by George Jerjian | Jun 5, 2023 | Change, Mindset, New, Purpose
The biggest challenge retirees face in retirement is not being able to replace the social connections that sustained them at work. They don’t always miss the work, but they sure do miss their friends. That’s just one of the many insightful conclusions researchers at...
by George Jerjian | May 17, 2023 | Anxiety, Identity, Mindset, New
Have you ever been in a job so dull or painful that you’ve spent your days dreaming of retirement? Me too! I remember planning (in great detail) the adventures I’d go on, the places I’d see, the people I’d meet. And then, almost overnight, retirement happened. It was...
by George Jerjian | May 2, 2023 | Anxiety, Identity, Mindset, New, Positive Thinking
For most of us retirement is the end goal. The place we crave to be throughout our working lives. Endless days of rest, and relaxation. Answering to no one but ourselves. Free, calm and in control. What many of us don’t realise is that as we approach this exciting...
by George Jerjian | Mar 20, 2023 | Identity, Mindset, New, Purpose
As seismic societal shifts go, the surge of people taking early retirement during and after the pandemic is one of them. For some, this was due to ill health, for most, it was a lifestyle choice. Covid shocked them to their core and awakened them to the fact that...
by George Jerjian | Feb 20, 2023 | Mindset, New, Positive Thinking, Purpose
There are two extremes when it comes to retirees; those who breathe a sigh of relief, collapse on the sofa and start to enjoy the emptiness of their days and those who say ‘yes’ to absolutely every opportunity that comes their way, leaving no gap in the diary...
by George Jerjian | Feb 6, 2023 | Mindset, New, Positive Thinking
And here is how to achieve it . . . . I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again and again… the first casualty in retirement is identity. One day you’re a nurse, police officer, manager, or business owner; the next, you’re a… I hesitate to say a ‘nobody’, but that is...
