Athletes and the tough road after retirement

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Retirement is a difficult time for anyone; to go from an active work life to suddenly doing nothing is hard for a lot of people. It is more so for athletes because a lot of them retire at a very young age compared to the average working person. Most professional athletes will retire after the age of thirty while most workers will end their careers after the age of sixty. During that thirty year gap athletes have to find something to do. A lot of them find careers in the sport they left behind but a large number of them suffer from moderate to severe depression and need counselling. Work should be done to help athletes adjust to their lives once they leave the sport they play.

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Retirement just means more work

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For Donna Ferracone, retirement just means she has more time to volunteer.

Ferracone is the vice president of administration for the Kiwanis Club of Redlands (Noon), but that's just the beginning of her service in the community. Taking the club's mission on as her own, Ferracone said she is committed to helping the youth of Redlands however she can.

She volunteers with Youth Hope, the Redlands Youth Accountability Board and has headed up multiple committees and events for youth with the Kiwanis Club.

In 2009, Ferracone received the Roy Coble Service to Youth Award for being the community member who most exemplified the spirit of Roy Coble, founder of the Great All-American Youth Circus and volunteer dedicated to serving the youth of Redlands.

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Life After Retirement – Ideas for Retirees

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Can life after retirement be exciting and interesting? It is an irony that many retirees after working hard so many years and striving to gain financial independence are complaining about boredom and a loss in direction in their lives. Retirement really should be the time to be enjoying the fruits of one’s years of labor and hard work, to relax, to catch up with friends and fellow retirees and pursue a lifelong interest that one has wanted to do but could not find the time during to their hectic working life.

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