Baby Boomers Secure Your Future With An Online Income
Hi fellow baby boomers – Are you too busy earning a living to make any money? Are you like most baby boomers frightened about your future? If the answer to this is YES – read on. Chances are you are up against hard times – I was in the same position as you are now. It’s not your fault. Life happens too quick and all of a sudden here we are after spending all our lives spending, the reality hits. How are we going to continue living the lifestyle we all have come to…
Gratitude Will Improve A Retiree’s Outlook On Life
Thanksgiving week is a perfect time to think about gratitude and to be thankful for the people and the events that have made our lives what they are. But gratitude, practiced daily – all year through – will improve anyone’s outlook on life. When we stop dwelling upon things in our lives that are not perfect or things we’d like to be different, our entire outlook on life changes. Gratitude makes each day better.
There was a wonderful song in one of the great old holiday mov…
How To Simplify Your Life And Travel The World
Tired of the constant stress of your life? Are non-stop phone calls, faxes, email messages, and meetings driving you crazy?
You’re not alone. Studies show most people are stressed to the breaking point. They also would love to simplify their lives and travel the world.
Imagine living on a remote tropical island, enjoying the warm sea breeze, local food, and easy-going atmosphere. You do this while earning a good income, doing the work you enjoy, and all in a far more re…
Of Course You Have Skills And Talents You Can Use In Retirement!
I can’t tell you how often I hear people who are contemplating retirement say, “but I don’t know how to do anything except my job.” Baloney! You have skills and you have talents. You might have buried them in the back yard, but they are still there. What is more, if you held a job or ran a household — YOU HAVE SKILLS AND TALENTS.
Some people seem to think that the moment they retire, either they forget everything they know and everything they know how to do. Then when the…
Stay Connected In Retirement
You’ve probably heard it said about getting ahead in life that “it isn’t what you know, it’s who you know.” While there is a certain amount of truth to that claim, I can assure you there is a great deal of truth in this statement: “Happiness depends on your ability to stay connected in retirement.” Quite simply, numerous studies show that people who withdraw from life and from connections with others are not only miserable in their retirement years, but they tend to die so…
Thoughts On Volunteering
We’re now a few weeks into the New Year 2007. I hope you are making progress with your New Year’s Resolutions. I’m a bit off schedule on one of mine because a project is moving a bit slower than I expected. So I’ve revised my plan, and I’ll be back on track next week!
The early days of a new year are a good time to think about volunteering, whether you are already retired or you are planning for retirement. I think volunteering in the community in some capacity is a very i…
Live The Dream Today
Have you an idea about how you could improve your life but do not have the confidence to make that dream into a reality? Have you a plan that you hope to implement when you are a little older, possibly when you are retired? In this article, I write about a dream I had when growing up as a teenager, a dream I made into a reality when I was in my early twenties.
Choosing An Active Adult Community
Taking the plunge into retirement or semi-retirement can be daunting enough without making the choice to move into a new home at the same time. But many people age 55 and above are choosing to leave their high maintenance or too large family home to move into active adult communities, which are restricted to households with at least one member age 55 and older.
According to the 2005 Senior Sentiment Survey conducted by Financial Freedom, the nation’s largest reverse mortga…
Fate – How It Changes Our Plans
All of us are working towards some goals. All of us have some plans for our life. We plan for our future, our children, our career and retirement.
Nine Ways to Exit Your Company
As many of you may remember, singer Paul Simon said there are 50 ways to leave a lover. If you are a business owner thinking about how to leave your business you have nine options to consider. This article contains a brief summary of the pros and cons of these options.