I just read about this new phenomenon that 20% of people in their seventies in the US have returned to work after retiring.
As someone who is approaching retirement age, this piqued my interest. I have very little interest in retiring at this stage but keep getting those questions from friends and family. Why am I not retired? To put it simply, I like working, I like my work. I enjoy that I’m making a difference, that I’m being challenged, that I have great friends and relationships at work.
It turns out those who unretired cited the same reasons.
I feel very blessed to be excited about my work at this age. I’ve been blessed to feel this way about my work for many years now.
And it occurs to me that many do not. They talk about people who ‘quit and stay’, which is the very opposite of unretiring.
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Which category fits you? If it’s the former, what can you do to come back to work and to being fully engaged now? Don’t wait for retirement to unretire.
Want to experience coaching? I like to start with a deep, get-to-know-you conversation to see if we are right for each other. Sometimes we talk for one or two hours at no charge. I have no goal except to bring about transformation. Together we work on the lies, the self-deception, the fears of the power you perceive to be outside yourself. We work on your difficulties in making decisions and your inability thus far to make bold choices in life and to follow through and trust yourself completely to do so.
The irony for some people is that the very thing that they want the coaching for (an indecisive, half-hearted life) is what’s keeping them from deciding whether to get coaching.
When you’re ready, reach out @ karen.laidlaw.theONEthing@outlook.com. Meanwhile, enjoy the blog!
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