Why I Started beyondWork

This blog came about as I started thinking seriously about retirement—whether that meant selling my business or stepping back from its day-to-day management. Like many, I turned to research to understand what lay ahead.

What I found was mostly focused on the financial side: estate planning, investments, and savings goals. Valuable, of course, but what I was really searching for—and what seemed far less available, at least in the South African context—were conversations about the softer side of retirement.

The psychology, the emotions, the questions of identity and purpose.
How do we shift from work to play, from structure to freedom, from constantly doing to simply being?
How do we learn to live more and stress less in this new road of life?
And where will this road lead me—and my life partner—as we move forward?

One of my objectives with this blog is to share some retirement planning lessons  – including financial & estate planning – but it will not be all about Rands and cents. No doubt, the financial conundrums that this phase of our lives brings, is real,  but retirement planning is less than 50% related to money. After all once this aspect is planned – and managed of course – what about the quality of your days?

“This blog is my space to share the ups, downs, and lessons from this ongoing journey. I’m still finding my way out there —and maybe some of you are too…..”