/24-7PressRelease.com/ - March 17, 2005 - Putting things off, like planning for your retirement, is a situation that plagues many Baby Boomers. The whole notion of planning for retirement seems too overwhelming-- they don't know where to begin, they hope that it'll take care of itself if they just ignore it -- there are lots of reasons for procrastinating about retirement. Overcoming procrastination is less about developing will power and more about creating an environment that is conducive to completing the task at hand. How can Baby Boomers, during National Procrastination Week in March, curb their tendency to procrastinate about this issue?
Here are seven simple steps you can follow to move you from procrastinating about your retirement planning to revolutionizing your retirement:
1. Move from focusing only on the tangible financial aspects of retirement and start focusing on the other, less tangible, "must haves" for a successful retirement. While taking charge of your life, having dreams for the future, and a purpose that pulls you out of bed in the morning are not as quantifiable as, say, $1.3 million in assets, they are just as crucial.
2. Don't delude yourself into thinking you have to keep doing what you're doing just because you don't have enough money. Jump out of that narrow box you're in. Be bold. Think big. There are lots of great ways to supplement your retirement income (i.e. seasonal employment) and/or create new revenue streams beyond your wildest imagination (i.e. packaging what you already know and selling it). Not feeling especially bold? Then answer the question: "What's enough?" and you just may find you can retire on a lot less and enjoy life a lot more.
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3. Figure out what would be the most fulfilling and invigorating for you, follow your heart's desire, and pursue your goals with gusto. Write that book, start a business, get behind a cause, or (fill in the blank.) You owe it to yourself to take the time in your retirement planning to discover a clearly defined purpose - one that enriches your world and puts a great big smile on your face.
4. Instead of designing a life of only leisure, design a leisurely lifestyle that not only rejuvenates your spirit, but fills your life with meaning.
5. Find out what your partner expects from retirement long before you retire. And while you're at it, make a commitment to the health and growth of your relationship, now, before you retire. It's impossible to have a happy retirement if you're in a dismal relationship.
6. Seize the opportunity to grow and stretch into the best possible you during this third stage of your life. By moving away from the materialistic "What am I", of your pre-retirement life and moving toward the more spiritual "Who am I", you'll be traveling on the path of a rejuvenating and revitalizing retirement.
7. What's important in this phase of your life is that you harness your amazing wisdom, resources, creativity, brilliance and ingenuity to impact your small corner of the planet. Dare to dream. You may not be able to end world hunger, but you could end hunger on your block or in your community. And, if you happen to stumble upon a way to end world hunger in the process, more power to you. What are you waiting for?
If you are tired of procrastinating about your retirement, please visit http://www.revolutionizeretirement.com to learn how to Revolutionize your Retirement, or contact Lin Schreiber at 413-298-3994.
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