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How To Retire – A simple system that works

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by Christopher Sherrod on October 2, 2009

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RetirementLane main Full 300x247 How To Retire   A simple system that worksI heard a growing trend is for people to retire to college towns where they can volunteer and keep learning new things.  Good idea.

That’s the thing with retirement is for most life gets really boring which leads to an early death.

My experience seeing my parents and grandparents approaching or in retirement and my recent experience with my Uncle committing suicide has formed my retirements plans.

But it is not really retirement. I don’t believe in retirement at all.

Let me explain.

My plans are to work on what I’m passionate about and slowly over time add charity work to it. Then over the years increase the percentage of time I spend on charity work. My predecessor and business systems slowly take more time from me on business to compensation.

You add the charity work by funding causes you love or volunteering your time. And you only do it once you are stable and are able to afford to do it.  Just paying the bills is not stable. You must be doing very well really before contributing to charities. Because you have to take care of yourself first before you can help others. I know some people are going to disagree with this.

I never get to a point where charity work takes up all my time. I’ll always be involved in my business.

With this system you are never bored. You are involved and you contribute to society over many many years.

You’ll avoid the having something to do one day and then nothing the next. So many people retire utterly bored just waiting to die. Life is worth enjoying. If you are not enjoying it then you are not being creative enough, you’re not being passionate about what you do. Change that and this system will create a legacy that will live on forever.

It’s a simple system which is why I know it works.

Richard Branson is doing this. With Virgin Unite he even let’s other via a social network get involved in charity work. A brilliant idea. Over the years his kids will get more and more responsibility in Virgin and Richard will do more and more charity work.

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  • Thanks for a great post! As a babyboomer with lots of energy, the word "retire" is not in my vocabulary. There are too many opportunities out there for me to sit around idle!
  • Helen McIntosh
    Hi Chris: Thanks for the retirement perspective. I have just retired from my 'job'. I have left behind me a lot of stress even though I do not yet have enough money to enjoy the things that I love to do. I know that everything will be OK though and my financial situation will be good, I will be able to do those things and in addition, make a contribution to society in many ways. I am feeling my way around internet marketing and learning the things that I need to know to be a success and then when my financial situation allows me, watch me go. The two programs that are on my to do list when it comes to the internet are Zrii (I am on team Joy but inactive right now) and Global Cash Flow Network. Retirement is like unlocking and opening a door wide, letting the sunshine in and giving one a chance to see all the opportunities there are available for one to pursue. Thanks Chris. Take care, Helen
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