retirement
Truth be told, you could have 100x your annual expenses, the ability to live on 1% of your assets, and still be woefully underprepared for retirement.
I won’t retire to a life of leisure because the flexibility of my current life already offers me plenty of leisure (not counting the pandemic!). I would love more leisure but I don’t need it 24/7.
When you feel that emptiness, you have your list. Learn a new instrument. Take that hike. Pursue that new hobby. Start that project.
When you have questions, and you will have questions, the answer will always lie within. When you feel lost, you may be tempted to look externally, but the way home will be right there, on the inside. You just need to know where to look.
When you retire from work, there is no “next job” or “next promotion” or “next project” waiting around the corner – it’s over. It’s like the end of the Olympics or the final buzzer of the national championship game – you have to do something else.
Human beings need to grow. Whether it’s mentally or physically, growth is important. For now, I will continue to scale my “next mountains,” but there will come a time when I’ve ascended the top of my final mountain, and I will once again have to make that transition.
What does this mean for me now? I have to realize that at the next transition, I need to be ready for the transformation. I won’t be the same person I am today.
- To find projects I enjoy that will challenge me physically and mentally. - Nurturing friendships and relationships. - Rethink retirement. Retirement isn’t the end of work.