it the right way. After working for their entire lives, some people assume retirement will be an automatic straight shot to happiness. Unfortunately, without proper planning and strategy, it may be the case that they’re unpleasantly surprised with what life looks like once they retire.
Retirement can mean freedom and many people feel that way after having been stuck in dead-end careers for 20, 30, or 40+ years. However, too much free time and a lack of structure can result in boredom, complacency, and a lack of fulfillment. That’s the exact opposite of how you want to feel in your golden years.
The lucky thing is there are countless ways to find true happiness in retirement. From discovering new passions and interests to connecting with new friends, there’s a world of opportunity just waiting for you on the other side of retirement. But here’s a secret: at the end of the day, the people who are happy in retirement are those who have purpose in life. As it turns out, this is the formula for happiness whether or not you’re retired. When finding and living in your purpose becomes the primary focus, everything else falls into place.
You can live this way whether retirement is around the corner or not. If, however, you’re on the precipice of this momentous life change and want to go about it the right way, these 7 tips for how to have a happy retirement will help.
Cultivate Your Purpose
This is the most important aspect of being happy in retirement: cultivating your purpose. This all comes down to deciding how and why you’re going to spend your time the way you are.
No matter your stage in life, to be happy, you need to make sure your life has meaning. Now that you’re not working, you may wonder what your role is in life. If it’s not to earn money for a giant corporation, what are you working towards?
You are so much more than your career and now is the time to step into that reality. Many people struggle with finding their purpose, especially when their careers no longer consume their entire lives. If this sounds like you and you’re looking for help finding your purpose in life, Neothink can help.
Find Your Community
For so long, you spent the majority of your time with people who just happened to be in your life. Classmates in school and colleagues at work, while likely fine people, weren’t chosen by you. They were just there by circumstance.
Now you have the freedom and the time to be very specific about who you spend your time with. You can really find your community and align yourself with like-minded individuals who share your way of thinking.
Be discerning as you go about finding your community. Listen to what others say very carefully to get a grasp of their value systems. This will help you make sure you’re spending your time wisely.
Explore New Interests
With more free time on your hands, you can dive into things you never explored before. These could start as hobbies but may turn into real passions. Let yourself get curious.
A whole world opens up without the pressure to hit certain key performance indexes (KPIs) or perform well for your boss. The only goal is your own happiness – how freeing is that!?
Educate Yourself
Invest in getting to know who you are by taking this time to learn more about yourself. Enroll in programs and courses of self discovery. Consider pathways such as those offered by Neothink University, which offer programs such as Passion Development, Prosperity Pathway, Mindset Mastery, Health and Wellness, and more.
Prioritize Your Health
As you stand at the precipice of the best time of your life, you have the chance to double down on your health and live as your best self. Don’t you also want to feel your best? As it turns out, you can.
Prioritize your health by eating right, exercising, and taking the right supplements to support healthy aging. Nutraceuticals from the Project Life program are formulated using the latest scientific research and contain high-quality, effective ingredients that may support a longer lifespan and healthspan.
Give Yourself Things to Look Forward To
Having exciting things on your calendar is important as they give you things to look forward to. Sign up for events weeks or months in advance and start planning around them. Ideally, these events will be connected to the community you’ve aligned yourself with. Explore conferences, meetups, clubs, and get-togethers. These can be as formal or informal as you like. As long as you have something positive to look forward to, you’ll be on the right track.
Be Optimistic
The final component of finding happiness in retirement is to stay optimistic. An optimistic mindset is integral for a positive attitude and a better way of life. Don’t discount the value of positive thinking and optimism. There’s actually research to support its worth. In a study conducted by JAMA Network, researchers actually found that participants who were highly optimistic were much less likely to suffer from heart attacks or other cardiovascular events, and had lower mortality rates than their pessimistic counterparts.[1]
Finding happiness in retirement is available to you at every turn; you just have to know where to look and how to find it. Join The Neothink Society to find lasting happiness today, tomorrow, and for the rest of your life, whether you’re retiring or not. Learn more about The Neothink Society here.
[1] https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2752100
