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Welcome Bud Ham!

Last Updated (November 30 1999) August 02 2010

We are excited that Bud Ham wants to be part of our organization, and he offers his initial thoughts about retirement here. For years Bud has stimulated growth among dentists and has been a significant positive influence in the development of successful practices, and successful practitioners.. Read his CV here. His participation in ARD is certain to be helpful for all of us in this stage of our lives.

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Bud Ham’s “The Trail Of Transitions”

July 31 2010

Episode Theory
“The ending of every episode in life signifies the beginning of a new one.”
Yes, of course, the “biggie” is birth and death of the body.  Within the span of that episode every one of us has had hundreds of shorter episodes -- each with its beginning and end.  If you went into great detail identifying and recording these episodes it would be creating your auto-biography -- not a bad thing to do. 

For our purposes we are going to limit our review of episodes to transitions that in all likelihood have been experienced by every dentist entering retirement.  So let us review the how and when this decades long trail began. 

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"Recession Proof Your Retirement Years" Registration

July 18 2010

We are now accepting online and mail-in registration for the October 22 "Recession Proof Your Retirement Years" workshop with Steve Vernon. Please click here to visit the registration page for details. The first 40 paid online registrations will receive a free copy of Steve's 90 page, 2010 workbook!

Steve Vernon Workshop Information

Last Updated (August 01 2010) Written by Neil Hiltunen June 24 2010

Our October 22, 2010, program at the Highlander Inn and Conference Center in Manchester, NH features Steve Vernon, author of Live Long and Prosper. He will speak all morning on: “Recession Proof Your Retirement Years” .  The afternoon program will, in part, consist of three topics:  1) “The Psychology of Retirement” by Jill Nooney from Exeter Counseling, 2) “Health Care Reform. What it Means to You”  by Paul Whitcomb from Secure Planning Inc,  and    3) “Options for Retirement Living”  by Cathleen Toomey of Riverwoods in Exeter NH. 

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