EPISODE SUMMARY
Retirement in the 21st century looks and feels different from how our parents experienced their retirement. It’s even going to be different from how we, once upon a time, might have imagined ourselves retiring.
And while the loudest messages out there about retirement are all about financial security, investment strategies, and growing the nest egg, the truth is there’s more to consider than just dollars and cents.
So the question is, what now? What is our new relationship with the word? How should we think about retirement? Or should we, as many suggest, simply retire the word retirement altogether?
IN THIS EPISODE
- When and how did traditional retirement begin
- How did retirement become associated with a life of leisure and relaxation
- The single most important reason why we need to reframe retirement
- How generations are shaping different perspectives of retirement
- The harsh reality we must accept
- A couple of not-so-bold predictions
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What is Second Breaks?
Conversations about midlife, life and career transitions, and all the fabulous ways we can get better as we get older. Hosted by Lou Blaser.
About The Host: Lou Blaser is a former corporate ladder climber turned writer and podcaster. She writes the weekly publication "We're All Getting Older" and is the author of Break Free: The Courage to Reinvent Yourself and Your Career.