After retiring from the financial planning business, I became very aware of an emptiness inside. I asked myself: "If I am what I do, then who am I when I don't?" I succeeded in retiring from owning a business, but I was not prepared to " retire to" something. One of the first challenges of ReFirement is to identify what to "retire to". How do I create purpose and meaning in my life if I have been consumed by my profession for 40+ years? Answering this question started my self-discovery journey. The "7th Inning Stretch" is a time for me to contemplate and begin again to live the life that is true to my values. I suggest that you begin your own journey by identifying your core values. One of the values that Paula and I have embraced our entire life is "making a contribution to others." We facilitated a personal growth workshop called the Aspen Temenos The work was very fulfilling but physically exhausting. We stopped ...
... is about the "7th inning Stretch" in life...finding new meaning, and purpose for the 7th-9th innings of life.