Retirement Planning and Living:Financial Planning is only a part of the Story.
This is not a site about Retirement Financial Planning (well, maybe just a little bit)...
... it's mostly about ideas for retirement living - inspiration and information to help you live your life to it's fullest after retiring.
Now, I'm not saying that financial planning isn't important - I believe it is essential!
But what I have found is that while a lot of comfort comes from the security of savings and investments to support the lifestyle you
aspire to after you have retired ... living life means a whole lot more than just security.
... Perhaps you are approaching retirement?
... Or, just just like me, recently retired?
... Or maybe just beginning to contemplate retirement planning?
I retired in January 2007, on reaching age sixty, and began a new career and lifestyle.
This transition, though welcomed and accompanied by quite a lot of planning, turned out to be...
...the biggest discontinuity of my life!
You see I loved my work and enjoyed great success, especially in the second half of my career.
I was Finance Director, and later Marketing Director of a very successful Food and Beverage company.
And then ... suddenly ... it was all over.
My work was a place where I felt strong, secure, respected and trusted. It was a place where I grew personally and professionally.
In my planning I had made adequate provision for my financial security.
But then my career was never just about money.
I valued the esteem, respect and friendship of both colleagues and the business community.
I enjoyed my leadership role and the influence I had on people, money and decision-making.
All this was gone ... in an instant ... after 40 years at work.
There I was at the very pinnacle of knowledge and experience, blessed with health, energy and a youthful
outlook, heading off alone into an uncertain future.
Was this what I had been looking forward to?
How was I going to structure my days, my weeks, and my life in the years to come?
I came to realise that without adequate preparation and understanding, the transition to "retired" can create a discontinuity
that often leads to shock and denial, anger, frustration and sometimes even depression.
Let me share with you some of the things I did to ease my transition - I have discovered that every person’s journey
is unique and that I had to find what suited my values and personality.
Let me share with you some of the things I have learned from my coaching clients when supporting their retirement planning as a
Coach - their stories on their own journeys to success and fulfilment.
Please do enjoy the rest of your journey around my Active Retirement Living website!
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