Be True To Your Teeth or They Will Be False To You

One of my favorite philosophers, Soupy Sales, came up with that quote long ago.  And…he was right. If you have not been to see a dentist in a while…please get on the phone and set an appointment.  As you get older, you have fewer second chances with your teeth.  When I was young, I got…

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Getting coached while getting old

I define a coach as someone who will cause you to explore areas of possibility that you would not explore on your own.  A coach is a person who finds a way to motivate you to expand your capabilities and do things you never thought you were capable of doing.  A coach is a highly…

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On Hitting a Rut in Retirement

I think I have hit exactly two ruts in my life…ones that keep me doing low productive/low pleasure/low “good for me” activities.  One was in my 50s when I used the excuse of prostate cancer to finally take me off my life long and nearly daily efforts to keep myself physically fit…run/stretch/lift.  I let those…

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Being on Facebook and the like

I love Facebook and I am on it every day…have been for years.  However, that is me and I know a heck of a lot of people who just hate the idea of being on Facebook.  I respect their decisions…but would like to ask them to think it through one more time. I understand the…

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Traveling While Retired

The topic of this blog…travel in retirement I am a lucky guy in that I got to travel to all fifty states and some 80 countries before I retired. However, a lot of that travel consisted of landing at the airport, driving to a hotel, going to a meeting, going back to the airport and…

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What I don’t like about being retired

Topic of this blog…The things I do NOT like about being retired. #1 Aging I do not like aging one bit. Yes, I do love being retired, having just about no pressure on me, not having a schedule I have to keep, not having major responsibilities, having my freedom, not having to attend a meeting,…

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Why You Shouldn’t Be Bored in Retirement

Why You Shouldn't Be Bored in Retirement, DonHurzeler.com, Retirement, @DonHurzeler

Why You Shouldn’t Be Bored in Retirement  I’m often asked how I handle the long periods of boredom in retirement, so I’ll tell you: I have had no long periods of boredom in retirement. And neither will you. Retirement Means New Challenges  Find something fun to do and then do it until you are so good…

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Running Out of Money in Retirement

Running Out of Money in Retirement, DonHurzeler.com, @donhurzeler

Will You Run Out of Money?  The biggest worry I hear from people getting ready to retire is this…”I am afraid that I will run out of money.” Legit concern. Could happen. However, it is often avoidable. Here’s the thing… If you retire with not enough money, or too early, or just barely enough money…you…

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Where Do You Really Want to Live?

Where do YOU want to live, DonHurzeler.com, @donhurzeler, retirement

Why not live where you really want to live? Have you ever gone on vacation and so throughly enjoyed the location that you started immediately planning on how to get back there repeatedly over the next several decades? St. Croix, American Virgin Islands, has that pull on me. So does the South of France, Biarritz,…

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