• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

512-693-7132

Packages   About   Testimonials

Career Pivot

Career Pivot

Repurpose your career. Pivot now.

  • Get Started
  • Books
    • Repurpose Your Career
    • Personal Branding for Baby Boomers
    • Repurpose Your Career 2019 Book Launch
  • Podcast
    • Career Pivot Interviews
    • Interviews with Career Experts
    • Repurpose Your Career Audio Book
    • Repurpose Your Career Series
    • Becoming an Expat
    • Question and Answer
    • Other Topics
  • Blog
    • Life and Careers in the 2nd Half of Life
    • Ageism
    • Career and Industry Disruption
    • Career Success in the 2nd Half of Life
    • Career Pivot
    • COVID-19 Pandemic
    • Job Search
    • Entrepreneurship in the 2nd Half of Life
    • Encore Careers
    • Social Media
    • Networking
  • Community
  • Resources
  • Expat
  • Contact

Get Career Pivot Insights

What is Your Plan for the 2nd Half of Life? [Infographic]

What is Your Plan for the 2nd Half of Life? – [Infographic]

Do You Plan to Retire in the Next 10 Years?

your plan
Copyright: Kamaga / 123RF Stock Photo

A little over half of the respondents said no, that they didn’t plan to retire in the next 10 years.

We should have asked a follow-up question to determine why people were not going to retire in 10 years.  Is it because you have more than 10 years before the retirement age? Or you don’t want to? Or can’t?

We can speculate many reasons why, for so many of you, the answer to that question was no.

But then again, we all know you can retire anytime that you want to—65 is an age set by the government as a guideline and it is not mandatory. We have heard of people retiring in their 40s, 50s, or other ages because they chose to and had the means to do so.

Do You Plan to Work During Your Retirement?

An overwhelming number of respondents said that they will work during their retirement years.

What Type of Employee will You Be?

Many of you said that you would be either a part-time employee or self-employed.

Part-time employment will allow you to try a new job within a different field if you want, or continue doing what you know best.

The transition to self-employment will be assisted by all the tools that are available online that can help you run your business.  You can work as much or as little as you would like. There will be opportunities to work with people within your neighborhood, city or across the country or around the world.  We won’t be limited by our employment choices within our current city.

The Primary Reason to Continue Working?

The majority of the respondents said that the primary reason why they would continue to work is that it will give you something to do, a place to go, and a sense of purpose.

In addition to giving you a sense of purpose, you will be able to pick which skills and talents that you want to use while continuing to work.  The other skills and talents that you performed but didn’t particularly enjoy can be left on the table and picked up as necessary.

Repurpose Your Career Podcast

Listen to the most recent episode

Do you want more information about identifying your skills and talents? Read the blog post, Talents versus Skills – Do you know the difference? or watch the Office Hours video about the same topic.

What is Your Plan?

Just like the survey says, I see myself working well into my retirement years because I want to have a sense of purpose and I will do it on my terms.

For the past year, I have been thinking about my plan. What does that plan look like? What skills will I need and how can I develop them?  These are just some of the questions I have been thinking about. I am learning that the process is challenging at times, but I am glad that I am working through it now. I know that, in the end, my plan may not be perfect, but it will be a roadmap to help me create the 2nd half of my life.

Check out past Career Pivot survey results here.

What is your plan for the 2nd half of your life?

author Elizabeth RabaeyThis post was written by Elizabeth Rabaey, a Baby Boomer herself, is a creative with a love for details. She has spent over 20 plus years working for environmental engineering and consulting companies providing project management and technical assistance on many innovative engineering projects. She has applied creative, literary and scientific skills to these projects to help the client maintain a profitable business operation and protect humans, health, and the environment. Connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter.

 

Like What Your Read? Get Career Pivot Insights

Do You Need Help With ...

Check out our Help Center where you have access to 14 different content portals.

Category iconSurvey Results

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Ian Boreham says

    April 27, 2016 at 7:26 pm

    Great subject and post. A discussion about retirement really goes hand in hand with financial situation. I think planning early and having a great aspirational, purpose driven role in mind can be a great motivating factor to help you plan and think about the financial situation you need to create in order to change to this new lifestyle. Continuing working in a community way will most certainly provide a purpose and sense of meaning. After 50 years in shipping my dad tried on retirement but it just didn’t suit him at the time. He’s now using his logistics expertise to run a community transport facility in his local area. Combining skills with a drive towards meaningful contributions, in my mind, is a winning formula.

    • Elizabeth Rabaey says

      May 1, 2016 at 3:28 pm

      Thanks, Ian.

      I am glad that you enjoyed the post. I liked your additional insights about retirement and planning for the second half of your life. I encourage all Baby Boomers to be thinking about that now. Thank you for your comments.

Primary Sidebar

Are you ready to take control of your career?
Are you ready to stop reacting and start planning what is next?

 

Join Career Pivot

For those who want to fall in love with their work again, redeploy their experience and skills into a new career, and prudently make a shift, Marc Miller’s strategic guidance is a pathway to success.

Kerry Hannon, author of Never Too Old To Get Rich: The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Starting a Business Mid-Life

Available on Amazon.com and other fine retailers

Blog Categories

  • Age Discrimination (19)
  • Becoming an Expat (39)
  • Career and Industry Disruption (36)
  • Career Pivot (92)
  • Career Success in the 2nd Half of Life (108)
  • COVID-19 Pandemic (32)
  • Encore Careers (20)
  • Entrepreneurship in the 2nd Half of Life (18)
  • Job Search (109)
  • Life and Careers in the 2nd Half of Life (63)
  • Networking (32)
  • Podcasts (314)
    • Podcast – Becoming an Expat (28)
    • Podcast – Career Pivoter (60)
    • Podcast – Expert (161)
    • Podcast – Other (20)
    • Podcast – Question and Answer (18)
    • Podcast – Repurpose Your Career Book (18)
    • Podcast – Repurpose Your Career Series (16)
  • Retirement (14)
  • Social Media (15)
  • Survey Results (17)
  • The Multi-Generational Workplace (20)

Popular Posts

  • What If You Are Not Passionate About Anything? [Updated] (369,422)
  • College Degree After 50 – Is It Worth It? It… (133,621)
  • Talents versus Skills – Do you know the difference? (127,549)
  • Are you a Multipotentialite? (65,639)
  • What is Your Current Salary? How to Answer! [Updated] (64,114)
  • Perfect Fit for the Position? Expect to Lose! [Updated] (47,003)
  • Who is Really Making the Hiring Decision? [Updated] (43,784)
  • How Long Will My Job Search Take? Longer Than You… (40,990)
  • Dealing with that Directionless Feeling [Updated] (30,083)
  • 3 Steps to Get the Hiring Manager or Recruiter to Respond (27,764)
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • RSS
  • Twitter

© Marc Miller and Associates, LLC 2012-2019 ~ All Rights Reserved | A Standard Beagle Website | Read Our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions