Life coach helps clients develop retirement strategies.

Not too long ago we wrote about the marketing opportunities in coaching baby-boomers getting ready to retire. Life coach David B. Bohl is already working with that market and is advising clients that retirement can be the “the worst of times or the best of times.” It all depends on planning and a person’s attitudes.

As David puts it:

How you live out your retirement years is totally up to you. It can be the best years of your life or the worst. Of course, barring any serious illness, how you spend these years after leaving the work force can be filled with passion and promise. Your choice of attitude and actions can make the difference between boring or brilliant years.

In his blog article, “Is There Life After Retirement? 5 Secrets to Living Successfully Ever After,” he offers five steps that people can take to ensure a retirement is “the best of times.” Those steps include:

1. Set goals. Take this time to reassess your life. Maybe you’d like to revisit goals you previously set but didn’t accomplish. Goals give you something to look forward to and a reason to get up in the morning, now that you’re not punching a time clock.

2. Develop new interests. These can be activities you’ve never done and always wanted to attempt, or pursuing passions you already had but didn’t have enough time to pursue.

3. Give back. There are myriad opportunities to serve at a variety of different charities.

4. Start a business at home. You may still have a lot of physical and mental energy after you retire and have always wanted to run your own business.

5. Become a teacher, coach, or mentor. You were probably an expert at several things before you retired. There are plenty of opportunities through organizations like the Boys & Girls Clubs, the YMCA, Big brother or sister, as well as local public and private schools, adult school, or community colleges.

You can read David’s complete article here.

Life Coach, David B. Bohl, suggests 10 things to notice every day.

Called “An Exercise in Observation,” life coach David B. Bohl, gives readers of his blog ten things to pay attention to every day. The coach says that when we are discouraged, we tend to notice discouraging things. Pleasant things, however, tend to improve our mood.

Here are five things worth noticing on the coach’s list:

1. When you wake up in the morning, notice that it’s a new day. Before your day starts, contemplate the promise every new day holds.

2. Notice your spouse or significant other. Be mindful of all they give, every day. Notice their unique gifts. Recognize how blessed you are to have your partner beside you in your life.

3. Do you have children at home? Little ones? Big ones? Truly notice them and what they’re involved in, focusing on the positive. Notice their boundless energy and the sound of their laughter. Notice how much they seem to take in, despite their young age.

4. Notice what you put in your mouth. (This one does double duty.) What is it that you’re eating? Is it fuel or simply filler? Notice the tastes, textures and aromas of what you eat.

5. Notice the rhythm and poetry of nature. When you go for a walk, leave your headset and cell phone at home. Instead of focusing on other things, just allow yourself to take in your surroundings.

To read the rest of David Bohl’s list, click here.