Will you stay connected in retirement? I have talked about the 78 million baby boomers, born between 1946 and 1964, who began turning 65 years old in 2011. Over 10,000 people each and every day will retire for almost two decades. That represents more than one quarter of the US population turn 65 and, as… [Continue reading] Will you stay connected in retirement?
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Take charge of time with these tips and tools
Have you thought about how you take charge of time? After I read Time Management from the Inside Out by Julie Morgenstern, I had some revelations about several aspects of my relationship with time that I had not been fully aware of, things that are now clearer to me. • I had to learn some… [Continue reading] Take charge of time with these tips and tools
The reality of time now and in retirement
If you are like most people, the reality of time is that you have too many things to do and not enough time to do them. As they say, “join the club.” Years ago, I committed to looking more carefully at how I spend my time. As a result, I read Julie Morgenstern’s book Time… [Continue reading] The reality of time now and in retirement
Redefining retirement in your bonus years
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
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