Activities After Retirement

Why still need to do activities?

Of course, after retirement, we still have to actively do the activities, whether in the form of social activities, or activities that can add economic value. This activity also allows us to meet with many people, so that there is interaction, and have the material under discussion. As explained psychologists, and other experts, people who have retired should remain active to use his brain, in order to slow disease senile. Is slow senile diseases can be done by reading? Apparently the answer is no, because if you just read, then that is a passive activity. Activities are categorized train the brain, among others repeat the content of the text read earlier, with write back or tell others.

 In some companies there is the preparatory stage of retirement for a year, we are not actively working, but still paid in full. It is expected that during this year, we already have a choice of what to do after retirement is actually happening.

Choice of activities what will we do?

Of course the choice of what activities we should do, is highly dependent on the nature and competence of each. To remember is that age is not young anymore, so do not choose a job that was high risk. So, even if entrepreneurs choose her, you should choose a simple, starting small, so it will recognize the risks and liked her grief since the beginning. Do not immediately start a business with big capital, because if you lose, not the fun obtained, even going to lay in a hospital due to stroke.

There are some people who started self-employment since 5 years before retirement, and this is true. Especially when starting a business at the age of 45 years. Besides the kids are old enough, also has enough accumulated capital. The problem, at the age like that, we are busy building their careers, maybe even already have a position that is not allowed to be left to think of another business.

How do I determine the choice of work performed after retirement?

Better to do a SWOT analysis. What strength (Strength), weakness (Weakness), Opportunity (Opportunity) and constraints (Threat). To specify this option, may be assisted by a child, or husband / wife, because sometimes we can not judge ourselves.

My friend, a year before retirement, building a kind of retreat, there's fishing pond, and sells a variety of ornamental plants in rural areas. The result of my observation, his fishingpond visited by many people, especially on Saturday Sunday.  Another friend, opened the restaurant, and another friend to open a store that sells clothing and consumer goods . There is also a friend who opened a boarding house, because it happened close to his home state university campuses, and various other colleges in his city. Of course, all this should be adjusted to the condition of the ability of husband and wife. Friends who opened the restaurant, his wife likes to cook, so even though he hired a chef, the employer can still monitor the taste. But among all, there is also the only social activities, and they look happy.

So, in principle, is to engage with a cheerful heart, both social, and there is economic value. For a start the business when it's old, you should start of small businesses so that risk is not too large in case of failure.

Hopefully this can help those who will or who have experienced retirement, or from observation of the father, mother or other relatives, who actively conduct activities after retirement. Taken from : http://edratna.wordpress.com