RETIREMENT RESOURCES
How to prepare for the next chapter of your life
It’s key to not underestimate the power of social media to consume you. It’s deceptively time-consuming and almost addictive for some. Make sure to stop swiping after a while and get out to meet people for coffee or dinner occasionally.
Retirement is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for. Now is the time to leverage your cognitive strengths to stop living the intense struggles of a daily working life, and start doing the things you’ve always wanted to do
If retirement is in your near future—three to five years or so, don’t make the mistake of not planning for the non-financial aspects of the next chapter in your life. Start thinking about what to do, how to maintain relationships, and what sort of activities you might enjoy.
This next chapter in your life—retirement—is one that presents many challenges, and yes, it is indeed an emotionally charged decision. If you have a partner, they must be involved heavily in the process.
When you retire, you leave the relationships, satisfactions, and support systems you experienced in your work life. You might discover that you no longer have anything in common with the people you worked with, and your children will be grown up, so any friendships with their parents may be gone as well. The nature of these things brings about an emotional shift.
