| As a busy eye surgeon I have thousands of patients | | | | something worthwhile for a number of years to |
| that are over the age of 65 and it is interesting how | | | | come. |
| I have come face to face with incredible people who | | | | 2. I think you need to customize the idea of |
| have contradicted nearly everything I have been | | | | retirement to fit into your personality and lifestyle |
| taught to believe about retirement. There are a | | | | rather than viewing retirement as a finite age where |
| number of people who are more active, vital, and | | | | you quit doing things. I think you want to approach |
| energetic over the age of 65 than a lot of us are at | | | | life as an adventure. Don't look upon anyone else's |
| significantly younger ages. | | | | parameters for what you should be doing at a |
| There is one patient that particularly comes to mind | | | | particular age. Navigate your own life and make your |
| who bounds into the room with the energy of a 29 | | | | own decisions about what is right for you. |
| year old and is still extremely active both | | | | 3. Finances. I think this does matter only to the |
| philanthropically and with his business. He continues to | | | | degree that you would want to be able to fulfill your |
| do what he always did when he was younger but | | | | predetermined goals of what you want to be doing. |
| with even more excitement and passion and this is | | | | So I think it's something we need to be thinking |
| truly inspiring. I see people like this and I realize that | | | | about earlier in life. |
| they haven't really retired from anything, they have | | | | 4. Make an even greater investment in your health to |
| merely moved on to another exciting stage of their | | | | prepare for your retirement. The current baby |
| life. After seeing patients like this repeatedly it got | | | | boomer generation is poised to have the longest |
| me thinking about some strategies and techniques to | | | | retirement on record and with life expectancies |
| provide us with a much richer and more rewarding | | | | skyrocketing because of advancements in medical |
| retirement. | | | | care I think taking good care of yourself so you can |
| | | | enjoy your longer life becomes even more critical. In |
| 1. I think we need to determine well ahead of that | | | | addition to this, a regular exercise program along with |
| golden age of 65 what we really want to achieve | | | | a healthy diet is known to significantly decrease the |
| during retirement. What larger purpose do we want | | | | risk of developing many known ailments. Staying fit, |
| to pursue and will it be so strong it will keep us vital | | | | trim, and full of energy will make you healthier and |
| and allow us to focus on contributing and doing | | | | happier. |