After years of dedicated service to your practice and clients, the prospect of retirement might feel unsettling or even daunting. If you’ve found yourself postponing retirement or grappling with the question of “What comes next?”, you’re not alone.
How the Horizon Online Program Can Help
Our Horizon Online Program is designed specifically for high-achieving professionals like you who are ready to embark on a fulfilling retirement journey. Over the duration of the six-week online course, you’ll attend six live sessions and gain access to essential frameworks, tools, videos, and resources to transition into your next chapter with confidence and clarity. It’s time to make the most of your hard-earned success. Join us and prepare for what lies ahead!
• Clarity, Confidence, and Perspective: Through our expert guidance, you’ll build confidence and gain clarity and a fresh perspective on what your retirement can look like.
• Define Your Transition Milestones: Identify key milestones necessary for a seamless transition from your current career to retirement, ensuring you stay on track toward your goals.
• Explore Personal Preferences and Strengths: Delve into self-discovery activities to explore your personal preferences, strengths, and passions, laying the foundation for a purpose-driven retirement.
• Set Goals and Aspirations: Define your retirement goals and aspirations, envisioning the life you want to lead and the legacy you wish to leave in your professional life.
• Action Planning Guidance: Receive action planning guidance to turn your retirement vision into actionable steps, empowering you to take concrete strides towards your goals.
Horizon Online Program Details
Live Sessions: Participate in six interactive live sessions, each lasting 60 minutes, including a Q&A segment. These sessions will be led by author and expert Elizabeth Zelinka Parso ns and cofounder David Parsons. If you can’t attend live, don’t worry—each lecture will be recorded for later review.
Schedule: TBD. All live sessions begin at 12pm EDT on Tuesdays and will be conducted via Zoom.
Instructional Videos: Gain access to exclusive instructional videos from Elizabeth and David. These videos will cover strategies, tactics, and frameworks designed to help you take meaningful action toward your retirement goals.
Course Materials: Enjoy full access to all course materials, including videos and recorded lectures, for an entire year after the course concludes.
Price: The entire program is available for only $2,499.
About Your Hosts
Elizabeth Zelinka and David Parsons have helped hundreds of law firm partners, business owners and executives transition from practice to engaged, meaningful lives after retirement.
Elizabeth Zelinka
Principal
Elizabeth Zelinka has worked with law firms and individual lawyers in the areas of professional development and transition for more than 15 years. After a rewarding legal career at Milbank, she designed the methodologies underlying programs provided by Zelinka Parsons, which have been validated by industry experts and satisfied participants.
Elizabeth is a published author, an active member of her community, and a Board Certified Coach. She received her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, magna cum laude, and her B.A. in Economics and Political Science, summa cum laude, from James Madison University.
David Parsons
Principal
David Parsons is a business leader and entrepreneur with a history of helping successful people succeed in new spaces. Throughout his career, he has worked with executives in real estate development, management consulting, and publishing to develop strategies and optimize business performance.
Born in Zimbabwe and raised in South Africa, David graduated college in the US and worked in Japan for five years as a key liaison on large infrastructure projects for trading company Itochu Corporation. Fluent in four languages, he is a Board Certified Coach who received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Colorado College.
Horizon Online Program FAQs
Our goal is to ensure you have all the information you need to make the most of the Horizon Online Program. Below, you’ll find answers to some of the most common questions about the course.
If you have any additional queries, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us!
Do I need to attend every live class?
No, you don’t! All classes will be recorded and available for later viewing, so you can watch them at your convenience.
When is the best time to take this course if I’m not sure when I’m going to retire?
This course is ideally suited for those who are 1-5 years away from retirement. However, many past participants have found great value in the content, even if their retirement timeline is shorter or longer.
If I am unable to complete the course as scheduled, will I have access to it later?
Yes, you will! You will have access to all recorded live class videos, supplemental videos, and resource documents for up to a year after the last live class is scheduled.
Will I get one-on-one coaching as part of this course?
No, one-on-one coaching is not included in this course. However, we do offer coaching packages that you can purchase during or after the course.
Does this course include financial planning for retirement?
No, our clients work with their financial advisors for this expertise. If you need a financial advisor in addition to this work for planning your retirement, then we may be able to help with a referral.
Testimonials
Hear what our clients have to say about their transformative experiences with our strategic planning sessions.
“Encoraco is a wonderful resource for committed professionals who need to find additional meaning in their lives. I attribute a whole bunch of my comfort and joy in retirement to the time I spent with them.”
– John B., Partner, AmLaw 10 Firm
“I absolutely and enthusiastically recommend that every partner considering participating do so. I am so happy that I did… Elizabeth and David are superb in helping you identify those things that you truly most value and love and the range of post-retirement opportunities that could be genuinely fulfilling – and how to utilize your skills and relationships to pursue those opportunities.”
– Miriam H., Partner, AmLaw 50 Firm