It's been awhile since I blogged--mostly due to computer issues. I'm in the home stretch with less than a month left of work. I stopped setting the alarm. I wake up naturally to the birds and sunshine around 5 AM. There's a smattering of appointments on my calendar and one big project to finish. The pace is relaxed and I look forward to my calls as a chance to connect with people I care about and an opportunity to contribute. I wonder if it was always possible to approach work with this mindframe?
I had a session recently with a retiring partner and we were discussing life after EY and got into defining core values. Mine is definitely "contribution". The trick in retirement is to figure out how to express your core values in a new context. I can still contribute professionally via my writing (book, articles, blog), my coaching supervision (have 3 contracts already), occasional work with EY and some consulting with companies wanting to start a coaching practice. But the biggest shift--and I suspect the most satisfying--will be in how I contribute in my personal life. I'm really looking forward to more time with family and friends, focusing on my own health and fitness, my art and jewelry, cooking, whole days of reading, travel, genealogy research, gardening...and even housecleaning!
Life is good.
