10 Years On: 5 Keys to Successful Retirement

<p>Ten years ago today, I retired. I must admit, I&rsquo;m pretty good at it.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4004604/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">A quarter of all retirees</a>&nbsp;return to work, more often because they want something to do than they need the money. If you don&rsquo;t want to fall into that camp after you&rsquo;ve collected your gold watch, here&rsquo;s what you need to know.</p> <p><img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:700/1*TQNRf_Y5CldbkbxrArb7mA.png" style="height:237px; width:700px" /></p> <p>Image Courtesy of Vintage Watch Restoration</p> <p>My retirement mantra is:&nbsp;<strong>Use it or lose it</strong>. No matter how smart or strong we imagine ourselves, after age sixty our bodies begin to break down; our minds start to grow cobwebs. How quickly we deteriorate is directly proportional to how lax we become in our habits. So here are the five keys to keep moving, keep thinking, keep involved, keep creating, keep in touch. Practice all five every day, and you will love being retired.</p> <p><a href="https://paulefallon.medium.com/10-years-on-5-keys-to-successful-retirement-db949dd6b4b2"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>