/24-7PressRelease.com/ - January 22, 2005 - Most financial planners would have you believe that if you use the right formula and accumulate enough wealth, you'll sail blissfully into the sunset of a happy retirement.
"WRONG!" says Retirement Coach, Lin Schreiber, author of '88 Tips for Planning a Healthy, Happy, Enriching Retirement Life'. "Follow that conventional wisdom and you can sink your retirement ship before it even gets out of the harbor."
There are 15 factors that are crucial to a thriving retirement, and money is only ONE of them.
Of course, having enough money to sustain you through your retirement is a given. And while financial planning can be highly complex, money itself is fairly simple to understand, because it's tangible and quantifiable. Unfortunately, the other 14 "Must-Have Rocking Retirement Requirements", as Schreiber calls them, are not.
"While they're not as tangible and can't be as easily understood as, say, $1.3 million dollars in assets," warns Schreiber, "don't be fooled. They're every bit as crucial."
If it's going to take more than money for a great retirement, what is required?
"'Having a purpose that pulls you out of bed in the morning and puts a smile on your face' is on the top of the 'Must-Have' list," says Schreiber. "Without a clearly defined purpose, retirement is merely a countdown to death."
According to Schreiber, one common misconception often prevails: the idea that filling your life with trivial pursuits and endless busyness is the same as having a purpose. Purpose adds richness and meaning to life. Busyness does not. And, living a life of meaning is essential to a successful retirement.
So how do you expand your retirement planning to incorporate all the Rocking Retirement "Must-Haves?"
You start by taking the time in your retirement planning to uncover what you really want - for your health, your relationships, your creativity, your spirit and your purpose. Figure out what would be the most fulfilling and invigorating for you, and design a well-rounded, all-inclusive plan around it. "And, make sure it keeps you connected and contributing. Not only will you get out of the harbor, you'll be on a grand adventure, sailing joyfully and purposefully through the best years of your life."
Lin Schreiber, Speaker and Certified Retirement Coach, is a self-professed Retirement Revolutionary on a mission to turn the traditional model of retirement on its head. Lin is the author of "88 Tips for Planning a Healthy, Happy, Enriching Retirement Life" and the "Retirement Re-Tool Kit" available at http://www.RevolutionizeRetirement.com. To Schedule an interview, call 413-298-3994.
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