The goal of financial planning for retirement is to create as much wealth as we need to live a purpose-filled life. An astonishingly high number of business executives die within 18 months of their retirement.
Financial planning should be based on your life goals. It is important to focus on what you really want to get out of life and decide how you can attain it.
Whether you're first in line to inherit the estate of Anna Nicole Smith, or flipping burgers at the local fast food restaurant, your financial planning for retirement needs to start with your reason for living. You may have enough ambition and skill to become a billionaire, but if you haven't taken the time to discover a purpose for your life that's larger than closing the deal or winning the prize, your faith in the deal may not sustain you in hard times.
The pursuit of fortune as an end in itself has destroyed fortune seekers from King Midas to Howard Hughes.
Bill Gates has not succumbed to a similar fate, because his purpose in life is much larger than merely making money. His goal is to change the world for the better, and whatever your opinion of Microsoft is, it's hard not to wonder what the world would be like if there were more Bill Gates among us.
To put that in plain English: I'm tired of Windows crashing all the time, but I'm all for what Bill and Melinda Gates are doing. Their foundation is the biggest non-profit organization in the world, and it is making a difference.
It is great to love your career and enjoy your work. It is equally important to be able to look beyond that and have aspirations that go right into retirement.
If you are not sure what you want out of life and what goals you want to accomplish give that some serious thought. Make a commitment to yourself to determine what you want for your future and then start developing a plan to help you get it. - 15465
Financial planning should be based on your life goals. It is important to focus on what you really want to get out of life and decide how you can attain it.
Whether you're first in line to inherit the estate of Anna Nicole Smith, or flipping burgers at the local fast food restaurant, your financial planning for retirement needs to start with your reason for living. You may have enough ambition and skill to become a billionaire, but if you haven't taken the time to discover a purpose for your life that's larger than closing the deal or winning the prize, your faith in the deal may not sustain you in hard times.
The pursuit of fortune as an end in itself has destroyed fortune seekers from King Midas to Howard Hughes.
Bill Gates has not succumbed to a similar fate, because his purpose in life is much larger than merely making money. His goal is to change the world for the better, and whatever your opinion of Microsoft is, it's hard not to wonder what the world would be like if there were more Bill Gates among us.
To put that in plain English: I'm tired of Windows crashing all the time, but I'm all for what Bill and Melinda Gates are doing. Their foundation is the biggest non-profit organization in the world, and it is making a difference.
It is great to love your career and enjoy your work. It is equally important to be able to look beyond that and have aspirations that go right into retirement.
If you are not sure what you want out of life and what goals you want to accomplish give that some serious thought. Make a commitment to yourself to determine what you want for your future and then start developing a plan to help you get it. - 15465
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