During the work years, it is not uncommon to attend retreats to reflect on leadership, strategic choices, sustainability and new ventures. Time away from the office in a retreat setting provides time to focus on organizational renewal and opportunities to deliver tangible returns. During my career I was privileged to attend many retreats — some […]
Author: Jeanette Lewis
Too Many Choices –Time Management Decisions in Retirement
‘”Too much to do — too little time” Yesterday, in the post-exercise coffee shop conversation at the gym several women lamented about how busy they were. They complained that their retirement schedules were as over-crowded as work schedules had been. Everyone struggled to find enough time for the gym, for grand-children, for hobbies, for travel, […]
5 Essentials for Aging Successfully
Most postworksavvy folks want to have a long and successful retirement. We want to age ‘successfully’. But sometimes we sabotage ourselves because we have not developed a strategy for retirement. In my postworksavvy experience there are 5 Essentials to consider in your strategy for aging successfully. Physical Activity. No retirement will be successful with health problems that hold […]
Weddings — Savouring Special Family Rituals
Our son was married a couple of weeks ago. For this postworksavvy mom, the wedding was special. Aside from the fact that things proceeded perfectly (in my eyes), it was special time for us. It marked a major change for our small nuclear family — we now have a daughter-in-law. Marriage signified another big step […]
15 Ways to make your retirement extraordinary
A comment made by a good friend provided the idea for this post. When speaking about retirement, she said, “for those of us who didn’t have ordinary careers — or ordinary lives — why would we expect to have ordinary retirements?” Her comment sparked thoughts about choices in life and career that were less than […]
Why Overcoming the Habit of Multi-tasking Creates a Successful Retirement
Did you spend most of your career juggling several priorities? Was it commonplace to deal with too many demands — work/home; personal/career? Did you feel inundated with responsibilities and requests? Did you wish for more hours in the day to complete tasks? In the last few years of my working life, I could answer ‘yes’ […]
Why aging does not have to be a losing battle
Everybody wants the benefits of good health in retirement. Aging is not a losing battle. Senility, grouchiness, poor memory, body aches and pains don’t necessarily go with aging. Taking care of your health requires a few good habits that are neither costly nor onerous. Most of these habits become enjoyable as they become part of […]
Ignore Retirement Advice — Find your own path
There’s endless advice available to people who are retired or about to retire. Newspapers, magazines, talk shows, financial advisors, personal coaches, family, friends, books and blogs — including postworksavvy — offer counsel. There is advice on where to live, how to live, how to spend your money (or keep it), and how to spend your time. […]
What? Stress in Retirement?
As I was preparing to retire, I believed that leaving the world of work and its associated career demands meant that I would leave stress behind. Not so. Postworksavvy has discovered that retirement brings its own sources of stress. Retirement life decisions demand managerial skills similar to those used at work. Setting priorities, controlling finances, […]
Taking a Life Inventory of Ordinary Successes in Retirement
Last week Barbara Moses, one of my favourite leadership columnists who writes in the Business section of the Globe and Mail, suggested doing an inventory of recent accomplishments that have produced intense life satisfaction. I decided that I could do a quick inventory of some of my ordinary retirement accomplishments in the past few months. I […]
