Sunday, February 26, 2006

Is your identity tied up in your job?

Hi:

What will you be when you retire?

How will it feel to be introduced as your name only, and not with the identity of what you currently do?

This certainly is an interesting idea to contemplate.

There are theories around this. One theory is that those who truly enjoy their profession will feel some loss if they are simply known as a retired person.

The opposite of this is those who hated their jobs or professions will want to get as far away from it as possible and don't want to be known for what they used to do.

Of course, there are always those in the middle, or somewhere along the continum.

One suggestion is that those who truly love their work continue doing it in retirement. They could work part-time, volunteer, or even work in a slightly different way.

Those who are happy to see the backside of their company or profession might contemplate a complete change of pace or activities.

Ask yourself, "Who am I?". Answer without using your work skills. Interesting.

M.


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