Retirees, Empty-Nesters And People In Career Transition Have This In Common

discovery leads to growth empty nesters people in career transition retirees looking for meaningful connection third calling May 04, 2026

Bet you've never asked that question before!

Retirees often look for a "third calling"*. So often, you hear people in that age group wondering how best to use their time. (I know because some of my friends and my mom are there, and I am almost there!)

Empty-nesters ask a similar question: "What now?"

People in career transitions usually know what their next role will be, but what all three groups have in common is OPPORTUNITY to level up their impact.

I'm just back from a Super Multiplier's Workshop that Mac Lake offered in Charleston, SC. I loved his thoughts on investing in the next generation. He's a leading authority on discipleship and forwards a process called the Leadership Pipeline. He did a demo where he was working with two people he was investing in. One of them asked him a question, and Mac asked him back what he thought. The first guy talked it out a bit and came to a conclusion he was happy with. I wish I could remember what the focus was, but the part that stood out to me was that Mac rephrased the guy's idea into a pithy leadership quote. Later Mac said he didn't come up with that thought on the fly, but that if he shared it with him earlier, he would have been stealing the self-discovery from the man who asked the question.

Think about the way Jesus taught for a moment. He rarely just gave answers, more often He asked questions or told stories to allow for discovery. Watch for it in the New Testament.

Discovery sticks.

Coaching helps people discover.

Retirees, Empty-nesters, and people in career transitions have a unique opportunity to do things differently.

They can learn to ask questions rather than provide answers. They can help people learn to discern. They can invest in others in ways that will stick with them as God molds their character.

For most people, this is a paradigm shift. Coaching rarely comes naturally.

Are you ready to level up your impact?

If you want to lean into the Great Commission intentionally and make disciples, coach training could be your next best step!

Next cohort now forming! Or try what we call Coaching Lite and go through the video training - it comes with a professionally printed notebook and guided learning exercises.

Got questions? Just hit reply, and I'll reply personally!

*My husband and I are reading a book by that title and getting a lot out of it so far, but haven't read the whole thing yet.

Retirees, Empty-Nesters And People In Career Transition Have This In Common

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