Coping With Retirement

You have to come to terms with not having the- Not using time productively If you regularly spend all
same identity as before and be willing to find outday doing very little then plan what you are going to
who you are becoming. You will notice changes indo at the start of each day.
what is important to you, and what you want to- Doing everything yourself. You are probably doing
learn and do each day. Your focus may move awayseveral things which you could easily delegate to
from success at work more towards family andsomeone else. Maybe you think it's quicker just to
friends and community and looking after yourselfget it done yourself but you may want to pay for
than before.some help or do a swap with friends.
While working, you may always have had too much- Wasting too much time. Notice your activities as
to do and believed there was nothing you could doyou go through your day, if you fritter away a lot of
about this. Ways you could have improved thingstime doing unimportant things such as watching too
then are even more important in retirement becausemuch television for example, spend some of that
it's easy to spend too much time either doing verytime doing some of the other tasks you want to do.
little or not doing what you want to do for yourself.- Not having several different interests. When you
Here are some mistakes people make when theywere working you may have been too busy for any
retire:hobbies. You may have used your work as an
- Agreeing to do whatever you are asked to do. 'No'excuse not to have a social life.
is a small word which has a powerful effect. Try itIn retirement make your life more balanced. Plan to
when you are asked to do something, set your ownspend time with your partner, friends and family or
boundaries and keep to them.getting involved in community activities.