THE "PARADIGM SHIFT"

"When a paradigm shifts - everyone goes back to zero - your past success guarantees you nothing - when the rules change" 

Joel Barker "The business of paradigms"

Examples of major paradigm shifts in life include:

• leaving school and going to college
• leaving education and starting work
• getting married
• getting divorced
• getting promoted
• changing employer
• being unemployed
• RETIRING!

You may feel many things now...

• loss of personal sense of standing (if you were once the "indispensable" person in your workplace)
• no longer feeling of value or "needed"
• feeling aimless and lacking energy
• elated!

A STORY:

"I was being served by a very unhelpful and grumpy person and a shop in Madeira. I later asked someone what the problem was. 'Oh him - he's going home at the end of this month' - he was obviously not looking forward to retiring!"

We all react differently to the massive changes that retirement brings!