What’s most exciting and fascinating to me now, is the realization that the new retirement is really about conducting the inner journey. We think of retirement as a stage of life that we ourselves are capable of redefining or reconstructing the days of our lives. But the more I work with people in transition, I […]
Life Transitions
I’ve come to understand that finding and doing work you love is a metaphor for living an enjoyable and sustainable life. And that may look different for you and for me. But some of the common elements I am aware of that constitute that include Balance – work and recreation Enough – to meet your […]
PART TWO: HOW SERENDIPITY AND RESEARCH COME TOGETHER Continuing with PART TWO after conducting assessment in PART ONE. A good tweaking of your personal profile with a career coach can help define new opportunities emerging in the changing labor market in your current or a related field. Or you may discover through a serendipitous encounter […]
PART ONE: TAKING INVENTORY Do you wish you’d chosen a different profession? If you’re one of the younger boomers, ages 50 – 64, with this regret you have lots of company. According to a recent AARP survey, 46% of those younger boomers wish they had chosen a different profession compared with only 29% of those […]
It’s Not Your Parent Retirement and It never will be! So of course, it’s going to be up to you to create your post work identity. What’s that you ask? One of the biggest challenges facing those who step out of the traditional workplace is that of finding out “who am I now?” For the […]
