Tag: #retirement

  • Phased Retirement: Tom Brady Theory

    I’ve read several articles now noting that after 40 days of retirement the multiple Superbowl and MVP winner “unretired.” My theory is that he’s really pursuing a Phased Retirement. He’s coming back, yes, but will probably avoid the playoffs to start dialing back his workload. Had he done this in the first place, he wouldn’t have had to retire and…

  • Phased Retirement: Make Some Waves

    When someone retires, regardless of how much preparation they’ve done, they’ll likely go through a series of stages.  In a traditional retirement scenario, you might have stages that look like this: Retirement Day (yay!), the Honeymoon Period (this is so awesome!), Disillusionment (is this it?), and then it’s either Figure it Out…or Back to Work (Tom Brady)! Why not plan…