Guide to Living a Wonderful Post-Retirement Life

 

I've been trained to imagine a life of "just leisure" after retirement

There is all this hype about crossing the finish line. Then he instantly settled into an epic retirement life filled with excitement, money, happiness, romance and adventure.

Our society has convinced us that if we hid our savings in our 401k our entire careers as responsible human beings, we would suddenly experience life after retirement that looks like the following Google Image results:

Google search for life after retirement

I did a google image search for "retirement", and these are the results. Does it sound authentic to you? Source: Google

What is your life really like after retirement?

Not that you can't have the perfect, fantastic retirement lifestyle... you totally can.

It just takes a little work. As in being challenged, growing, and of course, it is first finding clarity about your ideal post-retirement life.

Instead of showing you fake pictures of sad, exhausted seniors, I want you to imagine your reality. Look at these stats:

Studies have shown that the most vulnerable times in your life are the first year after birth and the first 12 months after retirement.

One in seven baby boomers receives treatment for depression, a higher rate among other generations of American adults (Gallup).

Divorce among baby boomers is on the rise. The number of divorces among this age demographic has doubled since the 1990s (Pew Research Center).

 

Why isn't anyone talking about this?

It is time to change these terrifying statistics about the elderly.

Avoid being one of these ageing stats about Alzheimer's, seniors' divorce, nursing homes, and the depression that pervades life after retirement.

I've done extensive research on "retirement advice", and about 95% of the information currently available is about financial planning advice.

 Having a great life after retirement is not just about saving enough money.

 Like almost everything worthwhile in life, it takes hard work, clarity, and dedication to make your life after retirement look the way you imagined it to be... no matter the money.

 How to bridge the retirement lifestyle gap with 19 tips for life after retirement (between what you want and the lives of today's retirees)

There are critical lifestyle planning steps you can take to achieve your ideal post-retirement life over the next few quarters.

 I don't see that these topics are readily available when someone is searching for "retirement advice," which is why I've put together these 19 Post-Retirement Life Tips for you to start implementing today.

 Tip #1: Improve your daily routine

A common habit among the most successful people is their daily routine, their morning routine. There is excellent advice from people like Mel Robbins, Tony Robbins, Tim Ferriss, and Chase Jarvis. Look at this:

Mel Robbins: Don't sleep next to your phone. Let your mind wander while you brush your teeth and ask yourself two things you can do that day to make progress. Write these things on a poster and ensure you get them done throughout the day. Give yourself 30 minutes before 7:30 am. M. To focus on activities for you and you alone.

Tony Robbins: Start with breathing exercises—an expression of gratitude. Visualize the connection in your body and then succeed. Practice.

Tim Ferriss - Meditate for 20 minutes. Drink strong tea. Daily for 10 minutes. Eat a small breakfast and then exercise.

Chase Jarvis: Make sure you get enough sleep, like eight hours. Eat a healthy breakfast and exercise. Drinking water. Contemplation. Practice and visualize gratitude.  @smarttechpros        @techgeeksblogger