People who are still working don’t understand the toll retirement can take on your attitude. After years of working, it’s easy to feel that you’ve been pushed aside when you retire. Even when you are not forced into leaving your career by systematic policies, layoff, or other circumstance, it still feels like a piece of you is ripped away. Not all men feel this way, but it’s certainly not uncommon.
One of the best ways to smooth your transition is to stay involved with life. Once you’ve left your job, don’t become a hermit. It’s the perfect time to take a vacation and get in some down time, sure, but don’t sit alone in a dark room with the TV on for too many hours at a time. Take up a fitness program, a hobby, or maybe become a mentor. The ideas are endless. If you want to, start a second career. The rules are different than the ones your father or grandfather played by. Do what you want, but do something.
Enjoy life!
Posted under Retirement Health and Lifestyle
This post was written by Retirement Writer on September 4, 2008
