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by Paul Stevens Founder / Director, The Centre for Worklife Counselling

The third age of our life journey offers us more freedom of personal choice. Which of the following appeals to you more than the other options? You may tick more than one option.

o Seek full-time employment Earning income in similar work to my current career.

o Seek flexi-work employment Part-time hours or job share, e.g. two people sharing one job for, say 2.5 days per week each or one works mornings, the other afternoons; or �slot pooling� e.g. five people share three full-time jobs.

o Seek work as contractor Work assignments of a long-term nature as a subcontractor, not as an employee.

o Telecommute Home-based work tasks using technology.

o Change career content Identify new career field via self-assessment and exploration which suits my revised life and career needs.

o Seek unpaid work Apply my energy, motivations, abilities and maturity to volunteer activities providing services to others.

o Create own business Be entrepreneurial and take carefully calculated risks creating my own commercial enterprise.

o Seek project assignments Assignments where I work and earn for a specified period of time.

o Seek mentoring role Apply my learning about life, relationships and work to the guidance of others younger than me.

o Enrol in educational course Engage in studies for the joy of learning and intellectual stimulation rather than as an investment in a career.

o Seek portfolio of life-work activities Use my skills and knowledge in several activities, either income-earning or not.

o Negotiate phased retirement Scale back working hours with current employer.

o Other:

To learn more about flexible working arrangements, visit: http://www.worklife.com.au

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Paul Stevens, Founder / Director of The Centre for Worklife Counselling, may be contacted by email at: worklife@ozemail.com.au