Podcast Episode #: 103
Strategies for those not ready to retire but interested in ideas for downshifting.
Podcast Interview with
Bonnie Petrovich, M.Ed., CPC | Career and Life Transitions Coach
In this episode we explore:
- How to know when you’re getting ready for some form of retirement.
- Why retire or semi-retire?
- Not your father’s (or mother’s) “retirement”—what does retirement look like these days?
- Creative options: creating more flexibility in your work-life while dedicating time to focusing on your health.
- Downshifting—what’s in it for you and what’s in it for your organization?
- How to create a proposal or a plan.
- How to build your negotiating skills.
- Giving yourself permission to enjoy your new-found time.
…and more!
Bonnie Petrovich BIO:
Bonnie is a career and life coach with over 20 years of experience working with individuals and groups. She has assisted executives from Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurs who are launching and growing their own businesses, and a wide variety of other professionals. She coaches clients in making career transitions; building marketing, interviewing, and negotiating skills; and planning their next steps toward retirement. She loves partnering with people to support their success.
Bonnie has also navigated her own career transitions, including downshifting into a semi-retired lifestyle. She enjoys sharing the resources she has found with others who are seeking them.
Bonnie has a Master of Education degree in Counseling Psychology from Cambridge College, in the US, and is a Certified Professional Coach from iPEC, an ICF-certified coaching program. She has her own coaching business west of Boston and works with professionals, virtually, in the US, Canada, and the UK.
Connect with Bonnie:
- Website: www.bonniepetrovich.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniepetrovich
- Email: bonnie@bonnie-petrovich.com
- Scheduling: https://bonniepetrovichconsulting.as.me/
Recommended resources:
- How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free by Ernie J. Zelinski
- Your Career Revolution, by Terry Powell, et al
- The Trusted Advisor, by Maister, Green, and Galford
- Find Your Why, by Simon Sinek, et al
- The Her Retirement Podcast with Lynn Toomey
- HerMoney with Jean Chatzky (podcast)
- Women Seeking Blissful Retirement (podcast)
- Women Living Well After 50 (podcast)
- www.dowjanes.com (Empowering women financially)
- www.meawisdom.com Modern Elder Academy—workshops and programs for reimagining aging and creating exciting and meaningful next chapters in midlife and beyond.
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