All jokes aside...time is one of the many blessings about retirement.
What do you want to do with your precious time? 😍
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.
How to Live Your Own Extraordinary Life
“Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” - C. S. Lewis
I love this quote because it speaks the truth.
We’ve all been through rough times...illness, the loss of a loved one, career changes and so much more.
We’ve all been surrounded at one point or another in our lives by someone who truly inspired us. Someone doing big things.
We are all capable of resilience and we are all meant for extraordinary.
What does an extraordinary life mean to you?
Power of your thoughts
What do you call a person who is happy on a Monday? Retired.
It’s time to get pumped
Fear of Boredom in Retirement
According to Family Service Canada, boredom is the number one reason for dissatisfaction in retirement. Without a person’s routine and social contacts of the workplace, many people feel alone and disengaged from their usual social circle.
You are going to have a lot more time (at least 8 hours / day or 2000/ year) and anywhere from 20 – 30 years + of life in retirement available to pursue personal interests or hobbies. How will you spend all this extra time?
Setting healthy boundaries in your life
What does an extraordinary life mean to you?
Maybe living an extraordinary life is being positive, optimistic, resilient and perseverant.
Maybe it’s all about taking risks and trying something new even if you’re scared or feeling vulnerable…
An extraordinary life could be living and using your gifts and strengths to make a difference, even a small one…
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.