3 Reasons Not To Retire

We are living through what is being called the silver tsunami. According to Legal Jobs, “about 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 each day, and the entire generation is expected to reach retirement age by 2030.” While many people spend their working years aiming to eventually retire, there are reasons why complete retirement should not be a primary goal. Even synonyms for the word retire sound negative—withdraw, relinquish, depart, expire.

For my book, Leading with Wisdom: Sage Advice from 100 Experts, I interviewed more than 100 top authorities about leadership and life. A recurring theme during these conversations was the idea that complete and total retirement should not be anyone’s end goal. These leadership experts argued that when we retire from our day jobs, we should move on to a different kind of work—something meaningful, purposeful, and intentional.