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Even Nolan Ryan Had a Hard Time Transitioning to Retirement

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He had been planning his retirement for years. Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan wanted to be a cowboy after hanging up his baseball uniform. But he found the transition to retirement a lot harder than he thought it would be. It wasn’t the long rides or the tough work of being a rancher that were hard on Ryan, it was the loss of his past life that gave him trouble. He missed going into the ball club and being part of a team every day.

In my experience with clients transitioning from work to retirement, Ryan is not unique. Many people entering retirement are greeted by mixed emotions, even fear. Helping them work through those initial feelings of trepidation and focusing on their long term financial goals is a rewarding part of what I do each day.

Glenn Ruffenach talked with Ryan about his transition:

“I didn’t realize I was going to have such a tough transition emotionally,” Mr. Ryan told us. “It took two years,” he said, before he started to feel comfortable in his new life.

So…if retirement isn’t all you thought it would be, you aren’t alone. You have just gone through one of the biggest changes in your life—walking away from a job or career that might have occupied 30 years or more of your time. If you loved (or even simply liked) your work and your colleagues, it would be surprising not to feel that something is amiss.

Give it time. Continue to do the things that give meaning to your days. Retirement usually ends up being more than satisfying. At first, though, it can throw you some curves.

Read more here.

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Originally posted on Yoursurvivalguy.com.

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E.J. Smith

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E.J. Smith is Founder of YourSurvivalGuy.com, Managing Director at Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd., a Managing Editor of Richardcyoung.com, and Editor-in-Chief of Youngresearch.com. E.J. graduated from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, with a B.S. in finance and investments. In 1995, E.J. began his investment career at Fidelity Investments in Boston before joining Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd. in 1998. E.J. has trained at Sig Sauer Academy in Epping, NH. His first drum set was a 5-piece Slingerland with Zilldjians. He grew-up worshiping Neil Peart of the band Rush, and loves the song Tom Sawyer—the name of his family’s boat, a Grady-White Canyon 306. He grew up in Mattapoisett, MA, an idyllic small town on the water near Cape Cod. He spends time in Newport, RI and Bartlett, NH—both as far away from Wall Street as one could mentally get. The Newport office is on a quiet, tree lined street not far from the harbor and the log cabin in Bartlett, NH, the “Live Free or Die” state, sits on the edge of the White Mountain National Forest. He enjoys spending time in Key West and Paris. Please get in touch with E.J. at ejsmith@youngresearch.com.

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