For decades, your name may have been followed by a title – Manager, Teacher, Consultant, the list goes on. Yes, it was a label, but it shaped how others saw you, and perhaps more importantly how you saw yourself. It was an identity, or at least, a workplace identity.
But then comes retirement.
Just like that, all those aspects of how you defined yourself at work have gone. The meetings you led, the projects you completed, all now yesterday’s news. This could very well lead to the question: ‘If I’m not what I do anymore, then who am I?’
This is a turning point in life – one that can present challenges, but also the beauty of fantastic opportunities.
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