Does Retirement Fit Into Your Busy Schedule? -

Home
>
Careers, Jobs & Employment
>
Does Retirement Fit Into Your Busy Schedule?

Does Retirement Fit Into Your Busy Schedule?

Why do you work?

Stop and think about it. Other than the income you derive from the various tasks and responsibilities you perform on the job, are there any other reasons you get up every morning before the birds do, drive your car in rush-hour traffic, get into the office and go to several meetings throughout the day that have yet to change life as we know it, and sit at your desk going through all the things you need to go through that are a part of what's been called, work?

You've been doing this for a long time. You've been putting up with office politics, with a lot of grief from your supervisors, peers and direct reports, and then coming home a bit less energized than when you left twelve hours earlier, only to face other issues on the home front. Other than the money, what has been motivating you all these years?

Hopefully, you have been able to derive a measure of satisfaction from doing those things that have tapped your creativity and utilized a good percentage of your talents, capabilities and unique gifts. Hopefully, you have followed your passion over the years and associated yourself with the types of jobs and careers for which you have felt a lot of enthusiasm, and from which you have been able to experience tremendous fulfillment.

If you are reaching retirement age, it may be time for you to look at a retirement calculator, assess your finances, and review all the things that have produced your fulfillment. If you are financially positioned to retire, should you? It seems like a silly question, but there's more to it than meets the eye. I don't recommend retirement to anyone.

Retirement implies you are no longer working. You've given up the treadmill described above for a villa somewhere off the coast of Spain. Sounds great, doesn't it?! Then why would I not recommend retirement? The reason is simple: People need to do creative things. They need to be involved and express their talents and capabilities to the fullest. It's not only a way of feeling useful or deriving an income; it's more importantly a requirement for sanity and longevity. Numerous studies corroborate this.

Does this mean you shouldn't retire? Do you have to remain on the treadmill until you die? Not exactly. You can get out of the "rat race" without retiring. Applying a new dimension to the word, retire, it no longer implies that you stop working; rather, you are no longer working for someone else. You can still have that villa, only now you can also be engaged in creating and expressing your talents. For many retirees, it means establishing and marketing their hobbies. For many others, it's about starting their own consulting business.

The important thing to consider as you approach retirement age is that over the years you have brought a lot to the table and have given of yourself in many, many ways. You can now take those same talents and begin to look at ways you can continue to apply them in a self-employed capacity. The rewards will be great. You'll be off the treadmill, you'll stay sane, you'll live longer, and that villa off the coast of Spain just got a new owner, you.

David Richter is a recognized authority in career coaching and job search support. He has spent many years in recruitment, staffing, outplacement, counseling psychology and career management spanning most industries and professions. David founded TopDog Group in response to the needs of job candidates to have a higher quality of career coaching and support available on the Internet. David understands the mechanisms for success. He has formulated specific strategies anyone can use to secure interviews and receive offers. His extensive knowledge and experience sets David apart in this field, allowing him to offer a wealth of information and a vast array of tools, resources and strategies not found anywhere else. He has shown countless job seekers how to differentiate themselves and leverage their potential to the highest possible level, making a real difference in their careers. David holds both a Bachelors and Masters degree in Electrical Engineering and a Masters of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology. David's website address is: http://www.procareercoach.com

In The News:

