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If we don’t change, we don’t grow.
If we don’t grow, we are not really living.
Growth demands a temporary surrender of security.
~ Gail Sheehy ~
It doesn’t matter what your past experience with the world of work has been. There is a wide range of mix of experiences in our age group.
Some of us have worked for one employer all our lives or a series of employers. Some of us have always been self employed, self generating entrepreneurial persons. Some of us have tried entrepreneurial work during our Learning Years and gone back to employment
We have held traditional roles, we have broken free of tradition . We learned and grew from every experience with work we have had. And, that was good for our Learning Years, our first two trimesters.
Here, in the Third Trimester we often experience change in regard to our perspective about the world of work.
- Days seem shorter
- Less is more
- We work when we want, or can
- We often have the experience of being “fuller” than before
- Work itself becomes an end, not a means and we actually enjoy it
The idea of re-tire-ment changes too. It’s as though we get a new set of tires for that vehicle that has served us for so many years. We actually can create a new version of how we want our lives to be after 60. What are you planning for your new lifestyle? Is work a joy or a necessary burden? How do you view work now?
If you are approaching your Third Trimester, how do you see what others have done or are doing in light of your own vision for yourself? What kinds of models and examples do you want to see?
My promise is to reply to every comment and your views are always welcome. There is always more!
Life's Third Trimester 