You could spend 30+ years in retirement, what sort of retirement do you want to have?
Retirement is one of the most difficult life adjustments adults make. A recent survey showed that 41% of those who recently retired didn’t want to settle for a typical retirement. They still want the challenge of work, and the feeling of accomplishment that came with the job. Let me help you to find out the right combination of paid work and other activites that meets your needs and utilises your natural talents and abilities.
With the current economic climate you may have no choice but to work, but what job will you do? Perhaps it is time for a change.
Typical issues are
- I want to work, but not full time, and it’s more to keep me active
- I’m lucky I no longer need to work but want to make an active contribution to society
- I’ve never had time for hobbies, I’ll have lots of spare time when I retire and I’m thinking of taking up some interests but what?
- My pension will not be enough and I need to earn just to pay the bills?
Typically people will say that they can get a job at the supermarket but if you have had a professional job is this what you really want to do? There are other options – what do you want to do, and would it help to discuss this?
You may have sufficient money so you don’t need to work, but having been a bit of a workaholic are wondering whether playing golf and household chores will be enough. A number of clients opt to take the Highlands Ability Battery. Not only to help think around work options but also for developing new hobbies and interests in music, arts, genealogy etc.
Perhaps you have some dreams you still want to achieve. Take some time to plan the rest of your life, and explore paid work and other interests.