Encore Careers: Coping Strategies When Life Throws You a Curveball
Life can throw us a curveball when we least expect it, never more so
than in your encore life or encore career.
Sue is single, and was inspired by Jean Shula's journey in The Coming of
Aging. Remember how after Jean's divorce, she bought a camper and
embarked on a year-long adventure traveling around the country? Well,
Jean's story sparked something deep inside Sue, and she decided that
when she retires next year, she's giving herself the gift of a year
before creating an encore career and going on her own great adventure.
Sue started researching recreational vehicles, rented one, and drove to
a women's RV weekend a few hours from her home. She had such a good
time, she couldn't wait to get home and put the wheels in motion for the
transition to her new life.
But, then the curveball -- a heart attack. It was mild, but a set-back
just the same. Sue, though, didn't see it as a set-back; she saw it as a
wake-up call. First, to take better care of herself; second, to make
sure that she follows her heart to the adventure she envisions. There's
not a doubt in my mind -- or Sue's -- that this dream will become a
reality.
Mary and her husband, Joe, had their ideal retirement plan in place,
were five years away from financial readiness, and were eagerly counting
the days until they could take off into this new dream life. Then, Joe
died unexpectedly. Devastated to lose her life partner in her 50s, it
took Mary two years to go through her grieving process, and start to
regain her equilibrium.
While Mary loved her work as a nurse, she was burned out and ready for a
change. Without Joe's income feeding their nest egg, the "ideal"
retirement they'd planned was no longer a reality. It was clear to Mary
that she needed to leave her current career and move into a new career
that would give her the freedom she craved, while earning a good income.
It would have been easy for Mary to feel cheated that she wasn't going
to have the life she'd planned with Joe. That would have kept her stuck
and angry, and that's NOT the kind of life she wanted for herself. So,
Mary's currently exploring ways to take her wealth of nursing knowledge
and apply it in new and exciting ways. She's considering writing and
speaking, becoming a medical advocate, and consulting.
Don't let the curve balls in your life derail your encore career. Get
back on the horse, set you goals, and persevere until you reach them!
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Encore Career Coach
Coach Lin Schreiber, 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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