hways. It allows you to discover a deeper meaning in life and develop a better understanding of yourself, your gifts and how you can better offer them to the world.

Approaching life with an attitude of control is the opposite of being helpless. There are many things in life that you have no control over. Keeping an attitude that believes you can influence events, to some degree, by keeping a positive outlook and acting on that belief instead of becoming a victim of circumstances can be transformational.

Change is the watchword of the universe. All

Change is what life is all about as we face retirement. People who feel in control of life are better able to bear change and thrive on it. On the other hand people who feel helpless cannot cope as well. Coping is the mechanism that determines whether we grow with a situation or are overcome by it. Coping with the stress associated with the changes inherent in retiring need to be looked at and dealt with to maintain health and wellness.

Stress can come at you through avenues you hadn’t even thought about before you retire. Looking forward to golfing everyday can turn into using golf as a substitute for work. One can become disheartened when what they were looking forward to doing becomes a chore, leading to anxiety over what to do next.

One must deal with the vacuum of retirement or the experience of loss of meaningful work. This can be particularly difficult for those who held positions of great responsibility or personal significance. Not preparing for this change can ensure stress in the form of a painful transition for ourselves and others close to us.

Changes in social networks is something people heading into retirement don’t think too much about. It may come as a surprise to many just how dependent upon co-workers they had been for social interactions. They never noticed before that outside of work they had taken little time to develop lasting friendships.

If you are well prepared for change and have done your homework in developing healthy attitudes by being flexible and accepting of life’s challenges, good for you. Being prepared to handle stress as it appears in your life is a great predictor of health and well being. If your past response to stress can use some tweaking, here are three attitude shifts you can put into place to guide your way to an easier retirement transition.

The first attitude is one of accepting a challenge; rising to the occasion. Believing that change stimulates growth and makes life more interesting instead of threatening the status quo can provide you with energy to move forward and look for new solutions using possibility thinking.

Having an attitude of commitment, one that expresses interest and a desire to become involved can carry you along onto new pathways. It allows you to discover a deeper meaning in life and develop a better understanding of yourself, your gifts and how you can better offer them to the world.

Approaching life with an attitude of control is the opposite of being helpless. There are many things in life that you have no control over. Keeping an attitude that believes you can influence events, to some degree, by keeping a positive outlook and acting on that belief instead of becoming a victim of circumstances can be transformational.

Change is the watchword of the universe. All t

yday can turn into using golf as a substitute for work. One can become disheartened when what they were looking forward to doing becomes a chore, leading to anxiety over what to do next.

One must deal with the vacuum of retirement or the experience of loss of meaningful work. This can be particularly difficult for those who held positions of great responsibility or personal significance. Not preparing for this change can ensure stress in the form of a painful transition for ourselves and others close to us.

Changes in social networks is something people heading into retirement don’t think too much about. It may come as a surprise to many just how dependent upon co-workers they had been for social interactions. They never noticed before that outside of work they had taken little time to develop lasting friendships.

If you are well prepared for change and have done your homework in developing healthy attitudes by being flexible and accepting of life’s challenges, good for you. Being prepared to handle stress as it appears in your life is a great predictor of health and well being. If your past response to stress can use some tweaking, here are three attitude shifts you can put into place to guide your way to an easier retirement transition.

The first attitude is one of accepting a challenge; rising to the occasion. Believing that change stimulates growth and makes life more interesting instead of threatening the status quo can provide you with energy to move forward and look for new solutions using possibility thinking.

Having an attitude of commitment, one that expresses interest and a desire to become involved can carry you along onto new pathways. It allows you to discover a deeper meaning in life and develop a better understanding of yourself, your gifts and how you can better offer them to the world.

Approaching life with an attitude of control is the opposite of being helpless. There are many things in life that you have no control over. Keeping an attitude that believes you can influence events, to some degree, by keeping a positive outlook and acting on that belief instead of becoming a victim of circumstances can be transformational.

Change is the watchword of the universe. All

ople heading into retirement don’t think too much about. It may come as a surprise to many just how dependent upon co-workers they had been for social interactions. They never noticed before that outside of work they had taken little time to develop lasting friendships.

If you are well prepared for change and have done your homework in developing healthy attitudes by being flexible and accepting of life’s challenges, good for you. Being prepared to handle stress as it appears in your life is a great predictor of health and well being. If your past response to stress can use some tweaking, here are three attitude shifts you can put into place to guide your way to an easier retirement transition.

The first attitude is one of accepting a challenge; rising to the occasion. Believing that change stimulates growth and makes life more interesting instead of threatening the status quo can provide you with energy to move forward and look for new solutions using possibility thinking.

Having an attitude of commitment, one that expresses interest and a desire to become involved can carry you along onto new pathways. It allows you to discover a deeper meaning in life and develop a better understanding of yourself, your gifts and how you can better offer them to the world.

Approaching life with an attitude of control is the opposite of being helpless. There are many things in life that you have no control over. Keeping an attitude that believes you can influence events, to some degree, by keeping a positive outlook and acting on that belief instead of becoming a victim of circumstances can be transformational.

Change is the watchword of the universe. All

se to stress can use some tweaking, here are three attitude shifts you can put into place to guide your way to an easier retirement transition.

The first attitude is one of accepting a challenge; rising to the occasion. Believing that change stimulates growth and makes life more interesting instead of threatening the status quo can provide you with energy to move forward and look for new solutions using possibility thinking.

Having an attitude of commitment, one that expresses interest and a desire to become involved can carry you along onto new pathways. It allows you to discover a deeper meaning in life and develop a better understanding of yourself, your gifts and how you can better offer them to the world.

Approaching life with an attitude of control is the opposite of being helpless. There are many things in life that you have no control over. Keeping an attitude that believes you can influence events, to some degree, by keeping a positive outlook and acting on that belief instead of becoming a victim of circumstances can be transformational.

Change is the watchword of the universe. All

hways. It allows you to discover a deeper meaning in life and develop a better understanding of yourself, your gifts and how you can better offer them to the world.

Approaching life with an attitude of control is the opposite of being helpless. There are many things in life that you have no control over. Keeping an attitude that believes you can influence events, to some degree, by keeping a positive outlook and acting on that belief instead of becoming a victim of circumstances can be transformational.

Change is the watchword of the universe. All things, including us, must and will change. Learning to grow with change and forgiving yourself for those times you don’t, will lead you to peace of mind as you head into retirement.