Personal Coaching with Thelma Mariano -
Retire to Do What You LOVE
I retired from the corporate work force nine years ago.
While I appreciated the freedom of my new life, I quickly realized the importance of continued personal growth and taking up new challenges. After thirty-one years in administrative positions, could I re-invent my life to more fully reflect who I was? I became a public speaker through Toastmasters, gave a series of motivational workshops to help others achieve their dreams and did personal coaching. Now I am pursuing my OWN dream as I master the skills of writing a novel.
For much of our lives, the need to make a living and/or meet family responsibilities demands all our attention. At retirement, it’s important to take stock of where we are and consider where we want to go. Life values often shift priority from “family” and “security” to “personal growth, independence, creativity” and “spirituality.”
Retire to Do What You Love coaching will help you see what would bring the most meaning to your life now. Enjoyable activities such as golf, playing bridge or travel will not take up all your time OR satisfy your need for purpose. And watching more TV will make you stagnate. You must accept new challenges to keep growing.
recognize your gifts and talents,
connect with a long-lost dream
or bring passion into your life.
You may feel a loss of identity and/or structure after leaving a job or career behind. This loss of identity also applies when you’ve been a stay-at-home parent and are facing an empty nest. You need to build a new foundation for your life. If your basic financial needs are met, you can finally expand your OWN horizons.
I will provide you with numerous tools, tips and exercises to help you clearly see what you want and what’s stopping you. Also, I will work with you to set goals and overcome fear and resistance.
You’re NOT too old and it’s NEVER too late to follow your heart!
Apart from going after your dreams, we will look at your life sectors to see which areas need more attention. Together we will design a balanced lifestyle that will reflect who you truly are.
Life after retirement offers freedom and opportunity — YOUR choices, YOUR priorities. This can be the best stage of your life.
LET ME HELP you to make the most of it.
To set up an appointment, you can phone me at 514-366-2870 or e-mail me.
Place:
Meetings are usually held in a quiet café in downtown Montreal.
SPECIAL Introductory Rate: $80 for 2 hours
Follow-up sessions - $50/hour
Testimonial
“I’ve been retired now for nine months. Although I prepared for my retirement both financially and socially, meeting with Thelma and using her tools were a tremendous help in realizing what I need to do in order to live the life I want and not carelessly drift along.
“Her material is uncomplicated, easy to apply and fun. In doing just one of her exercises I was able to focus on what I wish to accomplish and realized that what I thought I wanted nine months ago is not the same today. It was a powerful and reassuring insight.”
-- C.A. Balawyder
For Thelma’s FULL PROFILE, click here.
For her Qualifications as a Life Coach, click here.
ARTICLES by Thelma Mariano
- A New Spin on Retirement
- Retire to Do What You Love
- Should You Retire Early?
- Life on the Other Side
- Great Achievers Over 55
“Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
--Mark Twain
“It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich.”
--Sarah Bernhardt (well-known French actress)
“Now is not the time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.”
--Ernest Hemingway
“There is a fountain of youth. It is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of the people you love.”
--Sophia Loren
“Retirement is when you stop living at work and begin working at living.”
--Anonymous