Category: Retirement Tools
I Can’t Tell You What To Do
Why doesn’t a coach just tell you what to do? Isn’t it so much faster and easier to be told what to do next? “Do this and you’ll get the results that you want.” But, just as you can lead a horse to water, you can’t make it drink. Why Can’t You Just Do It?… Continue reading I Can’t Tell You What To Do
Why Move Forward?
She made a compelling case. When a young teacher asked me the other day, if I would consider doing some supply teaching, I hesitated. She caught me at a particularly bumpy time, when building my new business was not going as smoothly as I’d hoped. There are so many things to learn and so many… Continue reading Why Move Forward?
Too Independent
We did it ourselves. Those born in the 1960’s and 1970’s muddled through without the supports available now. We managed to take care of ourselves while our parents worked. We took ourselves places on our bikes, or on the bus, without the safety net of a cell phone to stay in touch. I hesitate to… Continue reading Too Independent
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Going A Little Out Of My Depth
There’s wonderful comfort in staying put. Remaining in the same place and not moving can feel delightful. It’s familiar. There are few challenges to overcome or unexpected obstacles. It’s just like staying in a warm, cozy bed all day. Growth, getting out there, that can be truly terrifying. How do we start growing without that… Continue reading Going A Little Out Of My Depth
Cultivating Three Spaces For Your Wellbeing
A friendly smile as I walked down the hall, and sharing frustrations with a co-worker while un-jamming the photocopier, are two of the daily interactions that disappeared when I retired. At the time they seemed fairly insignificant to my overall wellbeing. How could venting to a colleague about the construction that delayed our commute, support… Continue reading Cultivating Three Spaces For Your Wellbeing
When You Choose Change Vs When It Chooses You
Statistically, we experience life changes every 12 to 18 months.* You’d think we’d be good at it by now, and for the most part we are very good at adapting. Changes can be thrust upon us by forces outside our control. As teachers, we adapted to changes that popped up unexpectedly in curriculum, board policies,… Continue reading When You Choose Change Vs When It Chooses You
Keep Curiosity Alive
Genius Hour was a popular concept a few years ago and I used it with my class. Every week the students would have time to pursue projects that they had designed. This was student-initiated learning: their curiosity leading to a project that they would share with the class at the end of term. It was… Continue reading Keep Curiosity Alive
Can You Remember What You Just Read?
Just a quick scroll through the news cycle or a social media app exposes me to an overload of ideas. Many of these ideas are interesting and important. They act as a distraction from what I’m in the middle of doing, or not doing. But having too much information leaves me vulnerable to poor decision… Continue reading Can You Remember What You Just Read?
Retired, And Now What? 