Nobody prepared us for how hard the first year would be.
We're writing about it so you don't feel as alone in it.
Two short personal essays on what it actually felt like when the job ended, and what happened to every other role at the same time. Then, it's your turn to think about the reflection questions.
I spent 35 years in a career I was proud of. When it ended (and not entirely on my own terms) I assumed I was ready. I wasn't. These essays are what I wish someone had handed me in month one.
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You’ve accomplished a lot. Your career, your family, your friendships. Now, so much is changing.
You’ve got time on your hands, but no work projects, no school activities, and your social circles are changing.
We've been there. We are there.
We’re Peter & Sandy.
We’ve loved the time we spent working full-time and raising our family.
But we also looked forward to when we’d be able to switch gears and “do stuff” just for us! People warned “You’ll be so bored!” or “What will you do all day?”
We went through a time where we started to believe that too. Now we're on our way to sorting through it all. We created @AlbertisDoStuff to share our experiences as we do the things we thought we didn’t have time for before. We're creating a set of Real Second Act Essays. Sign up to have a look.
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