Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
Retirement Coaching
When people first retire, it is like a honeymoon period, everything is still novel and exciting, there is no need to set the alarm clock, you can choose to go wherever you want whenever you want. All the restrictions of working life are gone, and for a while this will feel great, there will be a sense of freedom……physically and psychologically. But will this last if one very important factor has been overlooked, the very thing that kept us going through our life?
Human beings thrive when they feel fulfilled, when they contribute to family and society. We need to have a purpose to get through the day, a reason for getting up in the morning. We need to feel motivated. Will the daily newspaper alone do that for you?
Whatever you did during your working life is irrelevant, whatever your interests are is also irrelevant. You as a person is what is important, and the things that give you a sense of purpose and a reason for getting up in the morning.
So what is the secret to a successful and fulfilled ‘rebeginment’ or retirement? How can you ensure, that the years after you leave fulltime work is fruitful and enjoyable, giving you a sense of purpose? The answer is very simple, Planning.
Every aspect of our life needs a certain amount of planning, yet so many people approach retirement with no planning at all. This is a time when many changes will take place, a time when if not planned properly will create many stresses, worries and possibly boredom. Retirement impacts not only the retiree but also partners and family members. Financial situations need to be looked at carefully and of utmost importance is your own health and fitness – physical and mental.
So how soon do you need to start planning for your retirement, is it not true that you should live each day as it comes…..after all you never know what may happen tomorrow? Absolutely, live each day as it comes and more importantly to the full, but that can also include some forward planning. We never know what is going to happen, so why sit around waiting?
You are never too young to start planning financially. There are many good financial institutions that provide pensions, and investment and financial advice, and with the overall population of the country ageing, there is more responsibility placed on all of us to provide for our own later life. This will be due to a decrease in people of working age, and a continuing increase in people aged 65 and over.
By now you are either looking forward to your retirement or depressed at the thought of it, and if your feelings have changed since you began this article what has happened? Have you realised you are totally unprepared for the changes about to occur or are you at the start line ready for off?
Over the next few weeks we will be looking at the whole process of planning for retirement, from a relationship, health, and use of time perspective. Looking at how you can still contribute to the community or work force and why it is never too late to start something new!
And back to our old friend Oliver Wendell Holmes who said “Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit playing”.
Human beings thrive when they feel fulfilled, when they contribute to family and society. We need to have a purpose to get through the day, a reason for getting up in the morning. We need to feel motivated. Will the daily newspaper alone do that for you?
Whatever you did during your working life is irrelevant, whatever your interests are is also irrelevant. You as a person is what is important, and the things that give you a sense of purpose and a reason for getting up in the morning.
So what is the secret to a successful and fulfilled ‘rebeginment’ or retirement? How can you ensure, that the years after you leave fulltime work is fruitful and enjoyable, giving you a sense of purpose? The answer is very simple, Planning.
Every aspect of our life needs a certain amount of planning, yet so many people approach retirement with no planning at all. This is a time when many changes will take place, a time when if not planned properly will create many stresses, worries and possibly boredom. Retirement impacts not only the retiree but also partners and family members. Financial situations need to be looked at carefully and of utmost importance is your own health and fitness – physical and mental.
So how soon do you need to start planning for your retirement, is it not true that you should live each day as it comes…..after all you never know what may happen tomorrow? Absolutely, live each day as it comes and more importantly to the full, but that can also include some forward planning. We never know what is going to happen, so why sit around waiting?
You are never too young to start planning financially. There are many good financial institutions that provide pensions, and investment and financial advice, and with the overall population of the country ageing, there is more responsibility placed on all of us to provide for our own later life. This will be due to a decrease in people of working age, and a continuing increase in people aged 65 and over.
By now you are either looking forward to your retirement or depressed at the thought of it, and if your feelings have changed since you began this article what has happened? Have you realised you are totally unprepared for the changes about to occur or are you at the start line ready for off?
Over the next few weeks we will be looking at the whole process of planning for retirement, from a relationship, health, and use of time perspective. Looking at how you can still contribute to the community or work force and why it is never too late to start something new!
And back to our old friend Oliver Wendell Holmes who said “Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit playing”.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Retirement Coaching
Retirement, this is something we are all moving towards, an inevitable part of our lives……how close are you? Is it 10 or 20 years away, 5 years or just 1 year? And how are you feeling towards this impending change in your life, do you consider this to be a period of growth or decline? Do you think all will be over when you retire, or are you looking forward to new challenges in your life?
