Tag: #phasedretirement

  • Dan McDermott

    Phased Retirement: The Three Paths

    Part of the beauty behind a phased approach to retirement is that you can craft it to meet your own needs. You may want to shift from full-time work to part-time consulting, or lend your talents to a non-profit or to the energy of a startup. But how do you focus your thoughts and find the best fit for your…

  • Dan McDermott

    Phased Retirement: Be a Freshman Again

    When you enter the ranks of the retired – or even semi-retired – you’ll be starting a new phase of life as a beginner.  Just like your time in high school and perhaps college your journey begins as a freshman (or ‘first year’ as they say now). Things during those first 12 months were mostly new and sometimes tough to…

  • Dan McDermott

    Phased Retirement: Always Be a Student

    To mix it up a bit, today I posted my thoughts as a LinkedIn article: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/phased-retirement-always-student-dan-mcdermott/?trackingId=7S1YWGN79awqH5dLBaut0A%3D%3D

  • Dan McDermott

    Phased Retirement: Savor the Journey

    Recently I wrote about anticipating retirement (link) and the joy that the mere expectation can bring.  It conjures up happy emotions similar to the time you might spend planning for a vacation.  Spending time visualizing what you’ll be doing, planning out trips you may take or hobbies to pursue. But as I was reflecting on that article I realized that…

  • Dan McDermott

    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/

  • Dan McDermott

    Phased Retirement: Anticipation

    This classic 1979 ketchup commercial lauded the anticipation of waiting for a good thing – especially made memorable by leveraging Carly Simon’s catchy hit song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoLoyg3JKRQ The excitement of anticipation before a big event can really boost your mood. For example, the early stages of vacation planning and the anticipation of your trip have been shown to provide as much…