| There are definite benefits to having an | | | | your dreams. Decide what you want to |
| identity in life. By knowing your | | | | accomplish and achieve.6. Join a worthy |
| identity, you are better able to | | | | cause. By committing yourself to helping |
| accomplish your goals, whatever they may | | | | others, you will find purpose and |
| be. Well, this is especially true during | | | | meaning in retirement. Not only will |
| your retirement years. By knowing who | | | | thismake the world a better place, but |
| you are and what you need to accomplish | | | | it will give you immense pride and a |
| in life, you'll gain a sense of | | | | feeling of inner accomplishment.7. |
| confidence and pride, and your life will | | | | Cultivate a hobby. By pursuing a hobby, |
| have precise meaning. You won't feel as | | | | you'll be able to do something that |
| though you are living an unfulfilled | | | | makes you feel good. Perhaps you've |
| life. In this brief article, we'll | | | | always wanted to be a crafter. Well, now |
| discuss 10 ways to find your true | | | | is the time to make jewelry and other |
| identity. They are as follows:1. Do | | | | trinkets that you can give away or, |
| something productive. People today | | | | better yet, sell for a profit!8. |
| retire at about 57.5 years and have | | | | Maintain a youthful attitude. Just |
| likely worked for 35-plus years, and can | | | | because you are retired does not mean |
| expect to live to about age 85 or older. | | | | you have to act like you're ancient! Go |
| So they'll, in essence, spend 45+ years | | | | bungee junping, rock climbing, ice |
| in retirement. Therefore, it is | | | | skating, skiing, or simply travel. By |
| paramount that you do something that you | | | | acting like you feel, you'll maintain a |
| enjoy and that makes you happy.2. | | | | youthful attitude.9. Maintain a positive |
| Consider retirement as a commencement. | | | | attitude. By remaining energetic and |
| What is your concept of retirement? | | | | having a better understanding of what |
| Hopefully, you'll se it as a new | | | | you want out of life, you can find |
| beginning -- a time to grow. Remember, | | | | purpose and meaning. Spread your joy and |
| the end of one thing is the commencement | | | | happiness to others. Be a beacon of |
| of another. You could use this time to | | | | light, and shine.10. Just refuse to fade |
| learn French, travel to foreign lands, | | | | away! Take control over your life and |
| take a new course, or start a new | | | | realize that you are here for the long |
| business. By using your new-found time | | | | haul. Although you may be retired, this |
| to make your dreams come true, you can | | | | is the "betinning, not the end" and you |
| truly find purpose.3. Continuing to | | | | can accomplish all of your personal and |
| work. Yes, it is true, you may have | | | | professional goals by having faith and |
| retired. But you aren't dead. You can | | | | perseverance, and bymaking your dreams a |
| still work a full-time or part-time job, | | | | reality. You can be your own "personal |
| or pursue volunteer activities. Either | | | | best" -- retired or not!In conclusion, |
| way, the possibilities are endless. The | | | | retirement is not the end, but the |
| benefits range from keeping yourself | | | | beginning. You can find purpose and |
| busy to earning some extra cash.4. | | | | meaning in your life. By refusing to |
| Remain active. By remaining active, you | | | | fade away, maintaining a positive |
| can take control of your physical health | | | | attitude, maintaining a youthful |
| and emotional well-being. After all, a | | | | attitude, cultivating a hobby, joinging |
| healthy body facilitates a healthy mind. | | | | a worthy cause, finding new goals, |
| Consider joining a yoga, jazzercise or | | | | remaining active, continuing to work, |
| karate class. This will help you | | | | changing your attitude, and being |
| physically and socially.5. Find new | | | | productive, you can retire successfully. |
| goals. This is the time to find new | | | | And you will have meaning and purpose in |
| goals or rekindle old ones. No that you | | | | your life.Dr. |
| have time on your hands, try to fulfill | | | | |