Encore Careers: How Much Money is Enough for Your Encore Life?
"How much money is enough?" is a great question to ponder in your
journey to an encore career. And, even more important if your retirement
nest egg has taken a serious hit in the current economic climate.
It's a question that first came to my attention when I read Your
Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez 10 years ago.
I'm personally not wild about their financial advice, and some of the
suggestions are a bit too stringent for my taste. But, they really
helped me come to terms with the idea that, at the time, I was "making a
dying" (meaning my work left me depleted and demoralized) instead of
making a living, and helped me to simplify my life in ways that made me
feel not deprived.
So before you leap into your encore career, take this one important
step:
Define exactly how much money (stuff, lifestyle, etc.) is enough for
you, and, then figure out how much you "have to" make. You may discover
you need far less than you think.
As with many of you, money is often an issue at Retire Retirement Boot
Camp. Interesting how many participants are stuck in "I like my current
lifestyle exactly the way it is, thank you very much!" And,
equally interesting how that conversation shifts after they've defined
their top values.
Many participants realize that what they thought was delight in their
current lifestyles, was more like zoning out in an all-too-comfortable
comfort zone. When they get in touch with what is most important to them
right now in their lives, they're amazed at how much of their current
lifestyle no longer fits. Then, they're able to let go of some of their
old ideas about what they really want and need, and started to get
excited about the kind of encore careers that would align with their
values, and give them a new, happier, simplified version of their
current lives.
Ask yourself "What do I really need and want?" The answer may surprise
you.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Retirement
Coach Dorian Mintzer, author of the popular ABC's of Revolutionizing
Retirement, helps self-reliant women reinvent themselves in the next
stage of life, formerly known as "retirement," by designing a new encore
life that includes a fulfilling
encore
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