The Key to a Happy Retirement

You hold the key to a happy retirement.  This website was created after I heard a friend of mine say that he wished he could go back to work because he was bored.  I couldn’t believe it.  I was still a few years away from the day I had been dreaming about and planning for, and I could not believe what I was hearing.  Bored?  Are you serious?  If you’re sitting and watching television and the particular show you are watching doesn’t hold your interest, what do you do?  Do you continue to watch and criticize it because it’s boring?  No, you change the channel.  It’s very simple.  If you think your life is boring just change it.  Do something new.  Do something different.  Take advantage of the one thing you never had while you were working forty years to prepare for this day – free time!  It’s retirement’s greatest gift.  When I think back to all of the meetings and conference calls that I had to be a part of, I think about how my mind used to wander and I realize that I would rather be doing anything but being in that meeting.  Most people that I know felt the same way.  They couldn’t wait to be retired.  But sadly, I hear the “boredom” complaint far too often.  My advice to everyone I meet is that you hold the key to a happy retirement and you can change your perspective on life anytime you choose.

Once you realize that you hold the key to a happy retirement, your life will change.

If you ask people what they want, many people will quickly say that they want to be happy.  If you ask them to define happiness, the answer becomes a little more complex and if you ask them to share the details of their answer, many people will draw a blank.  A lot of people think they’ll spend their time on a golf course and that’s a wonderful answer.  But you can’t golf twenty-four hours a day.  How do you fill in the rest of the time?  That’s where people start to get a little bit lost and they fall into a repetitious cycle that leads to a feeling of wanting more out of life.  There’s a remedy for this and it’s very simple.  It may not be easy, but it is simple.  The answer, as some of the great philosophers have said, lies within.   You hold the key to a happy retirement, but you may have to try a few different keys to unlock the door to a happy life.  You can start by asking yourself if you know what makes you happy.  It may sound like a strange question but there are many people who can’t really define happiness.  When was the last time you were happy?  What were you doing and how did that feel?  If your answers are something like the birth of a child or your wedding, honeymoon or vacation, I would suggest that you need to go a little bit deeper than that.  I believe everyone has an untapped interest or desire that will satisfy them in a way that nothing else can.  In fact, I think everyone has multiple interests that will hold their attention in a way that will make days go by quicker than you could ever imagine.  The more of these interests or activities that are unique to you, the better chance you have of never having the word “boring” be a part of your vocabulary.   Because, when it comes right down to it, you are the only person that holds the key to a happy retirement.

I’m happy to say that retirement has been my time to put all of this into practice.  I love to write, appreciate good photography and am almost addicted to traveling and seeing new places, experiencing new cultures and trying new foods.  Put this all together along with a deep desire to start a business and you start to understand why I started this website.  It has been ideal for me.  All the pressure of starting a traditional business has been removed because I already have a retirement income and there is almost no overhead cost to own a website.  It’s a perfect business that I recommend to anyone who has a passion or interest that they want to explore further. This is especially true for retirees. Every day is new and exciting, and I get to choose what I want to do.  Inspiration is everywhere.  The world we live in is amazing.  There are new things to learn about and new places to see.  It’s time to get out and see it.  It’s time to Enjoy Retired Life.

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