How One Wrong Yes in Retirement Taught Me a Bigger Lesson

Reading Time: 2 minutesRetirement Opens Doors—But Which Ones Should You Walk Through? Retirement gives you many opportunities. It’s a time for reinventing yourself, following your curiosity, trying on new things, and being open to new experiences. However, be careful what opportunities you say yes to in retirement. Some opportunities are beneficial and work you enjoy, but they can …

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Breaking the Habit: Learning to Spend Money in Retirement

Reading Time: 3 minutesBreaking the Saving Habit in Retirement We’ve been taught to save, not spend, all our working lives. The goal is to prepare for retirement. However, when we retire, it’s hard to reverse that approach and spend some of our money on things that make us happy. Statistics show that seniors actually spend less the longer …

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Life After Work: Navigating the Loss of Purpose and Identity in Retirement

Reading Time: 4 minutesYour Career and Family Gave You Purpose—Now What? Most of us don’t realize how much our job defines us—until it’s gone. For decades, work gave us a built-in sense of purpose and identity. We wake up every morning knowing what we need to do and who we are in the world. But retirement changes that. …

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Exploring Retirement Coaching: My New Experiment

Reading Time: 3 minutesTaking Small Steps: Treating Coaching Training as an Experiment I’ve decided to follow my curiosity and interest in reinventing my own retirement and helping others to reinvent theirs. My first experiment in this direction was to complete the written materials in a Certified Professional Retirement Coach (CPRC) course. Having finished this, I’m now in the …

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