Life Starts at Retirement

Your first year of retirement: Things to make your retirement REMARKABLE!

Life Starts at Retirement

Show Notes

In today's video I talk about 7 things to make your first year of retirement....REMARKABLE!

Retirement is pictured at your "golden years," the "best time of your life" and something we can't wait to get to. But for many people, retirement is a struggle. We go from being busy, having a purpose and working for 30 years to nothing. That can be difficult.

And so after talking to many, many retiree's I've come up with a list of 7 things to help you through that first year. To help you get on track and to set yourself up for success in retirement.

Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 0:48 - Relax 2:27 - Friendship 3:30 - Let excitement guide you 4:30 - Be careful of big commitments 5:22 - Be honest with yourself 6:42 - Dress for the person you want to be 7:16 - Retirement is a process

Retirement is one of the four largest stages a person goes through. The more you understand about it and what to expect, the more REMARKABLE it can be!!

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