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/01/09/1737968.aspxcid=1290959650ei=72lnSbWVHKKO6AOoy7WnDQusg=AFQjCNFUQ7a-K4wOKJnI-lFLOAuauLmSNQDownballot: Paterson on Caroline/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fMSNBCnbsp;-/font nobr59 minutes ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1b.../b reports that quot;Kennedy#39;s bid for the Senate has reignited the #39;mommy wars#39; between mothers with bcareers/b and those who take a break from paid bemployment/b. b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-elusive-employment-valley-thousands-seeking-work-crowded-north-/2009/01/08/3898370.htmcid=1291092190ei=72lnSbWVHKKO6AOoy7WnDQusg=AFQjCNE1k169yLRboDHoZHlS2_EgmRcoVAElusive bemployment/b in Valley: Thousands seeking work in crowded b.../b/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fTMCnetnbsp;-/font nobrJan 8, 2009/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1quot;Men who have spent their entire bcareers/b at some of these plants are looking for even part-time work. I#39;ve never seen anything like it before. b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.business24-7.ae/Articles/2009/1/Pages/01082009_0f1d62dcf8564d9bae7ec5ade3d2015d.aspxcid=1290178908ei=72lnSbWVHKKO6AOoy7WnDQusg=AFQjCNEOtZi19Tg0bs2bMQQDc1WTtPcWuwimg src=http://nt2.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=Zgbnbq04xhkJimgurl=www.business24-7.ae/Articles/2009/1/PublishingImages/1_8_2009/eb07_mubadaal_mgmmirage__0_small.jpg width=80 height=53 alt= border=1brfont size=-2Emirates Business 24/7/font/a/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28511951/cid=1290178908ei=72lnSbWVHKKO6AOoy7WnDQusg=AFQjCNEewc7SWTAPKvldd1HFi8oRczyM4gJob seekers flock to CityCenter bCareers/b web site/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fMSNBCnbsp;-/font nobrJan 7, 2009/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1It#39;s being called the largest, single new bemployment/b opportunity in the country, and it#39;s happening right here in Las Vegas. b.../b/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.kvbc.com/Global/story.asp%3FS%3D9634248%26nav%3Dmenu107_2cid=1290178908ei=72lnSbWVHKKO6AOoy7WnDQusg=AFQjCNHPbp8-pMek2Y5dg8s90uubTQbdNQConstruction flaw causes delays at CityCenter/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrKVBC/nobr/font/fontbrfont class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclientie=ISO-8859-1rls=GGLG,GGLG:2005-22,GGLG:enncl=1290178908hl=ennobrall 217 news articles/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.pitchengine.com/debbaileycoaching/career-expert-helps-professionals-remove-personal-barriers-and-move-ahead-professionally/2810/cid=0ei=72lnSbWVHKKO6AOoy7WnDQusg=AFQjCNE0fKr902PXXHz22fGD6I7Xqkz43gbCareer/b Expert Helps Professionals Remove Personal Barriers and b.../b/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fPitchEngine (press release),nbsp;WYnbsp;-/font nobr22 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1With all the â€œnoiseâ€ about the current state of bemployment/b, bcareer/b professionals find themselves at a crossroads. The tough decision to switch bcareers/b, b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/special_features/keep_trade_local/s/2042585_reading_job_and_learning_fair_at_novotel_hotelcid=1291363835ei=72lnSbWVHKKO6AOoy7WnDQusg=AFQjCNGI-Jq68SB38B9NIIYErjYSXw3_HAReading Job and Learning Fair at Novotel hotel/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fWokingham Times,nbsp;UKnbsp;-/font nobr34 minutes ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1Entry is free, as well as free bcareers/b advice and bemployment/b workshops during the day. The fair has been organised in conjunction with New Directions b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20090109/ARTICLE/901090350/2058/NEWS%3FTitle%3DMother_dreams_of_a_career_that_could_support_her_familycid=0ei=72lnSbWVHKKO6AOoy7WnDQusg=AFQjCNH7Wv5TGFGBhyTtF0Mjaw0HQ3XcswMother dreams of a bcareer/b that could support her family/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fSarasota Herald-Tribune,nbsp;FLnbsp;-/font nobr5 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1She works part time, as a volunteer, for Jobs Etc., but her bemployment/b prospects are limited to bcareers/b that allow face-to-face communication. b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp%3Ffile%3D/2009/1/9/nation/2966190%26sec%3Dnationcid=0ei=72lnSbWVHKKO6AOoy7WnDQusg=AFQjCNEsfoqI7FIksWXfh52Tp8LV1foG7AGreat bcareers/b in the media/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fMalaysia Star,nbsp;Malaysianbsp;-/font nobr15 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1b.../b who will be speaking on macro trends of the bemployment/b market, Azizah Talib from the Malaysia Employers Federation who will speak on bcareer/b growth, b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2009_01_09/caredit.a0900005cid=0ei=72lnSbWVHKKO6AOoy7WnDQusg=AFQjCNH8P-R6dPlIKnY98EmvkkVrX7owfQOpportunities: bCareer/b Advantages of Collaboration/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fScienceCareers.org,nbsp;DCnbsp;-/font nobr14 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1You might come up first in their minds when an bemployment/b opportunity opens up. You develop opportunities for scientific collaboration the same way you b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.examiner.com/x-828-Entry-Level-Careers-Examiner~y2009m1d7-Job-shadowing-The-benefits-and-how-its-donecid=1291131236ei=72lnSbWVHKKO6AOoy7WnDQusg=AFQjCNG2XHDC0ZnldZWSxAIiVSYuONXuFAimg src=http://nt3.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=25HGDwqzEccJimgurl=image.examiner.com/images/blog/author/img205heather_huhman_photo.jpg width=80 height=67 alt= border=1brfont size=-2Examiner.com/font/a/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.examiner.com/x-828-Entry-Level-Careers-Examiner~y2009m1d7-Job-shadowing-The-benefits-and-how-its-donecid=1291131236ei=72lnSbWVHKKO6AOoy7WnDQusg=AFQjCNG2XHDC0ZnldZWSxAIiVSYuONXuFAJob shadowing: The benefits and how it#39;s done/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fExaminer.comnbsp;-/font nobrJan 8, 2009/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1b.../b a subtle way for future bemployment/b opportunities including internships,â€ said Rick Smith, PhD, director of bcareer/b development at the Smith bCareer/b Center b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://news.theage.com.au/business/elders-to-offer-new-traineeships-20090109-7dhy.htmlcid=1291135675ei=72lnSbWVHKKO6AOoy7WnDQusg=AFQjCNGVjcqspAJOJ4ktp7G_LIDAJOgSHAElders to offer new traineeships/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fThe Age,nbsp;Australianbsp;-/font nobr9 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1quot;We want them to learn that they can join Elders and take their bcareers/b to a senior level without having to pack up and move to the city. b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table

careers employment - Google News

Does Retirement Fit Into Your Busy Schedule?

Careers, Jobs & Employment