Don't Wait till Tomorrow!

Early retirement can be daunting. Some would not recognize themselves without their job to identify them. Not my Israeli cousin, Shoshana,who was forced to retire early from her banking job. She is filling her life with her beautiful granddaughters, taking classes, and volunteering as a teacher. She swims, sometimes twice a day. And she sounds happier than ever!

"After 34 years with the same employer I feel as if a tremendous weight has been lifted from my shoulders. In retrospect I truly cannot believe that I functioned in this tedious routine and still managed to raise a family that anyone would be proud of.

Bottom line: retirement is great and I thank (the bank and) G-d that it was offerred to me when I have my health and strength and am able to take advantage of it."

I am reminded of what my family does when we move from home to home. Many of you have probably experienced the "house-on-the-market" syndrome? My house never looked better than when I was selling it. Suddenly, we painted, fixed, scrubbed, straightened up like never before. Our house was neat and organized and beautiful. Why do we wait until the end to do what needs to be done all along? Why not live every day as if you were moving/retiring?

What are you waiting for? What's holding you back from living this way every day?

In the past two weeks, two people I know were taken from this world in their fifties. These tragic early deaths were another reminder to me to live life fully every day. To set resonant goals and work towards them every single day. To not push off till tomorrow. To set priorities. I don't want to look back and say I wish I hugged my kids more, or I wish I talked and listened to them more often and guided them better. I never want to say I wish I had the guts to take more risks.

I want to rock this world, and I want to do it every day.

Today, I am writing new copy for my spanking new soon to be released website and working on my first speech, the one I will recite when I begin the next step in my career, becoming a public speaker. I am petrified to speak publicly, and that is why I know it's the right thing for me to do! It will take guts as I am breaking out of my comfort zone. What works for me is taking one step at a time to reach the top of my dreams. My first step is almost always announcing something to the public. There, I just took my first step!

If I don't take that first step, I will never know what it is like at the summit.

What rocks your world?

What steps will you take today towards living your dream?