Physical activity is crucial throughout life so start now to get training and learn skills you will want to carry over into your retirement years. As I mentioned in Successful Retirement Planning, I have been a runner and then a walker for most of my life. I have a good friend who has been ice… [Continue reading] What physical activity will you carry into retirement?
Elements of life transitions
Elements of life transitions include roles, values, and self-understanding. Here’s how these elements may play out in your life. Roles We all experience a variety of different roles during our lives—child, parent, employee, friend, neighbor, volunteer, etc. With each life transition, we may face a shift in roles again. If you are the parent of… [Continue reading] Elements of life transitions
Expect the unexpected in life transitions
Life transitions are present at every age in human development. Careers, events, feelings, relationships, roles, organizations, and understanding are just a few of the things that transition or change during our lives. Now the transition model developed by William Bridges—the author, workshop presenter, and researcher who defined the three stages of transitions people move through… [Continue reading] Expect the unexpected in life transitions
Creating your dream retirement
Have you built a dream retirement in your mind? Are you idealizing life after work and romanticizing how great it will be after you retire? This is true for many of us, especially if retirement was earned over many long, painful years. Because you have experienced fantasies in other areas of your life—a new job,… [Continue reading] Creating your dream retirement
How will you replace your work routine in retirement?
Are you someone who thrives on routine or are you actively pursuing so many hopes, dreams, and plans that your days are anything but routine? Will this need for routine or these dreams-in-process carry over into your retirement years? Exactly how will you replace your work routine in retirement? Take this quick quiz to see… [Continue reading] How will you replace your work routine in retirement?
How to have a happy healthy marriage in retirement
We all know people with long-lasting—but unhappy and/or unhealthy—marriages, so how can you have a happy, healthy marriage in retirement? These factors are key: • A sense of humor • Ability to have fun together • Appreciation and praise for something specific your partner has done each day • Attitude of gratitude • Clear, honest… [Continue reading] How to have a happy healthy marriage in retirement
How to have a lasting relationship
What do you need for a lasting relationship? Marketers and retailers would have you believe that the key to your loved one’s heart is candy, flowers, or exotic experiences (wine-tastings, five-star dining, excursions, or overseas vacations, for example). Ask those who are nearing retirement and have been married for at least 30 years and they… [Continue reading] How to have a lasting relationship
Goals and the things you didn’t do
“20 years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the things that you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover.” – Mark Twain. To make sure your list of things you… [Continue reading] Goals and the things you didn’t do
Set goals throughout your year
Many people make New Year’s resolutions, never imagining that any time of year is a good time to plan, set goals, and make changes. This is especially true when you realize all the good you can accomplish by taking action. Prior to retirement, you may have set financial goals so you could afford a certain… [Continue reading] Set goals throughout your year
What legacy did you inherit?
My parents passed along a legacy of hard work and community service. They also modeled financial responsibility and the importance of family and friends, especially during the holidays and on special occasions. Our faith also gave us a sense of community and instilled good values. They passed down the following principles: • It is important… [Continue reading] What legacy did you inherit?