Thrive Guide to
Flourishing in
Retirement
The Thrive Compass
The Thrive Guide is a field book for anyone stepping into the uncharted territory of retirement. Blending insight with action, it helps you navigate the shift from career identity to personal fulfillment. At its core is the Thrive Compass—a self-diagnostic tool that points you toward growth across six dimensions of well-being. Paired with a collection of practical “Remedies,” it guides you to uncover what matters most, reshape old patterns, and build a daily rhythm of purpose and joy.
This isn’t about slowing down—it’s about building forward. With wisdom born of both counseling expertise and lived experience, Beth Eifert shows how to flourish in this new stage of life. Whether you seek greater clarity, stronger health, or deeper relationships, you’ll find exercises, reflections, and trail markers to help you thrive.
Whatever your background, The Thrive Guide will help you craft a life that is as meaningful as it is adventurous.
About the Author
Beth Eifert is on a quiet mission: to turn retirement from a question mark into your most vibrant design project yet. After decades as an educator and learning strategist, she's walked alongside teams and leaders at places like Apple, Microsoft, and the U.S. Department of Defense through those 'what's next?' crossroads, helping them rediscover purpose amid change.
Inspired by her own midlife pivot, Beth dove into the wisdom of aging at Chip Conley's Modern Elder Academy, the world's first midlife wisdom school. There, she blended her master's in Education and Counseling from Boston University, her Ed.S. from Nova Southeastern University, and her certification as a Professional Retirement Coach into a fresh approach: the Thrive Compass. It's a simple tool to map well-being across your spirit, mind, connections, body, finances, and surroundings—turning uncertainty into a roadmap for joy.
Through The Thrive Guide to Flourishing in Retirement, Beth invites you to reimagine this chapter with clarity, compassion, and a dash of play—the Thrive Compass serving as the heart of both her coaching sessions and these pages. Because thriving isn't about perfection; it's about the meaningful, vital life you've earned. Ready to sketch your next adventure?