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Thoughts & Musings on Retirement
Looking ahead to retirement can be a wonderful and exciting thing! The beginning of a new chapter!
But if your social status or power position has always come from your work, retirement may feel like a huge loss of identity and life-structure...
If this resonates with how you’re feeling, here’s a couple of tips for you!
We are all born with an innate sense of knowing. 💆
Then, life happens and circumstances cloud our intuition. We become less sure of ourselves.
Doubt creeps in. But deep down, that innate sense of knowing is still there.
Take a moment today to quiet all the voices in your mind. Go deep to find your clarity and your direction. Breathe. 💜
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
The retiree panel members at the Power UP Your Retirement Lifestyle Seminar are:
Karen Smith: retired as the Media Technologies Coordinator at the Saskatoon Police Service, Public Affairs Division in February of 2017 after 21 years of service.
Sharon Siuksteris: worked as a Food Service Manager for over 30 years. The last 15 years were with the Saskatoon Health Region where she had the opportunity to work at all three acute care hospitals.
You will hear about their planning process and what the transition was like for them from career to post-career.
Tickets: Advance $39.99 plus GST; at the door $45 plus GST.
For more information and tickets visit https://www.powerupyourretirement.com/retirementseminar
One of the speakers at the Power UP Your Retirement Lifestyle Seminar is Shelly Turk with ProActive Fitness.
Shelley will speak on how exercise can help you to enjoy your retirement years to the fullest and what that exercise should look like!
Meet Shelley: https://youtu.be/6ks_p7Ch78k
Tickets: Advance $39.99 plus GST; at the door $45 plus GST.
For more information and tickets visit https://www.powerupyourretirement.com/retirementseminar
Retirement planning is more than just financial. Start planning today for a meaningful and fulfilling retired life.
One of the speakers at the Power UP Your Retirement Lifestyle Seminar is Karla Amaya with Sunset Travel.
Karla will be speaking on how to travel smart:
importance of making a bucket list and setting your travel goals
travel budgets
the planning process
safe and low budget tour companies for single travelers
travel insurance
immunizations and
multigenerational travel
Meet Karla: https://youtu.be/aRL9AHu4rRw
Tickets: Advance $39.99 plus GST; at the door $45 plus GST.
For more information and tickets visit https://www.powerupyourretirement.com/retirementseminar
Retirement planning is more than just financial. Start planning today for a meaningful and fulfilling retired life.
One of the speakers at the Power UP Your Retirement Lifestyle Seminar is Irene Boychuk, CPA and Partner at EY.
You will get tips on how to determine if you have enough money to retire; how different income sources are taxed; estate planning and tax consequences.
Meet Irene: https://youtu.be/aUAcyvAqUys
Tickets: Advance $39.99 plus GST; at the door $45 plus GST.
For more information and tickets visit https://www.powerupyourretirement.com/retirementseminar
Retirement planning is more than just financial. Start planning today for a meaningful and fulfilling retired life.
All the best!
Marielle Gauthier
ACC, Results Coach, Conversational Intelligence Coach, ABC
Redworks Coaching
marielle@redworkscoaching.com
www.redworkscoaching.com
You matter to me!
Seriously. When I say I am here for you, it comes straight from the heart. It’s exciting to know that little changes in your life can make you feel closer to relaxing into the retirement you deserve. 😍
But maybe you don’t know what you deserve? I know through experience that many feel overwhelmed by the thought of retiring. What does it mean? How do I do it? What changes do I make? You’re not alone.
Accountability. It can be a scary word.
What if you had a community around you who made it less scary? We all want to achieve the reality we know is right for us. Maybe it’s living in a home that doesn’t cause as much stress. Maybe it’s moving to live closer to children or grandchildren. Maybe it’s simple: you want to be kinder to yourself.
As social creatures, we have an extraordinary opportunity to surround ourselves with people who support us. And what if you asked those people to go one step further in that support? Maybe, just maybe, you could ask others to hold you accountable in fulfilling your dreams.
Are you familiar with the term ‘gig economy’ and the implications of the gig economy on those of us heading into retirement?
The term ‘gig economy’ refers to the work of people who are doing short-term contracts or freelancing rather than your typical “nine-to-five” long-term job. Or it can be as a side-hustle in addition to a “nine-to-five” job. Many companies and businesses now-a-days prefer to hire someone who does freelance or contract work instead of hiring someone for a full-time/permanent position.
