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Beyond financial planning: Turn interests, hobbies, and passions into a purposeful and fun retirement.

Roger Hall, PhD, in collaboration with Jackson®, developed this assessment specifically to connect your interests with possible activities you may enjoy in your retirement. The assessment uses one of the most popular and rigorously researched career-interest theories created by noted psychologist John Holland.

You don’t have to be skilled at an activity to mark it as something you might enjoy, and don’t base your answers on whether the activity might make money. This is the time in your life to pursue new passions!

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I would describe myself as a person who:
Prefers the simple life
Enjoys solving science problems
Likes to be creative
Enjoys helping others
Likes to solve complex organizational problems
Enjoys organizing things or data

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Activities I think I would like (even if I’m not skilled at the task)
Working with tools
Reading science articles
Playing a musical instrument
Solving a local social problem on a committee
Watching news and opinion television
Organizing photos

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Activities I think I would like (even if I’m not skilled at the task)
Gardening
Visiting museums
Photography
Leading a support group
Watching the stock markets
Tracking personal finances

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Volunteer opportunities I would enjoy
Planting trees
Museum guide
Painting a mural for urban renewal
Hospital volunteer
Mentor for Junior Achievement
Organizing a thrift shop or food pantry

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Jobs that sound fun (even if I don’t have the training)
Delivery truck driver
Geology guide
Selling homemade crafts
Red Cross worker
Event planner
Library aide

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Jobs that sound fun (even if I don’t have the training)
Dog walker
Freelance science writer
Movie script writer
Tour guide
Business/store owner
Web developer

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I'd like to learn to
Weld
Use a telescope to study stars
Play a musical instrument
Counsel others
Create social media marketing
Inventory a store

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