My American friend here in the Philippines is 68, good health, and working about 40% of the time making good money (instructor in about 3 countries for a major software product). He just moved into a beautiful brand new condo in a great building near me and furnished it with the best furniture, and he has a girlfriend he really loves and he has helped her and her family out a lot, not superficially but in ways that have changed their lives.
He could fully retire but he has a pretty good gig that could not be duplicated so basically if he retired that would be it, but he enjoys what he does and does not want to quit.
But he continues to be dissatisfied with his achievements in life. He told me that when he had finished moving into his condo last week, he was listening to some nice music on his sound system, and that all he could think about is "what's next". He feels like he is not accomplishing enough in his life and that if he retired he would feel like he is not making enough of a difference. I think he has been real driven to succeed his whole professional life. He is one of those people that gets bored when he is not working very much. He is a very extroverted person.
He asked me to really think about this and help him (interestingly, this is the second person to request this from me just this month). Any thoughts on an approach or on-line resources for him, etc.?
He could fully retire but he has a pretty good gig that could not be duplicated so basically if he retired that would be it, but he enjoys what he does and does not want to quit.
But he continues to be dissatisfied with his achievements in life. He told me that when he had finished moving into his condo last week, he was listening to some nice music on his sound system, and that all he could think about is "what's next". He feels like he is not accomplishing enough in his life and that if he retired he would feel like he is not making enough of a difference. I think he has been real driven to succeed his whole professional life. He is one of those people that gets bored when he is not working very much. He is a very extroverted person.
He asked me to really think about this and help him (interestingly, this is the second person to request this from me just this month). Any thoughts on an approach or on-line resources for him, etc.?