Finding your purpose early in life can be a powerful driver of fulfillment, influencing everything you do. While it might seem tough to wrap your head around in your twenties, thirties, or even forties, the more you understand what truly matters most to you, the clearer your purpose becomes.
Rethinking Retirement
You are constantly exposed to the idea of retirement throughout your life and career. I believe that retirement is antiquated, created during a time when people lived shorter lives and were not expected to reach their eighties or nineties. Whether you believe in retirement or not, finding your purpose can make your life better.
We’ve all heard that we need to prepare financially for the future—the earlier, the better. While this is true, finding your purpose can also set you up for great success. Over time, as you age, your purpose and “why” may change, which is natural. Those with a clearly defined purpose often find more fulfillment in their work, relationships, and overall lives. Unfortunately, we often dedicate less time to this than to financial preparation, yet it is just as important.
Purpose in Retirement Planning
Finding your purpose is especially important for those looking to retire or slow down. Many of us spend decades in our careers, working forty to eighty hours a week. To assume that we can stop after decades of work and still have a fulfilled life without proper planning is unrealistic.
Finding Your “Why”
If you are struggling to find your “why,” reflect on what brings you JOY.
Allow what you enJOY to guide you toward uncovering your purpose—an investment just as valuable as financial planning for your future. To help on this journey, download our Joy Journal—a simple resource designed to capture the moments that bring you JOY and help define your purpose.
Planning for Life After Work
Just like financial planning, you need to plan for life after work. Aligning your newfound time with your life purpose can provide immense fulfillment in your next chapter. JOY after your career can look different for everyone—some may choose not to retire fully.
Have a Plan for Your Time
Whatever your plans, ensure you have a strategy for the time you’ll gain by working less or not at all. Spending forty to sixty hours a week in front of the television lacks meaning. Most people would prefer to spend time on hobbies or with loved ones. Most would prefer spending time on their hobbies, with their significant other, family, and friends.
Start Your Journey to JOY
The hard work beforehand needs to be done to find your JOY. We have some tools to help you start working on what brings the most meaning in your life and where you derive the most JOY.
It would be our privilege to discuss your future and how to plan for a life of purpose, meaning, and JOY!
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