RETIRE HAPPILY!
Creating A Successful Transition to Retirement
Craft Your Retirement - Don’t Just Let it Happen
Brought to you by Pauline Field
Coach and Happily Retired
Is Retirement for You?
? When should I retire - now, in a few years, much later
? Do I really want to retire
? How do I prepare for it - emotionally, financially, physically
? How do I adapt when I have worked all my life
? Where do I find meaning
These are Just a few of the issues vying for your attention when you think of quitting your job - for good.
The many questions and issues can be a minefield, and may paralyze you into not retiring when you can, or being fearful about how you will handle it.
Let’s Fix That For You
Pauline Field is a highly sought-after coach and has the gift of being able to listen to where you are, where you hope to go, and helping you see the path to get there.
Before retiring, Pauline brought her gifts to the business world. Then she had to face the “R” word - retirement, and had to deal with these issues herself. Pauline now happily plays Mah Jongg, does yoga to keep her body fit, and thoroughly enjoys her new coaching role with other soon-to-be-retired people.
Are you ready to take the steps to make this next phase your best one yet?
Watch the introductory video:
Dream it. Design it. Make it Happen. Enjoy it.
Get started TODAY with a FREE workbook on how to design your ideal retirement.
Receive a FREE workbook to get you started on designing your ideal retirement.
What retirees say are the most important factors for thriving in retirement.
123 people responded with their three most important factors for a successful retirement:
Keep working part time doing something you have never done before
Rescue a dog
Purchase a National Park Lifetime Pass https://store.usgs.gov/senior-pass
Remember it’s ok to do nothing. Taking my time in the morning and napping in the afternoon are a wonderful reward for working 40+ years.
Have a hobby that can make a little extra cash on the side. For me, it’s sewing.
Most of the time, your work "friends" will forget about you and/or be too busy to socialize with you.
Find a physical activity you enjoy. Walking, running, biking, kayaking, etc. Move every day.
Have all your ducks in a row. Including Trust, Will, Powers of Attorney. If you have trusted family and friends who will carry out your wishes make sure your paperwork shows that. If you don't want to put that responsibility on them, find someone not emotionally invested who can act for you. Live where you are comfortable, but remember it is important to have someone reliable nearby who will have your back. If that means moving somewhere, do it while you can adjust.
Develop a circle of friends and activities. Many of us realized just how important even casual friendships are during the past couple of years. Don’t sell and move to a new state. Lease your home out for a year and live in what you consider “paradise” through the four seasons before making a permanent change
Don’t sell and move to live close to the kids. It’s easy for them to entertain you a week or two but they will return to their everyday activities and you’ll be left to find entertainment and new friends on your own.
Get straight with your partner if you have one how you want your lives to look.
Do not die rich, live rich
Thinking of Retiring?
Or conspiring to live
the life of your NOW dreams
Or those you’ve waited to live
for a lifetime it seems.
You’ve worked hard,
You’ve had major success
What if you looked into your heart
completely undressed?
If you could exhale, relax
and then simply breathe
What are the messages you’d hope to,
but might be afraid you’d receive?
Wondering whether to let yourself see
and feel what’s there?
If your deepest desires
might have something rich to share?
Do you dare?
by Reggie Odom
Being retired might allow you to bring out your creativity. Here are two examples. Reggie Odom, a transformational coach, wrote this lovely piece of poetry on retirement.
Marla Nelson, an artist who spent her working life in graphic design, is now bringing out her talent for fine artwork. The picture is of me, Pauline Field, and she did it in a very short amount of time!