Like many of you, I was surprised that the United Kingdom voted through a referendum to leave the European Union. I thought there was the possibility that the "Leave" side might win but I never really considered that it would happen. But now that the vote is in, the world is full of uncertainty as to what will happen next.
I find it hard to believe that the leaders of Great Britain and the European Union are now trying to figure out what the next steps are. I would have thought that the leadership of these two governing bodies would have this situation planned out from the very beginning of the formation of the European Union and certainly from the time the referendum was first proposed.
However, this "world crisis" give you an opportunity to think about your own life and your retirement.
How will a crisis impact your life in retirement? What is your plan to deal with unexpected life events? Life doesn't always go the way we want and when you are unprepared for crisis situations, these times can be even more traumatic.
Retirement is a time of major change. The relationships you have in your life will change. Your lifestyle will change. Where you live will quite likely change. Your health will change. The way you see the world will change.
How will you handle these changes and how will they impact the kind of experience you want to have in retirement?
No one knows ahead of time when these changes will occur but we know that change in retirement is inevitable.
But unlike what is happening with Great Britain and the European Union, you can provide yourself with some certainty by thinking ahead as to what you will do as the changes take place. You can be the one who provides the leadership. In other words, don't just live your life but lead your life.
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