ULeadU: 2025 Thoughts & Attitudes on Retirement

  • Welcome! We're glad you're here!

    We can't wait to learn about your thoughts & attitudes regarding your post-career/retirement life whether pending or in progress. If you have any doubts about proceeding, please read The Small Print. Click NEXT if you're ready to go!

  • The Small Print

    • Yes, this Quest begins with some questions
    • BEWARE! The questions might make you think more deeply about your perspectives on your own post-career/retirement.
    • ULeadU Ques welcomes all comers: the not-yet-retired, the retired but still working at something (semi-retired), the fully retired, and those who plan never to retire.
    • Once aggregated, the information we gather will contribute to the overall body of information on prevailing thoughts and attitudes on retirement.
    • ULeadU Quest is a short and easy journey. It should take no more than 5-10 minutes depending on how long you ponder each question.
    • Heloping ULeadU with our Quest will not fill your Inbox with unwanted souvenirs. Your responses are anonymous unless you choose otherwise.
  • Which of these statements apply to you?
  • How far away is retirement for you?

  • The next three questions ask about how you feel when you think about retiring. The responses are divided into lists of emotions that could be described as "positive", "neutral" and "negative". Choose the ones that best reflect your feelings at this time.

  • Which of these "positive" emotions, if any, describe how do you feel when you think about retiring? Choose up to 3.
  • Which of these "neutral" emotions, if any, describe how do you feel when you think about retiring? Choose up to 3.
  • Which of these "negative" emotions, if any, describe how do you feel when you think about retiring? Choose up to 3.

  • There are many valued aspects inherent to most workplaces that can get lost in the transition to retirement.

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  • Giving some advance attention to those things you are most concerned about losing in the transition into retirement, and starting to plan how you will deal with them, will make your transition smoother.

  • Have you started to consider how you will manage the non-financial aspects of your transition into retirement including the loss of valued aspects of the workplace?*
  • Where have you turned for information or support with this planning exercise? Select all that apply.

  • The next set of questions ask demographic qestions about you.
    For each, you can choose "Prefer not to say" if you don't want to provide this information.

  • The next set of questions ask about where you live. 
    For each, you can choose "Prefer not to say" if you don't want to provide this information.

  • Where is your primary residence?
  • How would you describe where you live?
  • How did you find out about the Quest 2025 Survey?*

  • DO NOT COMPLETE THE NEXT SECTION IF YOU WANT YOUR SUBMISSION TO BE ANONYMOUS.

    If that's your preference, scroll down and click SUBMIT to finish.

  • Stay in touch!

    If you'd like to receive our periodic newsletter, The Retirement Sandbox, that focuses on matters related to retirement and aging, as well as announcements related to ULeadU Post Career Pathing, please leave your name and email. Note: we will never bombard your Inbox and you can unsubscribe at any time.
  • Did you semi-retire on your own schedule?*
  • How long before you semi-retired did you start planning for the transition?
  • Did you turn to any of the following for information or support in planning your semi-retirement? Select all that apply.
  • What kind of paid work have you chosen to do in semi-retirement?*

  • The next three questions ask about how you felt when you launched into semi-retirement. The responses are divided into lists of emotions that could be described as "positive", "neutral" and "negative". Choose the ones that best reflect your feelings when you toook the semi-retirement plunge.

  • Which of these "positive" emotions, if any, describe how you felt when you launched into semi-retirement? Choose up to 3.*
  • Which of these "neutral" emotions, if any, describe how you felt when you launched into semi-retirement? Choose up to 3.*
  • Which of these "negative" emotions, if any, describe how how you felt when you launched into semi-retirement?? Choose up to 3.*

  • There are many valued aspects inherent to most workplaces that can get lost in the transition to retirement.

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  • Have you been successful in preserving those things that are most important to you?
  • Have the things that are important to you changed since you transitioned into semi-retirement?
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  • The next set of questions ask demographic qestions about you.
    For each, you can choose "Prefer not to say" if you don't want to provide this information.

  • The set of questions ask about where you live.
    For each, you can choose "Prefer not to say" if you don't want to provide this information.

  • Where is your primary residence?*
  • How would you describe where you live?*
  • How did you find out about the Quest 2025 Survey?*

  • DO NOT COMPLETE THE NEXT SECTION IF YOU WANT YOUR SUBMISSION TO BE ANONYMOUS.

    If that's your preference, scroll down and click SUBMIT to finish.

  • Stay in touch!

    If you'd like to receive our periodic newsletter, The Retirement Sandbox, that focuses on matters related to retirement and aging, as well as announcements related to ULeadU Post Career Pathing, please leave your name and email. Note: we will never bombard your Inbox and you can unsubscribe at any time.

  • There are many valued aspects inherent to most workplaces that can get lost in the transition to retirement.

  • Rows

  • The next set of questions ask demographic qestions about you.
    For each, you can choose "Prefer not to say" if you don't want to provide this information.

  • The set of questions ask about where you live.
    For each, you can choose "Prefer not to say" if you don't want to provide this information.

  • Where is your primary residence?*
  • How would you describe where you live?*
  • How did you find out about the Quest 2025 Survey?*

  • DO NOT COMPLETE THE NEXT SECTION IF YOU WANT YOUR SUBMISSION TO BE ANONYMOUS.

    If that's your preference, scroll down and click SUBMIT to finish.

  • Stay in touch!

    If you'd like to receive our periodic newsletter, The Retirement Sandbox, that focuses on matters related to retirement and aging, as well as announcements related to ULeadU Post Career Pathing, please leave your name and email. Note: we will never bombard your Inbox and you can unsubscribe at any time.
  • Did you retire on your own schedule?
  • How long before retirement had you been thinking about the non-financial aspects of the transition?
  • Did you turn to any of the following for information or support in anticipating the non-financial aspects of retiring or dealing with them when they occurred? Select all that apply.
  • How did you feel when you retired? You can choose multiple.

  • The next three questions ask about how you felt when you retired. The responses are divided into lists of emotions that could be described as "positive", "neutral" and "negative". Choose the ones that best reflect your feelings at retirement.

  • Which of these "positive" emotions, if any, describe how you remember feeling when you retired? Choose up to 3.*
  • Which of these "neutral" emotions, if any, describe how you remember feeling when you retired? Choose up to 3.*
  • Which of these "negative" emotions, if any, describe how how you remember feeling when you retired? Choose up to 3.*

  • There are many valued aspects inherent to most workplaces that can get lost in the transition to retirement and are missed by retirees.

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  • Were you surprised by the things you missed?
  • Which of the following, if any, do you still miss at this stage of your retirement?

  • The next set of questions ask demographic qestions about you.
    For each, you can choose "Prefer not to say" if you don't want to provide this information.

  • The set of questions ask about where you live.
    For each, you can choose "Prefer not to say" if you don't want to provide this information.

  • Where is your primary residence?*
  • How would you describe where you live?*
  • How did you find out about the Quest 2025 Survey?*

  • DO NOT COMPLETE THE NEXT SECTION IF YOU WANT YOUR SUBMISSION TO BE ANONYMOUS.  

    If that's your preference, scroll down and click SUBMIT to finish.

  • Stay in touch!

    If you'd like to receive our periodic newsletter, The Retirement Sandbox, that focuses on matters related to retirement and aging, as well as announcements related to ULeadU Post Career Pathing, please leave your name and email. Note: we will never bombard your Inbox and you can unsubscribe at any time.
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