Work to Live OR Live to Work Transition

Work to Live or Live to Work?

Most baby boomers work to live.

I know when I started my career, I sure did!

I was raised to be an employee who was supposed to go to work for a father-like corporation that would take care of me until I retired!

Do not get me wrong—I often enjoyed my work. The further I progressed in my career, I found increasingly better positions that suited my talents and skills.

I still went to work to get that paycheck. Oh, that regular paycheck that paid the bills, put food on the table, paid the mortgage, saved for our son’s college education, and planned for retirement.

The goal was to get that paycheck.

Live to Work

Some of you are blessed to have a talent that permits you to live to work.

Many of us have a talent like that, but do not recognize it.

In 2002, I had a bicycle accident that shook my belief system to the core. I hit a car head on, where speeds exceeded 50 miles per hour.

I lived!

From that point on, I have been working on the live to work thing.

I taught high school math at an inner city high school. I was amazingly successful, but could not teach and stay healthy at the same time.

I did a year of non-profit fund raising, but could not tolerate the dysfunctional organizational behaviors of non-profits.

I started Career Pivot in 2011, and I can truly say I live to work.

It was only then that I realized I had talents that would allow me to live to work.

The Great Recession

The great recession has shaken quite a few people in our generation. Many would now even enjoy getting to a place where they could work to live.

Prior to the great recession, there were organizations like Encore.org all set to leverage the urge to transition from work to live to live to work. The idea was that, when we retired, we would want to give back.

With 69% of us worried that we will run out of money in retirement, giving back is not in the forefront of our thoughts!

Work to Live — Live to Work Transition

Most of us will work until we no longer can. My plan is to never retire, but work fewer hours at something I enjoy.

The great recession and the fundamental shift in our economy has changed almost all of our retirement plans.

Are you planning on a Work to Live — Live to Work transition?

Are you just hoping to be able to continue to Work to Live?

Work to Live OR Live to Work Transition