They are healthier by far, wealthier to varying degrees, better educated, and more skilled; they have vitality, verve, desire, personal direction, and they have deeper insight than our society has heretofore experienced.
The group, if they can be seen as a group, is a power-packed potential of achievement, practical problem solving, enlightened wisdom, and focused energy. Here is one of the most pressing challenges of our time; here is where our pioneering spirit of exploring new territory can manifest itself in ways never before possible.
The challenge is how to harness the phenomenal resources resident in this talented, resourceful, seasoned, and purpose-filled population we call retirees.
Age is not a criterion for a successful retirement
Age alone offers no guarantee that we'll gather the necessary wisdom to exploit the opportunities of retirement and find contentment. Nor does age miraculously give us the requisite tools, competencies, knowledge, and attitudinal shifts that will ensure that retirement will proceed maximally.
Some people have thirty years of experience, and others have one year of experience thirty times over. Nor does retirement necessarily mean cessation from all work.
The answer lies in the secret of the three little boxes of life and unraveling that calls for some work in our preparations for a successful retirement.
The journey from full-time work to full-time retirement in its traditional sense may take a year or so to accomplish but there is no rush.
The question for pre-retirees is to what degree during this time are they actively and consciously encountering the personal growth tasks and individual challenges that need to be addressed in order to achieve the maturity necessary to really get the most out of retirement.
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