For the next few episodes we will be playing and discussing an open conversation that 3 other couples along with my wife and I had while getting together in our North Carolina homes. The discussion was around the difficulties and joys of retirement and what each of the individuals and couples hopes and dreams are for in their encore lives.
This week we feature Bill and Sharon. Bill was forced into retirement along with many others by a large utility company by using insurance benefits to leverage cutting the workforce. Sharon was offered a package that she couldn’t refuse to retire early from a national travel and insurance company.
Listen how preparation enabled them to retire. Listen how they describe the stress, success, and excitement for what still lies ahead in their encore life.
Bill and Sharon:
Action Item: Look at the resources that I have provided for this series or other resources you know of regarding preparation for retirement and take one step you know you must take to get closer to living your best encore life.
Next week we will play the conversation from another couple that both retired after lengthy careers in the last few years from the same school system my wife and I spent over 30 years with.
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