{"id":894,"date":"2024-05-23T12:08:45","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T16:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2young2retire.com\/wp\/?p=894"},"modified":"2024-05-23T15:40:39","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T19:40:39","slug":"working-for-fulfillment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2young2retire.com\/wp\/working-for-fulfillment\/","title":{"rendered":"Working for Fulfillment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Are you working for fulfillment or working for a living? As we journey through midlife and beyond, work life transitions may be forced upon us due to the loss of a job, unexpected health issues, or family caring responsibilities. Alternatively, we may be ready to consider retirement from long term careers with a degree of financial security that allows us to shift from making a living to making a life. 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Begin to explore opportunities for encore careers in similar or different fields, entrepreneurial ventures, or volunteering. Entrepreneurial ventures may support doing what you <em>want<\/em> to do, doing what you <em>can<\/em> do; maybe making money <em>and<\/em> making a difference. What do you want to do? Take a moment to fantasize about appearing on the cover of a magazine: what magazine would it be, and what would the article be about? Who do you choose to be in midlife and beyond?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you working for fulfillment or working for a living? As we journey through midlife and beyond, work life transitions may be forced upon us due to the loss of a job, unexpected health issues, or family caring responsibilities. 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