I have been redefining retirement for myself and urging my coaching clients to do the same. How do you actually want to spend the 25 to 30 bonus years you will probably have in retirement? Because of the advancements in medicine and healthier lifestyles, we have the gift of longevity. Never before have so many… [Continue reading] Redefining retirement in your bonus years
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Are you a retirement statistic? Do you want to be?
One retirement statistic still astonishes me. Starting on January 1, 2011 and ending on December 31, 2029, almost 12,000 people on average in the United States will turn 65 years old each and every day for those 19 years. The first time I heard this retirement statistic, I was sure someone had misplaced a zero… [Continue reading] Are you a retirement statistic? Do you want to be?
Embrace life’s transitions: ask these questions
Embrace life’s transitions instead of imagining you will never experience a particular transition. I point out to prospective clients that retirement is just another one of life’s many transitions. Most of my clients and contemporaries have progressed somewhat effortlessly through life’s earlier transitions. They left home at 18 years old, went to college, and graduated.… [Continue reading] Embrace life’s transitions: ask these questions
Why do people refuse to retire?
Why do some people refuse to retire? Perhaps they don’t know what they don’t know, as was the case with our grandson. He became a member of our family at five-years-old when my step-son married his mother who had moved here from Columbia, South America. When he first arrived, his whole world became new… a… [Continue reading] Why do people refuse to retire?
Feeling fulfilled in retirement
When it comes to feeling fulfilled in retirement, you need to first look at the power of meaningful work in retirement. Next, you need to take the Alarm Clock Test. Do you greet each day with a sense of excitement and purpose? Are you so eager to embrace your planned activities that you can forgo… [Continue reading] Feeling fulfilled in retirement
The power of meaningful work in retirement
We all need meaningful work in retirement. The psychologist Sigmund Freud was asked, late in life, to expound on what he felt were the most important constituents of life. His answer? “Liebe und Arbeit.” Love and work. For most of human history, the meaning of life and the meaning of work intersected at survival. Life… [Continue reading] The power of meaningful work in retirement
Conditions for a successful retirement
Do you know the conditions for a successful retirement? You can get them right more easily than you might think. First, do not follow the crowd. I know this seems counterintuitive. Explore what you need for your ideal retirement instead of defaulting to someone else’s plan. There are so many different interests, needs, activity levels,… [Continue reading] Conditions for a successful retirement
Your failsafe retirement
Everyone wants a failsafe retirement but in retirement, there is no “One Size Fits All.” What many of us want and ultimately choose is very personal, even within a marriage. One spouse may have some expectations that are different from the other spouse. Regardless of the variations in lifestyles, it is how we navigate these… [Continue reading] Your failsafe retirement
Being thankful for family in retirement
Most people are thankful for family at certain times of the year. For some, this is during holidays or family vacations. For others, it is during times of crisis. No matter when or how thankful you are for family and friends, it is important to consider how you will integrate your retirement lifestyle with being… [Continue reading] Being thankful for family in retirement
Be honest and say it is unimportant to you
Few people say “That’s unimportant to me.” Instead, they offer excuses like “I’m too busy” or “maybe next time” as a way to wiggle out of an uncomfortable situation looking good. Some people haven’t seriously thought about what is important or what is unimportant to them in a very long time. As you prepare for… [Continue reading] Be honest and say it is unimportant to you