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Choices, choices, choices!• Empowerment• Daily/week/monthly time review • Priorities over the lifecycle• Resources• Choices• Small adjustments

Continue learning...• What and why???• Write your Retirement Speech• Examine other people’s priorities• Role-model your priorities• Exercise your brain to stay young

Avoid Procrastination• Believe in yourself and your abilities• Decide whether a task is necessary

or worth doing• Chunk large tasks down into small

bits• Very few tasks need to be done

perfectly, is this one of them?• Schedule work and breaks

Happiness & Humor• Embrace mindful living• Enjoy life• Appreciation• Embrace change and

fear• Look for the humor in

difficult moments• Laugh, laugh, laugh

• Remember you are “at work” more than anywhere else in life

• Reframe your attitude• Make a list of everything you like about work• Make a “D.I.G.” file• Continue growing and learning• Manage interruptions and time wasters• Work harder than you ever thought you could

• Personal/family values• Goal setting• Start now• Good spending habits

Friends• Someone who is happy for you during

the good times, but will coach you through the bad times

• Be selective

FamilyQuality Time vs. Quantity Time• When to listen and when not to listen• Set boundaries• It is ok to say “no” to family

Spirituality Inner Peace• Nature• Meditation• Gratitude• Faith-based

Taking Care of You• Nutrition• Sleep• Exercise • Stress Management• Preventive Screenings• Health Journal

Invest in Yourself• Priorities• The “oxygen mask” theory • Your “D.H.A.” – Dreams Hopes

Aspirations• Get excited• Go into your “discomfort” zone• Motivation, willpower and

determination

Community Connection• Outreach• Volunteer• Giving and caring • Family involvement

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Family & Friends

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Work & Career

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Community/ Connections

4Financial

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Personal Growth &

Development

• Nickel and dime spending• Debt management• Retirement planning• Be prepared for the unexpected

Will Power is...A complex mind-body response

Compromised by:• Stress• Sleep deprivation• Poor nutrition Strengthened by• Self-talk• Meditation• Physical exercise

“NOBODY can bring you peace

b u t y o u r s e l f . ” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

- Erica JongA t e r r i b l e t h i n g : no one to blame.” “Take your life in your own hands and what happens?