Early Retirement Planning - 6 Tips On How To Prepare For A Zestful And Resourceful Retirement

By Carole Barnerias

 

1. Prioritize the things that are most important. When I say this I don't mean things like new cars, vacations, the latest in this, that and the other. I mean the priorities you will set in order to know what you most want out of retirement. OK, we all love to hang around, have a coffee, have lunch, sunbathe, read magazines, etc. What would make your retirement meaningful? Your priorities must include your most important personal values or you'll never achieve them.

2. Be true to yourself and it will pay off in the long run. Make that bold step into the unknown and have fun with your imagination. Brainstorm all the possibilities and write them down as you go along. Some of the things you enjoy could be walking in the mountains, spending time with the grand kids, learn the language you've always wanted to master. It could be many things but they have to be important enough to you so you will have the zest and enthusiasm to set out doing them.

3. Now you need to make a step-by-step plan to get organised. What are the action steps you need to take to achieve this plan? If your plan is to climb the highest mountain before you have climbed the local peak, this is not the right approach. Go to base one and begin from there, step-by-step and you'll arrive quicker at your destination than you ever thought possible. Doing something consistently every day and keeping to it, even if its just one small step towards where you want to be, will achieve what you want in your life.

4. Sometimes we have to make sacrifices to achieve what we want. For instance when you worked hard in your first life you didn't sit back and hope for the best as far as your financial situation was concerend. At least I hope not, as you have to make those sacrifices to save something for the future. Whatever percentage you saved mounted up over the years because it was probably an amount that was taken from your salary automatically each month. In the same way you put aside your time systematically during the week to commit to doing those things you have to do to achieve the result.

5. Be realistic when you choose your goals because you have to achieve them in order to move onto something else. Do not 'cut off more than you can chew' so that whatever you decide for a goal is achievable within the time scale you have set for yourself. If you know when you want to finish something, you are more likely to be able to work out how much time you need to spend each week - just the same as you knew how much money you had to put aside for your retirement in your first life.

6. By concentrating on the end result you will know when you need to achieve your meaningful goal, just as if you have already achieved it. By imagining you have already achieved it and really feel it, you are sending out positive vibrations which will help you in your quest to manifest your goals. In your mind, picture your life as it will be once you've obtained your desires. By believing you've already achieved something, getting there will be much easier. Take a big stride into your exciting, zestful and resourceful second half of your life and enjoy the ride!

So, what are you going to do today to enrich your life for peace and happiness in the action-packed and zestful second half of your life? I will offer you free resources to help you so email me as I care deeply about you! My lifestyle Life Options programme assists you in developing all of the above and more. I look forward to hearing your views so browse my website and drop me a line: http://too-active-to-retire.com Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Carole_Barnerias