If you are retired or will soon be, you probably have been involved in projects at work that took 12, 18, or 24 months to complete.
I think we need to think differently about the word retire ...
What do you get? Do you get more than a paycheck?
It connects a dot that many people don’t contemplate before they stop working.
Do we all have to be accomplished and have friends and need something to do?
What creates it, what makes us happy.
Our previous posts talked about having a focus for one year and spending all year focusing on that one thing. Maybe that’s too much for you –
Have you ever thought about the first 10 years of retirement? Maybe the first year or two, and what will you do?
Base your entire year around an activity or a theme.
In most cases, nothing except...
What’s important about location, vocation and vacation when you retire?
Retirement is a transition, it’s not a destination.
No Money
No Friends
Mindfulness - the simple act of changing how we perceive our world can dramatically transform our health, behavior, and lives.
True fulfillment comes from defining “enough” through personal values, mindset, and contentment.
True freedom, comes not from constant motivation, but consistent discipline that prioritizes long-term opportunities over short-term gratification.
What kind of an impact does having more clarity and confidence mean to you? Now or 30 years in the future.
The last step
What are you waiting for?
Get the most important times on the calendar
Choose the things that you enjoyed doing the most.
Choose one word for the coming year that you are going to focus on.
Why sharing your legacy with your loved ones is important.
How have they shaped your view of money?
How to gauge the downs you and I experience in the markets are temporary.
Well, there is the adage that the lawyer who advises himself has a fool for a client. It can be applied to the financial advisor too.
Taking inventory of how you spend your time.
They create lifelong memories and experiences, can help relieve stress and anxiety, and improve physical and mental health.
In a single word – YOU.
"no one plans to fail; they just fail to plan"
Once retired, you may not miss the work, but you'll miss the people
Contrary to what you may see or read online - life is getting better.
Wherever you get your information from, there's always bias to it
What benchmark should you be using to track your progress on your life?
Creating experiences with the people you love is the return that really counts.
Three questions about being happier. What are they?
Why don’t we have a bucket list ofwhat we want to do, see, experience, or have?
Keys to living a life of contentment and richness in retirement
Your schedule is wide open… but for some of us, this is when the problem starts.
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