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3/9/2012 9:19:57 PM EST
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Retirement Sucks.
tom peters, little big things, in search of excellence, ways to pursue excellence, leadership, strategy
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161. Retirement Sucks.
My college fraternity brothers have a wonderful ritual: an annual newsletter that we all contribute to. A few years back (I was 62 at the time), I vented about the topic of "retirement": "You've all doubtless heard the Churchill yarn. The old man was transiting the Atlantic by ship. An aide made a mental calculation and turned to WSC, 'Sir Winston, I've calculated how much brandy you've drunk. It comes to about here,' he said, pointing to a spot about halfway up the wall of the cavernous ballroom in which they were seated. WSC leaned in toward the chap, pointed to his de facto marker on the wall, and purportedly said, 'So little time, so much to do.'
"I am often tired (I'm 62, not 22), but I Love & Appreciate the Opportunities I've been granted to
take part in the Universal Dialogue about the Meaning of Work & Life & National Purpose.
"PUT SIMPLY, 'RETIREMENT' TO ME MEANS BEING DRAGGED OFF A STAGE AND
SLIPPED INTO A SIMPLE PINE BOX INSCRIBED WITH THESE WORDS: 'HE GAVE A
SHIT.'"
This is a subsection of document is #48 in a series of 48 highlights from Tom Peters' The Little BIG Things: 163 Ways to Pursue Excellence (HarperStudio, 2010). For more information, visit tompeters.com .
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 | | Churchill was certainly an interesting person |
| | |  | | Daniel,
I like #161 as it is right on. I don't want to retire. Having too much fun. Making it a fun day in the IBO neighborhood! |
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