When asked how he felt about growing old, the American poet Oliver Wendell Holmes (then in his 70’s) replied, “It is better to be 70 years young than 40 years old!” This is a great attitude, but alas not the attitude everyone has towards age and retirement.
Personally, I have a problem with the word “RETIREMENT”. The definition is “to give up one’s work…..to withdraw, as to a secluded place……to retreat”. Since 1900, life expectancy has increased dramatically, people are living longer and healthier lives. In turn the number of years they have after they retire has increased, also more and more people are opting for early retirement. Do you think they all want to withdraw and retreat? I don’t think so, certainly Oliver Wendell Holmes didn’t. Brendan Kennelly (poet and Professor of Modern Literature at DCU), also shares this view and suggests a new word “Rebeginment” to indicate another beginning or era ahead, with new challenges. After all this is just another phase in our life…..first we had school, then work and now ‘rebeginment’.
We all dream of having the time to buy the paper each day and read it from cover to cover; of being able to take part in our favourite activities more often, whether golf or gardening; of at last having time to read all the books on that list; time to visit cities, like Paris, Prague, or other destinations. So many things you have always wanted the time to do, and now retirement will give you that time, or will it? ...............to be continued.
If you would like the rest of this article before the next post, email info@nucleuscoaching.com
At Nucleus Coaching we specialise in Retirement Coaching and will work with you to lay down plans for a fulfilled retirement. We work face to face and over the phone, for details email or call +353 86 6007125 0r +353 65 6820676.
When asked how he felt about growing old, the American poet Oliver Wendell Holmes (then in his 70’s) replied, “It is better to be 70 years young than 40 years old!” This is a great attitude, but alas not the attitude everyone has towards age and retirement.
Personally, I have a problem with the word “RETIREMENT”. The definition is “to give up one’s work…..to withdraw, as to a secluded place……to retreat”. Since 1900, life expectancy has increased dramatically, people are living longer and healthier lives. In turn the number of years they have after they retire has increased, also more and more people are opting for early retirement. Do you think they all want to withdraw and retreat? I don’t think so, certainly Oliver Wendell Holmes didn’t. Brendan Kennelly (poet and Professor of Modern Literature at DCU), also shares this view and suggests a new word “Rebeginment” to indicate another beginning or era ahead, with new challenges. After all this is just another phase in our life…..first we had school, then work and now ‘rebeginment’.
We all dream of having the time to buy the paper each day and read it from cover to cover; of being able to take part in our favourite activities more often, whether golf or gardening; of at last having time to read all the books on that list; time to visit cities, like Paris, Prague, or other destinations. So many things you have always wanted the time to do, and now retirement will give you that time, or will it? ...............to be continued.
If you would like the rest of this article before the next post, email info@nucleuscoaching.com
At Nucleus Coaching we specialise in Retirement Coaching and will work with you to lay down plans for a fulfilled retirement. We work face to face and over the phone, for details email or call +353 86 6007125 0r +353 65 6820676.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
How effective are you right now?
Life is very challenging at the moment for most people, and our inner most strengths and skills are being put to the test daily.
What we had grown to consider secure has been suddenly taken away.
The outcome of careful and well thought out decisions, made in order to prepare for the future, will not be as planned.
So will all of this have an effect on us as a person? The answer to that is yes. We will question what we have done, decisions and choices we have made, paths we have chosen to walk. We will question our own abilities and this will impact on our confidence, self-esteem and feeling of worth............We will doubt and second guess ourselves where once we would have moved forward with confidence.
In the months ahead, it is the soft skills of building confidence, personal effectiveness, assertiveness training etc that will we will need to build. We will need to help ourselves bounce back from what has been a real shock to our systems. We will need to nurture and build ourselves back up as people, from the inside, from our core, from what makes us strong. If we do that, we will be able to use the skills and abilities we possess in order to 'pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and start all over again.'
So, how is your confidence right now, and are you reeling from present situations? If so maybe you need to take stock of yourself as a person and look after that first before you can tackle the rest.
At Nucleus we have just started one day 1:1 Personal Effectiveness days which will look at these very issues and which will be tailored to each individual. If you would like more information please email or call.
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