Have you made a plan for your retirement? Is
it
detailed and does it really excite you? Oh, you're too
busy to start planning! Besides, you still have plenty
of time - no problem! Perhaps you need to re-think
about putting off your plan. If you fail to plan, plan to
fail.
We should not lose sight of the fact as we approach
retirement we have a wonderful chance to re-
evaluate our lives, careers and future. We are freed
from many obligations such as children to care for,
educate and launch. We may choose to mix and
match work, education and leisure in a different way.
Planning does mean you'll need to ask some
tough
questions. It will mean looking at who you really are -
asking what is my life's purpose! It means being
honest and true to yourself making sure your answers
are yours and not someone else's. This will be your
plan not your significant other, not your friends and
not your children's. It is time to take off the masks
we've worn to maintain our jobs, our civic position
and our reputations!
This is YOUR journey to discovery! Your
renewal
phase! How does this sound to you?! Does it begin to
paint an entirely different portray of retirement for
you? Are you seeing the need to plan now?!
Are you ready to seek the truth that you're more
than your work? Do you know what your key
motivators are that will need to be satisfied when
you retire from your present job? What will you be
giving up when you retire? Do you see yourself arising
in the morning during retirement with the same
anticipation you experienced when working? What
IS
your life's purpose? What is it you've always wanted
to do yet didn't have the time to go after? Will you
start a new career?
Next month I'll continue with looking at motivators
and why you need to know them.
