Mary and her husband had been reassured by their financial advisor that their hard work of strategically saving for retirement had prepared them to leave work as planned. Though she’d repeatedly reviewed the spreadsheets, Mary couldn’t shake the question: Are we really ready? When I asked her to complete that sentence, “Are we really ready…
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“When you think about leaving work, who comes to mind as possible retirement role models?” This is one of the first questions I ask when meeting with new clients, who are wondering what life will look like when they bring their career as they knew it to a close. What I often observe are pauses,
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I’d like to talk about two big ideas that come up in my work with clients going through change. 1. Learning is essential At a recent TedX taping in Boston, I listened to Zehra Abid-Wood describe the unexpected twists and turns sprinkled throughout her life and career leading up to becoming President at Lasell Village. One statement