Work to Live OR Live to Work Transition - Career Pivot

Work to Live OR Live to Work Transition - Career Pivot 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 wrongâ€"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. (More: Demise of the Paycheck â€" Good Riddance) 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. Listen to the most recent episode 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 and was amazingly successful, but could not teach and stay healthy at the same time. The followingyear I went to work for a non-profit in fund raising, but could not tolerate the dysfunctional organizational behaviors of non-profits. Career Pivot was started 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. (More: Talents Versus Skills â€" Do You Know the Difference?) 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 â€" 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 have changed almost all of our retirement plans. Are you planning on a Work to Live â€" Live to Work transition? Are you just hoping to be able to continue to Work to Live? Marc Miller Like what you just read? Share it with your friends using the buttons above. Like What You Read? Get Career Pivot Insights! Check out the Repurpose Your Career Podcast Do You Need Help With ...