3 Sample practical tips:
Baby Boomers, to really enjoy your "second adult life", you need: HEALTH,
WEALTH and PASSION Well, that was
easy... Just kidding.
Tip #1 Install
“grab-bars” in your home Now! As far as I’m concerned, they ought to be
part of the building codes. Even the
strongest and most agile young athlete can slip in a bathroom and seriously
injure themselves. If nothing else, consider this part of
your disability insurance. As we
age, preventing problems becomes almost more valuable than solving
problems. (If you have a million
dollar home and don’t think grab-bars go with the bathroom décor, look
again. There are now decorative bars
for as much as you want to over pay.)
Tip #2 Put a dollar
value on your time. Time is your
most valuable asset. Even if you are
“retired”, your time is definitely not “free”. There are only two ways to increase your
wealth: spend less or make more. I
see a lot of practical ways to save money and try to use as many as
possible. However, you could cut
your spending to zero, which isn’t realistic and that is as far as you can
go. On the other hand, your income
potential has no limit. If you are
clipping coupons, changing your own oil, or browsing the Internet looking for a good deal, consider the
fact that you could be earning much more than you are saving by spending
that time creating new income.
(You should always be increasing your passive income).
Tip #3 “Annals of Time” This can be fun as well as very
useful. Basically list the years of
your life and then write the major personal events that happened each
year. This can be as simple as a
couple of pages or a major project with photos and commentaries. Practical compromise: Buy a spiral notebook with at least 100
pages. Write the year you were born
on the first page and then one year per page after that. Record wedding date, hospital stays, new
jobs, big vacations, home purchases and other major events on the appropriate
pages. If you are not sure of the
year, write it in pencil until you get verification. No matter how good your memory is now,
some day you will be asking yourself, “When did I…?”
As much as I do believe in the power of
"positive thinking, The Law of Attraction, meditation, gratitude
journals, etc." my fifty plus years of experience tells me that the
only way people get what they really want is to target it, make a plan and
take action. The positive mind energy
work may smooth the path and help keep you focused but practical, positive
ACTION is what keeps you healthy, puts money in your pocket and gets your
dream girl (or guy) walking beside you.
I'm a Capricorn, oldest child, Mr. Fix-It workaholic who
should have been from Missouri,
the “Show Me” state. So I seek out practical action items to help make
my next fifty years, the very best of my life. Many of these are very obvious to most
people and yet sometimes the simple ideas are totally overlooked. Some of us are looking for a total
overhaul of our lives and others just need a little
"tweaking". Of course,
none of the tips will help you if you don't use them.
It still amazes me how much a series of small actions
can result in massive benefits. We
all get energized when our actions have positive results. When you start a big project, you usually
don't know exactly what the results will be and that gives you a little
stress and uneasiness. If you want
to make some major changes in your life:
Here's a bonus tip: CHEAT!
Take a small first step
where you know exactly what the outcome will be, save $5 today by brown
bagging your lunch or skipping the Starbucks visit. Take a small walk around the block or up
a flight of stairs. Start thinking
about what would really make you want to get out of bed in the morning if
you had the time and money to do it.
The second part to this bonus tip triples its effectiveness:
Document your success!
Put the $5 in a clear plastic or glass jar, start an
exercise journal to chart your progress, cut out magazine photos of the
hobby or showing the lifestyle that you would like to be living. By doing the guaranteed success steps
every day for two weeks, you will have taught your mind that you are a positive, successful person who gets what they
want. Then the skies the limit.
Life is short,
start taking care of YOUR needs...
Grab your Free book and have some fun.
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