Reading Time: 5 minutesYes, You Still Need Tech A few months after I retired, I found myself staring at my task manager—the same one I’d used for years to juggle client deadlines, meetings, and projects. It was nearly empty. That’s when it hit me: I didn’t need this anymore. Do retirees have a need for tech? The knee-jerk …
Reading Time: 4 minutes(Note: In this article, I’m going to describe general health advice. I’m not a doctor or a nutritionist. Check with your doctor or nutritionist before beginning a new fitness program.) The Well-Intended Advice That Did Harm When I was a child, we thought of retirement as a time of rest and relaxation. We’d tell our …
Reading Time: 5 minutesTwo Kinds of Retirement Planning When you consult an advisor for retirement planning, it’s all about preparing financially for retirement. You want to ensure that, when you retire, you have adequate funds to maintain the lifestyle you desire for 10 to 40 years. The financial advisor will evaluate your assets, assess your income, and develop …
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Familiar Resolution Cycle It’s New Year’s Day, and you’re excited because it brings a feeling of a fresh start. This past year you haven’t exercised much, and you’re feeling out of shape and unfit. It’s time for a change. You make a New Year’s resolution to “get fit.” For the first week, you hit …
Reading Time: 5 minutesRetirement Is a Beginning, Not Just an Ending Retirement is a new start, not just an ending. For many people, that new start feels abstract—until they make it tangible by changing their physical surroundings. When you retire, you begin the search for a new identity, a new purpose, a new you. That search is easier …