Re-defining Yourself After Your Career.: Who am I?

Redefining Yourself

Retiring can be a daunting prospect, but also a great opportunity to redefine yourself and your goals.  

Re-defining yourself can be a chance to start fresh and create a new identity.  An opportunity to explore new interests, develop new skills, and re-create a path that will bring fulfillment and success.  

There is a tendency to define ourselves only by our career.  As part of retirement, it is essential to "re-define" - ask the following questions: 

1. What do I want to become?

2. What experiences, talents, and skills can I continue to use, but perhaps in a different, more meaningful way?

3. What new goals, that bring fulfillment, will I set?   

4. Are there any areas of your life you want to focus more on or change? 

Answering these questions can help you create a plan for your retirement, so you can make the most out of this new chapter in your life.

Embrace Your Future

With each "sunset", there is a new "sunrise".  "When one chapter closes", "another chapter opens".  Embrace your future. 

Photo: D. McCallister.  Alaska.

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FOR ADDITIONAL READING:

Happy retirees do these 5 things really, really well — master them to make the most of your golden years.  Chris Clark.  Happy retirees do these 5 things really, really well — master them to make the most of your golden years (msn.com)

Reinventing yourself: 10 ways to realize your full potential.  BetterUp.  Elizabeth Perry.  Reinventing yourself: 10 ways to realize your full potential (betterup.com)

Aging Greatly: How to Find Fulfillment in Retirement.  How to Find Fulfillment in Retirement: The Complete Guide  (2020) - Aging Greatly 

5 Paths to Finding Your Purpose & Meaning in Retirement.  5 Paths to Finding Your Purpose & Meaning in Retirement Life (secondwindmovement.com)

How To Retire Successfully By Finding Fulfillment—Not Just Fun.  Forbes.  Kimberly A. Whitler.  How To Retire Successfully By Finding Fulfillment—Not Just Fun (forbes.com)


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