Hey, Insurance Baby Boomer Planning to Retire: How About Joining the Fight Against Climate Change Instead?

This is a call to action. It’s time for baby boomers to shake off the feeling that we have done our work and now it’s time to relax.

Whether you’ve been aware of it or not, our generation’s collective lifestyle is causing our planet to be unlivable. Now that we know, we can’t just look to the younger generations and pretend that it’s their problem.

If you were one of the millions who grew up in the 1950s and ’60s like I did, you may be nearing retirement and can’t wait to get to that bucket list. You’ve probably worked hard all your life: Your kids (if you had them) are grown, you saved as much as you could in your 401(k), and now you’re looking forward to kicking back over the next 20 or so years and enjoying the fruits of your labor.

Please don’t do that.

The world needs you and the rest of our generation -- now more than ever. Now is not the time for you to indulge in yourself.