Retired... But not Tired: Career options for the Second Innings

Retired... But not Tired: Career options for the Second Innings

Are you 60 and retired??Or thinking about what to do after retirement?

Well, the best thing to do (after a well-deserved vacation) is to get right back into working.

Not necessarily full-time or the same as before but don’t just kick back and wait for frustration to settle especially if all your mental and physical faculties are still alive and kicking. Beware boredom and loss of purpose are the hallmarks of depression and other age-related mental illnesses.?

In fact, most retired folks believe their 60s to be their most productive years.

They have the skill talent maturity and stability they did not have in their earlier years.

Their children are settled, financial commitments are fulfilled and they have ample time.

Today's life expectancy is higher and with the increasing cost of living, burgeoning savings corpus is a valid concern for all retirees looking at living comfortably for the next 25-30 years.

And there are a whole plethora of options available...

From consulting in the field one has already worked in, to freelance and commission-based work in literally any field...

From sales, marketing, financial advisory, teaching your hobby (art dancing music cooking handicraft), small scale agriculture (growing herbs or small vegetables in the living room with aquaponics), translation, babysitting, tutoring, pet caretaking, online data entry, taking on organization projects, photography, telephonic jobs, storytelling, content writing, social media influencing...there's a veritable buffet of choices one has post-retirement.

Albert Einstein once said?– Everybody is a genius but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, people will believe that the fish is quite stupid.

The point here is that each person possesses a unique character and to pull out that unique character a mentor or a counselor is needed.

With so many opportunities it is natural for people to get confused about what to do, and puzzled about how to go about it.

Plus life in today's world is full of challenges, and these challenges are?different from the ones faced 20-40 years ago.

A career counselor with their advice, analysis, and research can play a major role in identifying what one can practically do post-retirement.

From identifying the right skill which a sexagenarian (a person who is between 60 and 69 years old) can make a living off, to focusing on the next step, to learning new technology, to creating an eye-catching impressive resume, to helping create a platform for a start-up, from outlining how finances n expenses will work to linking for networking..a career counselor does it all.

And at My Learning Curve, we do career counseling with your best interest at heart.?

Call us and connect with ?Natasha Parikh?for the best plan for you!!

?Written by:?Anuja Singh?- Physiotherapist and passionate writer???