Every experience you have throughout your life is stored in
an emotional bank which you will later draw on to sidestep hazardous potholes . Whether you opt for
early-retirement, are forced to retire due to sickness or redundancy, or have
been meticulously planning your exit from full-time employment for decades, it
is impossible to predict the emotional obstacles awaiting you.
However, regardless of your personal circumstances, the
positive mindset you will need to overcome these obstacles remains the same;
and the self-belief you need to know that you are entitled to be happy,
healthy, attractive and loved is also –
you guessed it – the same.
A perfect quote to sum this up:
“Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All
life is an experience.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
You may find that following the advice on having a great
sex-life and boosting your health in retirement through focusing on ‘that magic
three’ becomes impossibly difficult because of the stresses surrounding the
lead up to retirement, the actual process of leaving work and adapting your own
lifestyle and your relationship to these changes.
After selling my business I did a great job of staying
positive for about twenty minutes, before remembering that there was still five
days to go before the dreaded event; the night that confirms that you did
actually retire, and it wasn’t all just a strange and terrifying dream: the
retirement party.
