Although I am of retirement age (I'm an early Baby Boomer!), I am not retiring any time soon. Having said that, I was still very interested in seeing what Bob Boylan has to say about retiring. I really like his premise of it being a new adventure. He says to gear up and down, not just down. That seems like really good advice. I think the best way of explaining what Bob has to say about retirement is by giving you a bunch of quotes, from him as well as others. This should explain his philosophy a lot better than my words will. Here we go:
The windshield is bigger than the rearview mirror.
It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do.
Many of us have lived lives paralyzed by unexplored yearnings.
An instinct without execution is only a regret.
"Remember when" vs. "Guess what I'll be doing next month?"
Reading is the gymnasium of the mind.
You cannot move toward anything fulfilling if you're not dreaming.
Your past is now your prologue.
*Keep focusing on seeing what you have, instead of what you don't have.
You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help enough other people get what they want.
We become what we think about.
Of course a lot of these aphorisms apply to any age. But since Retirement: Your New Adventure is specifically geared to freshly minted retirees (not to say that veteran retirees can't learn from it!), I can definitively say that this is a book that new retirees, old retires, and about-to-become retirees can all benefit from right away.
*This is my favorite because it's all about gratitude.
