No Lifestyle plan - Oct 23
Sometimes people talk about the emptiness and boredom that can happen if you don’t have a plan. You’re less likely to encounter problems if you’ve thought in advance about what you want it to be like. Retirement is a time to disengage from your old self and reboot, renew and create something new. Take the time to clarify your core values, discover activities that are meaningful to you, identify relationships that you want to nurture,🚊🏍🚲🚋 and create a bucket list. Spend time visualizing what an ideal day, month, or year might look like. This pre-retirement work helps you deal with the emotional challenges of leaving your work identity behind.
I advise my clients to have a plan but to hold it lightly. Circumstances change as we move through life and your plan should change and evolve along with you. For example, clients who plan to travel must consider how mobility 👩🦽👨🦯or health changes might affect their plans. You might want to consider travelling in a group, letting someone else take charge, or maybe someone else can do the driving? Good proactive planning can help reduce any potential negative effects.
Having the right mindset when you retire Sept 2023
Think about that. Those of us who are approaching or are already of customary retirement age may still harbour attitudes of aging that developed 50 or 60 years ago: a time when life spans were much shorter, retirement (still a relatively new concept) was touted as a time to kick back not kick up, and the medical advancements we take for granted today that support active aging, didn’t exist.
Is it any wonder, many people struggle with transitioning into so-called “retirement”? We haven’t been encouraged to think much about our post career as a time of continued growth and purpose. As a result, in 2022, we still mostly view those who continue creating, striving, achieving, contributing until they can’t as remarkable vs just normal.
Ideas about aging and what’s possible as we do are changing for the better in no small part because the well-educated, economically powerful Boomer generation isn’t willing to go quietly into their dotage. We may get ribbed for it, but I’m happy to support this movement as a Retirement coach who wants to help change engrained attitudes to reveal what’s possible.
How to Avoid Loneliness and Isolation as a Senior in Retirement Nov
Things to do to help you stay busy, and maybe make some new friends while you’re at it!
I believe that learning is a lifelong journey. It’s never too late to educate yourself about something new. If you look back fondly on childhood memories of classrooms, papers and professors, why not try going back to school? Taking a class at your local community college will keep your mind occupied and introduce you to new ways of thinking about the world. Plus, the enriching discourse found in classrooms can be a gift for the lonely. Enroll in a class or two that interest you, or – if you’re really bit by the academic bug – consider going back full-time. According to Forbes magazine, many people over age 50 are back on campus seeking their degree, so you’re in good company. You might want to try short term and general interest workshops with:
LIR up at Selkirk college has a variety of program to attend https://selkirk.ca/programs-courses/community-education-workplace-training/lifelong-learning-retirement/learning
LIR up at Selkirk college has a variety of program to attend https://selkirk.ca/programs-courses/community-education-workplace-training/lifelong-learning-retirement/learning
or for Senior resources, services and programs in Nelson https://nelsonseniors.ca/services/other-resources/
Balfour Seniors balfourseniors120@gmail.com
Kaslo branch 81 – imdepape@gmail.com
Enjoy Virtual Learning
In the Digital Age, it’s no surprise that learning from the comfort of your own home is easier than ever. I am a big believer that learning should be accessible to everyone, no matter where they are or how they choose to learn. You can join some of our best instructors from around the world for free and listen to pod casts every week on topics in history to science.eg. CBC has pod casts too.
To summarize there are a lot of choices to get involved. In part 2 of this article, I will talk about joining a local club, staying active, becoming a mentor and much more.
August 2023
Are you bored yet? Do you have a sense of purpose in your life?
The joy of retirement can wear off just ten months after someone quits work, says a study from the Washington Post, that I recently read. The days free from the stress of commuting, pressure of work and having to answer to a boss, starts to become boring in less than a year. Have you found yourself wandering around the house looking for something to do. Are you trying to fill your day with mondain tasks. Are you consistently washing and cleaning your house. Maybe you are looking for something to do.
This happens to many newly retired people. They have not found their sense of purpose in their life. Now a days retirees are breaking the mold and exploding stereotypes by staying more physically active, eg playing pickleball, (which is Canada’s and the US fastest growing sports) geographically mobile, many retirees are travelling more, now that Covid is over. Many are tech-savvy, supporters of the arts, and are microbrewery aficionados, and world travelers. Few of today’s 65-and-older crowd see retirement as a sudden transition into a life of leisure, spent in a lounge chair on the beach or playing shuffleboard in a retirement community somewhere. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Today’s retirees are simply looking for more from their retirement.
So how do you stay happy and engaged post-career. Here are four tips for living a meaningful life in retirement.
1. Live with purpose-Although money matters are on the minds of most retirees, it’s not their most important concern. Many of those who leave the work force after 30 or 40 years feel a little rudderless when their time is finally their own. It’s important to find a pursuit that will occupy not only your time but also your mind.
Research has found that people with purpose live longer, happier lives.
2. Volunteering is certainly one way to define purpose – and numerous studies and articles link happiness to helping others. Consider joining a service club such as Rotary, Lions, Seniors club, or the hospital auxiliary. Combine an interest that you have with a volunteer opportunity. 3. Many retirees find that their volunteer positions, or even their hobbies have become platforms from which to launch their passion or second-act careers. Such as: Yoga instructor, dog walker, crafter of quilts and woodworking just to name a few. Chris Guillebeau, https://sidehusl.com. author and world traveler, says that starting a side hustle is like ‘playing entrepreneurially,’ without making a huge commitment or investment.
The downside of retirement is felt by more than half of those who have recently left their jobs, a survey carried out by the Skipton Building Society said half of the 787 people
who took part in the poll said they missed the camaraderie that went with their life in an office, a shop or a factory.
Maybe it is time to ignite, renew your purpose in life and identify your passions. It is time to rediscover what your true PATH to retirement is and help you on a happier retirement.