Our New Hybrid Course, Cracking The Longevity Code, is coming Fall 2023!
Welcome!
In the past few months I spent time chatting with 53 folks about what’s next? Some people have been retired for years, and others are just starting to think about what’s next. I also included a number of academics who research retirement, and authors who wrote about their personal experiences.
I was curious as to whether people’s perspectives on retirement have changed since I completed my PhD work in 2016. After all, the world looks a lot different since COVID 19. Some folks nearing retirement exited early due to the higher risk of severe illness and death from the virus. Others left to care for family members. Some faced technological challenges adapting to remote work, while others decided to extend their working lives because the likes of Zoom meant they could get away to a warmer climate, sneak in a golf game and still stay connected to the office!
Some of what I learned validated my 18 years of researching retirement and coaching clients. Retirement is so incredibly personal. Don’t benchmark your experience to that of your best friend, neighbour or colleague.
Other things surprised me. In my sample, several people stated that they loved their jobs but the stress of work was driving them to retire. While that sentiment per se is not unusual, what was shocking was the young age at which people were thinking of exiting. I wasn’t surprised that people are feeling burnt out and long to simplify their lives. A simplified life, however, characterized by fewer obligations and responsibilities, less stressors, more freedoms and opportunities to do whatever one desires whenever one desires – was not, and I quote, “as easy” as people thought it would be.
Retirement can be complicated, and creating a life plan for 30 or more years on this planet can be hard and challenging.
But it doesn’t have to be and you don’t have to do this alone.
As a result of my recent discussions, I have updated the content of my flagship course, given the experience a more suitable name, Cracking the Longevity Code, and packed it with the most important golden nuggets to ease your anxieties and get you excited about what comes next! Classes will launch in the fall of 2023. Stay tuned!
To your retirement success!
Dr. Gill