Creating Your Encore Career 181: Making Your Encore Transition and Finding Your Purpose
If you aren’t looking forward to retirement, you’re not alone. You might instead be looking forward to not retiring. With an encore career, you can create value in the world beyond just winning the next pickleball game. You can transition into the role of silver entrepreneur and make a difference using your unique skills and talents.
A big part of beginning your journey to an encore career is finding your purpose and identifying why you do what you do. You may need to learn new skills or create different habits from those you developed during your corporate career.
Today’s episode is about making a smooth encore transition and discovering your purpose. Along his journey, Lynn took classes, read books, and leaned into his natural curiosity to discover how his entrepreneurial journey would differ from his corporate life. He shares some of the resources that may help you find your passion and the questions you should ask yourself before jumping into a post-retirement career.
Lynn wants to help you find the momentum you need as you form your encore career with the lessons he’s learned along the way.
We'll dive deeper into these concepts:
- Why you should consider taking Modern Elder Academy courses
- Why Lynn decided to pursue an encore career
- How curiosity has both aided and hindered him in his entrepreneurial journey
- Preparing for a nonlinear life post-corporate career
- Facing the onset of grief at retirement
- The six Ps of transition: personal, physical, psychological, parting and passing, professional, and purpose
- Purpose evolves
- The elements in your previous career that brought you joy and whether you’re looking for comfort or growth
- Ikigai and its four elements
- What Lynn has learned on his entrepreneurial journey
Now, for some action steps:
- Download the free worksheet: Three Steps You Need for a More Productive Workday
- Visit Modern Elder Academy: https://www.modernelderacademy.com/
- Read: Life is in the Transitions
- Read: Longevity Lifestyle by Design
My Resources:
A quick guide to help you get started on your Encore Journey
My Website
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I thank you so much for being here and I’ll see ya next time on Creating Your Encore Career.
— Lynn
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