Today is the first day of the rest of our lives......... We just have to careful and make sure that having fun doesn't become a full time job
Congratulations....
BUT from the experience of friends it is a serious risk.
My friend from school, we can call him Colin, was forced to retire at 55 from a major blue chip plc and with a defined benefit pension plus a lot of shares.
He is now working harder than ever...
1. Chair of the local parish council,
2. Runs a major global professional standards body in the Chemical industry, travels the world, with his wife
3 Heavily involved with the local Arts festival...said wife is a painter
4. Photographer for a local amateur dramatic group.
5. Tours France and Switzerland each year, including skiing..
Why? because people who can run a business are essential to the proper running of many voluntary organisations.
We talked about this last night: he needs the mental challenges. I remain employed for the same reason. If you are a "Type A" person and have had a working life
where thinking and planning and scheming were everyday part of life then you may need to find a way to keep the grey matter ticking over... For me being paid to do so is better than retiring and not being paid!
