retirement

Why we struggle with the transition into a post-career life

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Your retirement years should give you the best opportunities to rekindle old passions and discover new ones. However, research has shown that almost half of the people entering into retirement struggle with transitioning into a post-career life.

Why is this!?

👉 Retirement is more than just finances
Although many pre-retirees are concerned about their finances, money isn't the only thing on their minds. The impact of the non-financial issues like emotional, psychological and social factors plays a big role in your successful retirement.
👉 Retirement is commonly an emotional time

Whether it’s missing the ‘comfort’ of a schedule, losing your identity or a sense of purpose, it’s common for people adjusting to retirement to experience a range of worries and fears.

What’s the solution? Plan ahead and manage your transition well. If you’re not sure where to start, sign up for my Power Up Your Retirement course! You’ll generate insights, gain clarity and create a game plan to discover your best path to a fulfilling retirement. Register now > https://www.powerupyourretirement.com/

What's your dream?

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Remember when you made wishes as a kid?! Imagine one wish could be granted to you for retirement. What would you wish for?

Perhaps you wish to deepen certain friendships, discover a new passion, spend more time with those you love, or travel to places you’ve never seen before. Perhaps you are opening yourself to personal growth at a depth you’ve never had the chance to dive into before.

Whatever your wish, know that you have what it takes and every step you take in the direction of your dreams gets you one step closer to realization.

What’s your dream? Leave it in the comments! 💙

Impact of COVID-19 On Your Retirement

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Are you a year or two away from retirement and worried about the impact the current pandemic may have on your plans?

Financial stress is real for a lot of people right now, in a lot of different ways. If you are facing the necessity of revising your timeline on retirement plans, how are you coping with this emotionally?

As a Results Certified Coach who specializes in the transition to retirement, I have the tools to support you as you navigate the emotional impact of these changes to your plans. Please reach out by sending me an email at marielle@redworkscoaching.com.

Five perks of downsizing in retirement

Five perks of downsizing in retirement

There’s no right or wrong answer when it comes to whether or not to downsize to a smaller home in retirement. Each person’s situation is unique, and each person must weigh the pros and cons of their own situation. 🏡

If you have concluded that selling the big family home and downsizing is the right path for you, then here are some perks you can look forward to!

CBC's The Stats of Life on Retirement

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CBC's The Stats of Life did an interesting episode on retirement.

We meet a 72-year-old widow who placed ads seeking like-minded women to form an "intentional community"; an 82-year-old woman who wants to do even more volunteering despite her failing eyesight; and a couple in their 60s who have planned every aspect of their retirement have one more thing to do - talk to their children about their end of life plans.

I would love to hear your thoughts on this episode.

https://tinyurl.com/y2vgyy3v

Being the one who gives when it's hard

Being the one who gives when it's hard

Being the one who gives when it’s hard...

The realest and hardest thing about getting older is facing loss in a new way. Some of you are facing an even harder task: being the executor of someone’s will.

I know it’s a difficult thing to talk about, but when we work together, death and loss become a little bit more bearable. 💖

Handle your retirement like a boss

Handle your retirement like a boss

💃You’ve handled your career like a boss….so why not handle retirement like one too?!💃

You’re a powerful professional woman, and the end of your 9 to 5 days are finally in sight or just a few short years away.

Woohoo! Bring on more time with girlfriends, more time with grandkids and finally writing that novel you’ve had in your head since you were 35. 💆

Retirement, even if it’s still a few short years away for you, is the next step on your journey.

It can instill positive thoughts of relaxation AND some serious feelings of anxiety and uncertainty. 🤔

Fear of a Lack of Purpose in Retirement

Fear of a Lack of Purpose in Retirement

A purpose is very important to living a meaningful life. Ernie J. Zelinski, author of How to Retire Happy, Wild and Free says that, “Two essentials for successful retirement are sufficient funds to live on and sufficient things to live for.”

You may have a lot of hobbies, interests and leisure activities that may keep you busy, however, if you want your retirement to be meaningful, these will most likely not be enough. You may need to find your purpose.

What do you call a person who is happy on a Monday? Retired.

Being retired also means your boss can’t say to you, “Looks like you’ve got a case of the Mondays…” EVER AGAIN.

Since retirement means more time with friends and family, more freedom and a lot less stress, feeling those happy feels should hopefully come a lot easier.

Fear of social isolation in retirement

Fear of social isolation in retirement

Loss of social network is a big concern among pre-retirees. When you will retire from your career, you more than likely won’t be seeing your colleagues and / or work friends everyday but that doesn’t mean that they are gone from your life forever. If you had good work and personal relationships with your co-workers, then these friendships may be strong enough to continue once you have left work.

Like all relationships, however, you need to make time and work on your friendships to stay connected.

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