Scott Perry argues retirees shouldn't build their second act around resume skills like technical abilities, which are common and cheap. Instead, focus on soft skills—communication, compassion, collaboration, creativity—that are unique to you and create real value in your encore work.
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Are you already in or approaching retirement and not completely sure about what to do with the rest of your life? Don't focus on your resume skills. Do this instead. Give me a few minutes and I'll share how focusing on your resume skills is a really bad idea and share some of the real skills that will help you dial in the difference only you can make in the second half of life. Watch this 3-minute video till the end and I'll tell you how to get the complete process for finding your purpose after you're done fulfilling your responsibilities, making a living and raising a family. And I'm not going to ask you for your email address. Hey, I'm Scott Perry, Encore Life Coach at The Art of Encore Living, where I've helped hundreds of people like you find fulfillment and make their biggest contribution in their life's third act. Don't just leave a legacy, live it. Let's talk about why starting with your resume skills is a lousy way to find your soul's purpose and what to do instead. And remember, watch to the end and I'll give you the complete roadmap for climbing your life's second mountain joyfully without giving up your email address. Resume skills are the skills you learned in school and on the job. Sure, they helped you earn a living, but they are also skills that lots of people learned. These skills are easy to find and therefore cheap and expendable. Building an encore life around real skills makes whatever endeavor you're building rare, valuable, and most importantly, impactful. What do I mean by real skills? These are sometimes called soft skills. They're the human-to-human skills you started learning as soon as you exited the womb and have been honing ever since. Communication, connection, compassion, collaboration, and creativity. For example. What are your real superpowers? What soft skills do you excel at, and how can you build an encore offer around them? These are tough questions, but answering them is incredibly rewarding, and there are plenty of resources that can help you navigate your adventures in finding fulfillment, forging meaning, and making a difference in the second half of life at theartofencoreliving.com. Don't die The Difference Only You Can Make still inside. Leave "encore" in the comments or send it by private message, and I'll drop the Art of Encore Living Quick Start Guide in your Messenger. Be well, do good, and have fun.
