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ONE IS NOT ENOUGH
I have thought for the past decade or so that my “second career” would be non-medical writing, and in preparation for that I have written a couple of non-medical books in the past 15 years. As I began to slow down in my surgical practice and add more free hours, I discovered that my thinking may have been flawed.
Yes, I love to write, and I plan to do a fair amount of that in my retirement years. But what I didn’t anticipate – but was pointed out to me by a good friend who retired a few years before I did – that I don’t want to retire to a SINGLE endeavor. Most of us put in many 12-16 hour days in our “first career” jobs, and I realize now that I don’t want to invest that kind of time and energy into my “second career.”
The simple point is – we need to have several interests to fill up the time. The possible combination of these interests is limitless. It can be a mixing of part time work, hobbies, sports and fitness programs, volunteering, travel, etc. etc.
So. . .start making up your list and begin spending some time in each of those areas you think you’d like to pursue.
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I’m not there yet, but retirement for me means staying busy but having the freedom to choose what I do with the time available. Like you, I’m probably wired with too much energy to put on a pair of slippers and sit in a rocking chair. Some of my retired friends seem perfectly happy to go to the club and play golf several times a week, but I am now convinced that no one activity, golf, ranching, reading, or travel, will be enough to fully occupy my next years. Continued learning and some kind of challenge will have to be a part of it.
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