Start YOUR Real Second Life Now - Step 1.

Let's say YOU are at age 50, 55 (as I am), 60, 65, 70... whatever... and that YOU're keen to explore the concept discussed in our previous post - If YOU Knew Then What YOU Know Now.. - then let's start thinking about this real second life.

I'm going to assume that YOU have had a reasonably successful first +-30 years of YOUR productive life... and that YOU have at least a roof over YOUR head, mortgage/bond paid off or almost fully paid off... and that YOU have no serious family/relationship issues that are making you desperately unhappy.

And if not... I'm going to assume that some of the problem might just be money... or more accurately a lack of it.

Step 1. Make Money - for better, for worse, I now know that this material world revolves around money (wealth). YOU either have it or YOU don't. And, it is much easier to live, survive, compete and prosper in this world with money than without it.

So YOU (note to self) must start YOUR second life on this planet with the objective of making good money - generating revenue. There are really only two ways to do this:

i. Get a JOB - doing something that YOU love, with people that inspire YOU, giving the very best service that YOU can give to your employer and customer (internal or external)... and being totally happy with YOUR remuneration.

ii. Create YOUR Own Business/Opportunity - in a world where quality jobs can be few and far between, most will probably have to begin designing a product or service (identified from their past experience gained) that people will happily pay good money for... or identifying a great opportunity that others will pay YOU handsomely for.

The trick in YOUR second productive life is to make more money than YOU fork out.. so that YOU can invest it into more wealth-producing assets - equity/stocks, property, businesses, et al - so that YOU can do the things YOU want to do, when YOU want to do them.

This site - Help Me To Retire - seems to understand what everyone needs to be doing with a healthy portion of the money that they make to prepare for their very senior years.

So, Step 1. needs some urgent research, planning, and a decision to get started in YOUR chosen course of action.

My personal choice is to focus on creating a business/opportunity... and to apply to it what I know today that I didn't know 30 years ago.

To be continued in tomorrow's post.


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