Doing work we despise or being in circumstances we deplore depletes our spirit. The reason so many find themselves in such scenarios is because they have been sold on an idea about retirement that is flawed to the core: the idea that we should do what we do not enjoy to accumulate the money we…
Tag: retirement-planning
Old Stories and New Realities
For many these stories and messages inspire urgency and thrift; for many others they inspire only fear, self – loathing, and hopelessness. Such messages as ‘You won’t have enough’ or ‘if you would have bought this fund 30 years ago it would be worth x million euros today’ create a sense of dread and failure…
Illusions, Delusions and Hype
If you were to ask me, ‘Who are the most tragic people you see’? I think my answer would surprise you. They are not the couples in their 50s who are discouraged to find out they will not be able to retire when they thought. They are not the people whose portfolios had had less…
Old Stories and New Realities
For many these stories and messages inspire urgency and thrift; for many others they inspire only fear, self – loathing, and hopelessness. Such messages as ‘You won’t have enough’ or ‘if you would have bought this fund 30 years ago it would be worth x million euros today’ create a sense of dread and failure…
Retiring Old Stories about Retirement
Face it, retirement is not a great idea, especially when you are 60+. In fact, retirement as we know it today is a relic from a time and a world that have long passed. In the context of our modern age conventional stories about retirement are not only inappropriate but they are counterproductive. We are…
Retire Myth 1. 65 is Old
Old ain’t what it used to be! Remember when the age for retirement was set; most people didn’t even live until retirement age. Now we live 20 to 30 years past the retirement age. The age of 65 in this day and age has little resemblance to the age of 65 in, say, 1960. Most…
A New Retirement Story
We need a sexier story about retirement. It doesn’t fit anymore. Retirement has been built on outdated myths. The concept of retirement is going through a slow but seismic redefinition; for 85 percent of us, it is no longer about dropping out the race. It is a chance to refire, rehire, relaunch – anything but…
Working for a “Playcheck”
For some folks in the retirement age group, the prospect of being able to work on something of significance is reward enough, especially after spending a considerable amount of time watching the clock and the world go around in traditional retirement. One company that has offered retirement age workers an opportunity to collect a “playcheck”(where…
Passion Never Retires 