Are you planning for retirement? Have you looked beyond the obvious financial planning required for a successful retirement? If you haven’t carefully considered the non-economic aspects of this important life transition, then now is an opportune time to stop and reconsider your future. This effort could lead to an improvement of your original plan as… [Continue reading] Planning for retirement: failing to plan is planning to fail
meaningful work in retirement
Retirement finances: less money is not the problem…more money is not the solution
Financial security is only one aspect of successful retirement. So much emphasis has been placed on money that many people retiring have adequate financial resources but no direction, no plan, no purpose or meaning to their lives. Each day looks just like the last. I have observed this, read about it and heard people share… [Continue reading] Retirement finances: less money is not the problem…more money is not the solution
How to feel fulfilled in the retirement of your choice
These days 62 % of boomers between the ages of 65 and 69 are working full-time or plan to work at least part-time in their retirement. Who would have thought that we would be using work and retirement in the same breath and sentence? However, today it is common to hear people talk about including… [Continue reading] How to feel fulfilled in the retirement of your choice
How to discover your personal definition of meaningful work
To get a better understanding of your relationship with meaningful work, Mark Guterman, co-founder of MeaningfulCareers.com, suggests imagining a future situation in which you will be telling others your story of how work and meaning finally came together for you. To prepare the story, he suggests reflecting on questions such as the following: • How… [Continue reading] How to discover your personal definition of meaningful work
Work and the alarm clock test
What is the meaning of “meaningful work”? You might want to try the Alarm-Clock Test. If the alarm rings and you are already out of bed because you are thrilled by what you’re doing and each new day is certain to provide some worthy experience then the chances are pretty good that you have identified… [Continue reading] Work and the alarm clock test
Meaningful work in retirement
In an interview late in his life, the psychologist Sigmund Freud was asked to expound on what he felt were the most important constituents of life. His answer was “Liebe und Arbeit.” Love and work. This is hardly a surprise: for most of human history, the meaning of life and the meaning of work intersected… [Continue reading] Meaningful work in retirement