This post was so good! I always enjoy the Try This section, and "What did I assume would ‘just happen’ that didn’t?" stood out for me. It's the kind of reflective question I love asking clients. Thank you
I loved your post today. I’m a bad planner for a postmortem. I simply refuse to think of what can go wrong. Particularly when I have no idea about what’s going to go right. It’s hard to imagine something unimaginable. But I like the premise that you raise here particularly for retirement. We know that there are things that are going to change. Your identity, your daily life, even your purpose and your friendships. Perhaps we ought to start thinking a little bit ahead what if this doesn’t happen the way we thought. My nature is to say — “so what we’ll figure it out.” But thanks for a great post.
Thinking about all that can go wrong, has served me well in my professional life. But has prevented me from really celebrating things that have gone right (when they do). I think the magic is (and always has been) is balance. Thinking about both what can go right and wrong and planning for both. I didn’t do any thinking about what life would be like when I stopped working full time and was completely caught off guard at just how different it was from what I imagined. It was so shocking that like you, I’ve made it my mission to prevent others from making the same mistake. Think about it, before you do it - ask the hard questions - what can go right and what can go wrong and what will I do about it.
This post was so good! I always enjoy the Try This section, and "What did I assume would ‘just happen’ that didn’t?" stood out for me. It's the kind of reflective question I love asking clients. Thank you
Whoa. This one is deep! In a good way, of course. Keep it coming!!
I loved your post today. I’m a bad planner for a postmortem. I simply refuse to think of what can go wrong. Particularly when I have no idea about what’s going to go right. It’s hard to imagine something unimaginable. But I like the premise that you raise here particularly for retirement. We know that there are things that are going to change. Your identity, your daily life, even your purpose and your friendships. Perhaps we ought to start thinking a little bit ahead what if this doesn’t happen the way we thought. My nature is to say — “so what we’ll figure it out.” But thanks for a great post.
Thank you Andrea.
Thinking about all that can go wrong, has served me well in my professional life. But has prevented me from really celebrating things that have gone right (when they do). I think the magic is (and always has been) is balance. Thinking about both what can go right and wrong and planning for both. I didn’t do any thinking about what life would be like when I stopped working full time and was completely caught off guard at just how different it was from what I imagined. It was so shocking that like you, I’ve made it my mission to prevent others from making the same mistake. Think about it, before you do it - ask the hard questions - what can go right and what can go wrong and what will I do about it.