The Retirement Detox Program

Welcome to the retirement blog for people who are struggling with retirement...

Are you feeling disappointed or disillusioned with your retirement?

Do you sometimes wish you could start your retirement all over again and, this time, do it better? 

Would you like to take your retirement out of the doldrums, give it a shake and a fresh coat of paint and turn it into the retirement you want and deserve to have?

Sounds like you need a Retirement Detox... 

(And, if it's any consolation, you're not alone - up to 20% of all retirees report feeling disappointed by retirement.) 

There are several reasons why a retiree feels like they need a Retirement Detox:

•    They may have ambitious plans for their retirement that haven't come to fruition and their lack of progress is getting them down.
•    They have already achieved all the goals they set for their retirement and are left feeling 'what next?'.
•    They have just been over-run by everyday, mundane activities that leave precious little time for what they really want to do.
•    They are struggling to blend their retirement plans and expectations with the plans and expectations of a partner or other significant person (for example, a grown-up child who expects them to be a full-time babysitter).
•    Something came along that just blew their plans right out of the water - a divorce or serious health problem, for example.

Alzheimer's - The Defining Disease of the Baby Boomers

2011 is the year that the first Baby Boomers start to turn 65, and they'll do so at the astonishing rate of more than 10,000 a day. 

As our generation ages, one in eight of us will develop Alzheimer's Disease.  And, out of the fortunate ones amongst us who manage to escape developing the disease ourselves, many more of us will be spending our 'golden years' caring for someone who has Alzheimer's. 

To bring urgently-needed attention to the risk facing our generation, Alzheimer's Association recently released a groundbreaking study entitled: Generation Alzheimer's: The Defining Disease of the Baby Boomers.  To find out more and get your copy of the report, use the following link: http://alz-news.org.

 

50 Once-a-year questions to ask yourself about your retirement - #3

This is a taster of my brand new 'Retirement Life Inventory: 50 Once-a-year questions to ask yourself about your retirement' eCourse (more details below):

Here's question #3:

Which of the 6 stages of retirement are you in?  Have you encountered any of the potential pitfalls associated with this particular stage?  Have you overcome them or are you stuck?  Have you resolved all the pitfalls you encountered in previous stages?  

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Great Quotes - On changing things...

You can’t change your entire life.
You can only change your next action.

You can’t change a relationship with a loved one.
You can only change your next interaction.

You can’t change your entire job.
You can only change your next task.

You can’t change your body composition.
You can only change your next meal.

You can’t change your fitness level.
You can only start moving.

You can’t de-clutter your entire life.
You can only choose to get rid of one thing, right now.

You can’t eliminate your entire debt.
You can only make one payment, or buy one less unnecessary item.

You can’t change the past, or control the future.
You can only change what you’re doing right now.

You can’t change everything.
You can only change one, small thing.
And that’s all it takes.

Leo Babauta

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50 Once-a-year questions to ask yourself about your retirement - #2

This is a taster of my brand new 'Retirement Life Inventory: 50 Once-a-year questions to ask yourself about your retirement' eCourse (more details below):

Here's question #2:

What's going right in your life?  What could be better?

 

Try applying these two questions to the following life areas:

1.  Health
2.  Money/finance
3.  Retirement career/work/business
4.  Family/friends/relationships
5.  Personal growth and development
6.  Fun/recreation/spare time/hobbies/creativity
7.  Environment (home, car, garden, etc.)
8.  Spirituality 

 

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50 Once-a-year questions to ask yourself about your retirement - #1

This is a taster of my brand new 'Retirement Life Inventory: 50 Once-a-year questions to ask yourself about your retirement' eCourse (more details below):

Here we go with question #1:

How satisfied are you with your life at present? On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is 'Very dissatisfied' and 10 is 'Very Satisfied', how does your life in retirement measure up?

 

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Can you wear out your joints?

Is it possible to wear out your joints?  If we live to a ripe old age, is it inevitable that we'll experience degenerative joint disease?  Check out this article by Robert Shmerling MD from Harvard Medical School to find out.

50 Things I learned about retirement - #5

This is a taster of my brand new '50 Things I Learned About Retirement' eCourse (more details below):

Even the closest of workmates can disappear from your life once you are out of the workplace and not seeing each other on a daily basis.

If you tend to socialise mainly with people that you work with, start thinking about the people you want to continue to have a relationship with and think about the ways in which you could do that.  

I think it's worth pointing out that, if you want to remain in contact with colleagues and friends from work, you need to be prepared to do most of the work involved in staying in touch yourself - even if it feels like you're the only one making the phone calls and suggesting the meet-ups.  Life moves on and, even though people start off with the best intentions of keeping in touch, it doesn't always work out that way.

Tip:  If you would like to read all the blog posts in this series that have been published to date, scroll down to the 'Categories' section in the left hand column and click on the 50 things I learned about retirement category.

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50 Things I learned about retirement - #4

This is a taster of my brand new '50 Things I Learned About Retirement' eCourse (more details below):

Research by Phyllis Moen of the University of Minnesota indicates that the most stressful situation for retiring heterosexual couples is when the man retires first and the woman continues to work.

Tip:  If you would like to read all the blog posts in this series that have been published to date, scroll down to the 'Categories' section in the left hand column and click on the 50 things I learned about retirement category.

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50 Things I learned about retirement - #3

This is a taster of my brand new '50 Things I Learned About Retirement' eCourse (more details below):

Couples don't always talk to each other about retirement.  For example, a survey of 502 married couples approaching retirement uncovered the fact that wives and husbands often had different understandings of their plans and preparations for life after retirement and found that:

• 61% disagreed on which income source (savings, pensions, Social Security, etc.) would be their primary source of funds in retirement
• 58% disagreed about whom their spouse would turn to for financial guidance in the event of the other spouse's death
• 41% disagreed about whether at least one partner would work in retirement
• 39% differed on the amount of their life insurance/assurance coverage

(Source: Fidelity Investments)

Tip:  If you would like to read all the blog posts in this series that have been published to date, scroll down to the 'Categories' section in the left hand column and click on the 50 things I learned about retirement category.

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Please click here for details