Tag: #lifeplan
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Living in Uncertain Times
Recently I’ve seen a lot published about the challenges we’re facing as we live “…in these uncertain times.” But here’s the thing; they’re always uncertain times. Yes, we’ve experienced a pandemic that forced us all into a ‘new normal.’ There’s a war in Ukraine, unsettling economic times…and the list goes on. But no one ever…
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Phased Retirement and Deliberate Practice
Today’s post was first published earlier this week on the Humble Dollar blog and suggests ways for your best performance in many domains of life. From retirement planning to golf! https://humbledollar.com/2022/08/deliberate-practice/
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Phased Retirement: The Hype Cycle
There’s a lot of hype about retirement. Some of the buildup is external via advertising, articles, well-intentioned friends and marketing spin about the wonderful opportunities that await us. But some of it comes from our own internal voices. We go back-and-forth between thinking about how wonderful it will be to ditch all those things about…
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Phased Retirement: Embrace Transition
My latest post dealt with the topic of change, and how changes in our lives can be hard to navigate and accept. Even positively perceived changes may require us to move on from what’s been familiar to us for a long time. In that post I pointed out that we should acknowledge that change can…
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Phased Retirement: A Blueprint for Success
Several years ago, during our company’s staff development cycle, I told an analyst who reported to me that he had to own the process, that I couldn’t set his goals for him, which seemed pretty obvious. But then, since our discussion was an informal one, I said (only partially in jest), “Well, actually, I bet…
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Retire Slowly: Plan your Weeks Wisely
This isn’t another retirement planning post suggesting that you map out each week to maximize your calendar and to-do list. Rather, if retiring by degrees is on your horizon, this is a post to remind you of the bigger picture. To visualize and plan ALL your weeks wisely so you can make the most of…
Retire by Degrees 