An inspirational story about a retiree's deteriorating physical condition coupled with a post-retirement depression rooted in going from the highest-ranked, most-recognized, and most-followed pilot at Air Canada to “who am I now?”
Read the original post at makeagingwork.com
There are a number of universities provide programs to provide an on-campus experience to help mid and late-career professionals figure out what to do next. Many people are looking for ways to make a difference in their communities or...
For many of us volunteering is something we want to include to fill the void. The challenge, oftentimes, is finding the right opportunity for our unique needs, skills, and motivations. What cause do you want to support and what...
This article, contributed to Forbes from NextAvenue, is one of the areas that is not discussed enough. Whether you decided to leave you job voluntarily to transition into retirement or whether you were involuntarily separated from your position, the...
Boo! It’s almost Halloween. Since mid September you’ve seen all the preparations, decorations, and merchandise. There are lights for your lawn, bags of trick-or-treat candies for your give-away bowl, and – of course - the Starbuck’s Pumpkin Spice latte!
Now...
This article in MarketWatch looks at some of he advantages of having someone help you plan for the physical, mental, social, and spiritual aspects of retirement. The best quote was from a person interviewed who was having a retirement...
Retirement can be a time of exploration and doing the things you enjoy — a gap year before the next phase of life.
I particularly liked the following quote, "I started to see this time in between a long career...
This article is a follow-up to an article from Booming Encore, written by author, Mike Drak. I too believe that many boomers are one of the two "Retirement Rebels" the author talks about.
I also believe that many retiring boomers...
7,300 days.
175,200 hours.
10,512,000 minutes.
That is the amount of time you can expect to have in retirement, considering the average length of retirement being 20 years. For many people this time will even be longer.
How will you spend all of...
The authors share seven hidden traps they see when working with retiring executives. Although the article is focused on executives, their points are also applicable to other professionals.
They share, "Our recent focus on the executive retirement journey, including conversations...




































