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I recently became employed as an employee relations manager and work with law enforcement officers. A stunning statistic I just read stated that the average law enforcement officer only lives for 5 years after they retire. Then they die. If you figure in the fact that most law enforcement officers retire young, between 45-55 years of age, this statistic become even more stunning. Could it be they have a difficult time finding themselves after they retire from all the stress?

I couldn't help but think there is an opportunity in this statistic somewhere. I'm thinking starting some type of pre-retirement seminar for anyone entering the retirement stage. Not to address money, insurance, etc. But instead focus on coaching the officers to identifying themselves, their dreams, what they want out of retirement, etc.

Does anyone know of any programs, books or tapes that addresses similar questions? Kinda like a Square Qone Workshop for retirees. Specifically law enforcment personnel.

Thanks in advance.

> I recently became employed as an employee
> relations manager and work with law
> enforcement officers. A stunning statistic I
> just read stated that the average law
> enforcement officer only lives for 5 years
> after they retire. Then they die. If you
> figure in the fact that most law enforcement
> officers retire young, between 45-55 years
> of age, this statistic become even more
> stunning. Could it be they have a difficult
> time finding themselves after they retire
> from all the stress?

> I couldn't help but think there is an
> opportunity in this statistic somewhere. I'm
> thinking starting some type of
> pre-retirement seminar for anyone entering
> the retirement stage. Not to address money,
> insurance, etc. But instead focus on
> coaching the officers to identifying
> themselves, their dreams, what they want out
> of retirement, etc.

> Does anyone know of any programs, books or
> tapes that addresses similar questions?
> Kinda like a Square Qone Workshop for
> retirees. Specifically law enforcment
> personnel.

> Thanks in advance.

Mitch,
I have have worked for over 10 years with policemen in providing 2 way radios for them and most of them have developed a trade on the side. I have found many are very knowlegable about guns, 2 way communications, security, carpentry just to mention a few. I personally work with one which works on 2 way radios after retiring 20 years as a police officer.They have developed a great knowledge of some of these things I mentioned so I think maybe a consultant type of job in these categaories without being shot at might be a direction to direct them in. This is only a suggestion of what I have seen. They feel very comfortable talking about these things I mentioned.Hopefully this might help.Jack Zufelt has a tape program about seeking your core dream, also Jay Abraham has some great tapes and books which might help. I would start with them.
Hope this will help.
Tom


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Mitch,

Is there some way for you to verify those numbers.? It's hard to believe that a police officer has such a short life span after retirement.
Could you do more research on what you read.?
The folks I have known over the years are ready to leave their jobs for the most part. Stress of course is a problem.

There are some who have a hard time making the adjustment but most of them have something else going on after hours to help pay the bills.
When you have been telling folks what to do and require them to follow your instructions and always being in control it can be a challenge for some of them after 25-30 years on the job.

Had you thought of interviewing the ones who have left the force to get their input.?
Suggestions and ideas from this group may be of help to you.

I know this does not answer your initial question.

I don't know anything about police officers (other than that my neighbor is one). Still, I'll take a stab at offering some ideas that may be of help.

My first guess is that the retirement statistic starts with the old adage: use it or lose it. With nothing to do, especially nothing that they perceive to be as important as protecting citizens, their skills (and health) can quickly wither away. The first thing I'd recommend is to work on recovering health. There's an excellent book called Somatics by Thomas Hanna that offers excercises designed to preserve and recover one's mobility throughout the later stages of life.

After recovering mobility, you may want to check out some of the weight lifting works by Pavel Tsatsouline at www.dragondoor.com. Lots of military and law enforcement personnel frequent the discussion board there. There's even a guy who re-started lifting weights, using Pavel's techniques, at around age 67. He became a top powerlifter for his age group by 69. Pavel's two most popular works are called Power to the People and The Russian Kettlebell Challenge. (I have Power to the People on video and it really is excellent.)

Another good book is the recent How to Get Lots of Money for Anything Fast by Stuart Lichtman and Joe Vitale (which you can learn about at www.getanythingfast.com). While it is by far the most atrocious title for any book that I own, the book does present some very good tools to set and accomplish (and discover) one's goals.

Hope those are helpful.

--Phil