"Freedom is our problem and freedom is our opportunity." –Seth
Godin
I've stated Godin's quote many times in my writing and
speaking, specifically referring to the extra hours we have in our days and
weeks when we're no longer working full time. What we do with these extra hours
can be a burden or a gift.
This past week, after reading a Forbes article on
retirement, my thinking about freedom expanded beyond figuring out what to do
with our extra time. It's also an opportunity to be free of many embedded
beliefs, habits and practices.
Consider this list of freedom opportunities:
·
Free from the expectations of others
·
Free from preconceived notions of how you might
live your life
·
Free from the responsibility of raising a family
·
Free to do what you've always wanted to do
·
Free from advertising influences that tell you
to spend your time and money in unhealthy and unfulfilling ways
·
Free from the consequences of unconscious
choices that you might have made earlier in your life
·
Free to redefine your work to better suit your
goals, interests, and circumstances
Now imagine you have been given three freedom tickets.
Where
will you use them? How will these choices change your life?
Retirement is our opportunity to live life to the fullest.
Let's make our freedom count.
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Copyright 2019. Patrice Jenkins. All Rights Reserved.
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