I tried it once before but not very successfully. And I think I know why. I did once have a very loose retirement vision which generally involved driving around North America with my honey. We would motorhome from place to place, taking time and turns each day to ride or run ourselves to happiness. Along the way there would be several triathlon competitions in which I would participate. Included would be stops to visit many of my old American friends, even the ones who voted for Trump! I even dreamed of driving all the way to Brazil to visit with some dear people there, and of course, to do Ironman Brazil.
Of course you can envision all you like, if you don't have a plan to put things in place then your vision is just a dream, and will never materialize into anything more substantial. I know. I had that drummed into my head by my various Magna mentors for 27 years!
And I think I would probably have formalized a good plan if it hadn't been for the "early"retirement that those same mentors "planned" for me. Apparently they had a vision of a Magna without yours truly, about 2 years earlier than mine
But I'm pretty resilient, and since they happily paid me to not be there for those 2 years, who was I to argue, and so Roo and I set off for a return to Penticton. My entire life suddenly became a lot less structured, which although that sounds great in itself, I should have taken a time-out and that point to "think". I should have revisited my retirement vision, and I should have created a plan to support it.
I did neither. We had so much fun travelling across Canada, that we subsequently headed to Mont Tremblant a year later, with nothing concrete in mind beyond that.
And I think that even at that point I would have been okay, because after a successful race in Quebec I think I would have been able to stand back and think things out.
But alas, it wasn't meant to be. I crashed! Physically, and eventually, emotionally. What was supposed to be the high point of my life as relates to emotional and physical health, quickly spiralled downwards into another 2 years of banging my head harder and harder against the proverbial wall. The only thing that mattered was finishing that damn race!!
What retirement vision?
What retirement plan?
So I'm gonna think about that a bit. The one thing I know for sure is that I'm not satisfied with where I'm at. I've got only 18 1/2 years left so while I think it's important to get the new plan in place, I also think that it needs to be a good plan, and it needs to be driven by a great vision!
I await your profound input!
"The best time to start thinking about your retirement is before the boss does."---Anon
Of course you can envision all you like, if you don't have a plan to put things in place then your vision is just a dream, and will never materialize into anything more substantial. I know. I had that drummed into my head by my various Magna mentors for 27 years!
And I think I would probably have formalized a good plan if it hadn't been for the "early"retirement that those same mentors "planned" for me. Apparently they had a vision of a Magna without yours truly, about 2 years earlier than mine
But I'm pretty resilient, and since they happily paid me to not be there for those 2 years, who was I to argue, and so Roo and I set off for a return to Penticton. My entire life suddenly became a lot less structured, which although that sounds great in itself, I should have taken a time-out and that point to "think". I should have revisited my retirement vision, and I should have created a plan to support it.
I did neither. We had so much fun travelling across Canada, that we subsequently headed to Mont Tremblant a year later, with nothing concrete in mind beyond that.
And I think that even at that point I would have been okay, because after a successful race in Quebec I think I would have been able to stand back and think things out.
But alas, it wasn't meant to be. I crashed! Physically, and eventually, emotionally. What was supposed to be the high point of my life as relates to emotional and physical health, quickly spiralled downwards into another 2 years of banging my head harder and harder against the proverbial wall. The only thing that mattered was finishing that damn race!!
What retirement vision?
What retirement plan?
So I'm gonna think about that a bit. The one thing I know for sure is that I'm not satisfied with where I'm at. I've got only 18 1/2 years left so while I think it's important to get the new plan in place, I also think that it needs to be a good plan, and it needs to be driven by a great vision!
I await your profound input!
"The best time to start thinking about your retirement is before the boss does."---Anon
....and I like this one a lot....
"The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected."---Robert Frost
Love
Peter
"Vroom vroom."---Izaiah
ReplyDeleteI think this is a great idea. Like you say though, you gotta follow through with a plan. I like Alisha and Izaiahs idea too. How about......"Blog across north america"? Only one small problem i see with this, but its easily resolved. You are gonna have to steal Frits and take him with you, or get a dog of your own!
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