.

> 1 pack
>1/2 pack
<1/2 pack
Quit
Never
22. Alcohol consumption. 1 Drink = 12 oz. beer, 5 oz. wine, or 1.5 oz. liquor

>21 drinks/week
14-21 drinks/week
<14 drinks/week
<7 drinks/week
None/occasionally



Your Score and What It Means To You
IF YOU SCORED BETWEEN 185 AND 220
Congratulations. You're with the top 20 percent of our Retirement Docs' Survey's respondents, our Highly Successful Retirees. Continue fine-tuning specific traits, particularly as you enter each new phase. You can guarantee yourself your own highly successful retirement if you maintain these eight traits.
IF YOU SCORED BETWEEN 150 AND 184
Your score is in the top 40 percent, indicating that youre well on your way to a highly successful retirement but need some fine-tuning in specific traits. Which areas are you lacking in? For example, if you gave low scores to health-related questions (for example, you don't exercise), you will need to pay more attention to the health trait chapter. If you gave social questions low scores (for example, your circle of friends is very small), you need to pay attention to the support group, leisure activity, passions and purpose and spirituality trait chapters.
IF YOU SCORED BETWEEN 120 AND 149
Your score is in the middle of the pack, the average. Your future may be promising, but currently it's far from highly successful. There are specific traits you really need to focus on. create a list of which ones they are and make a ocnscious effort to improve them on a daily basis. Mindfulness is really the key because your are so close to acheiving a highly successful retirement. with a little effort and by paying close attention to the information provided for you in the following chapters, you can retake the test in six months and see a change for the better in your score.
IF YOU SCORED BETWEEN 85 AND 119
Well, the bad news is that you've got lots of work to do. But the good news is that it is work you'll enjoy because it's all about you and your success. Your score is in the lower 40 percent, so it's best to recognize and concentrate on the areas that indicate a need for additional attention. Whatever the phase, don't put it off: get to work on those changes now. Consider seeking professional help from a psychologist or cognitive therapist to help you actively improve upon the areas you are weakest in. If you're not retired, commit to spending significant amounts of time working on the eight traits on your own, with a spouse or friend, or with a professional. You can become a highly successful retiree.
IF YOUR SCORE IS 84 OR LOWER
It is definitely time to dig in. Your score falls in the lowest 20 percent of the Retirement Docs' Survey respondents. There is hope, especially since you've taken the time to pick up this book and take the quiz. Like the preceding score group, professionals may help you to realize your goals. We all have a chance to enjoy and benefit from retirement. Do a lot of checking back with Retirement RX trait chapter guidelines, and retake the quiz while tracking when you change phases or when something major happens in your life.
 
 
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