Life Starts at Retirement

Travelling in my 60s is teaching me more than the history of the places I visit. It’s helping me understand my energy, my priorities, and what makes an experience worthwhile.

In this video, I share seven honest lessons about travelling after 60—from considering demanding journeys while they’re manageable to choosing comfort, asking for help, and deciding what I’m willing to miss.

I also talk about changing plans when they no longer work, leaving time for the people we meet, and bringing something useful home into everyday retirement.

Getting older doesn’t affect everyone in the same way. But thinking carefully about our health, mobility, budget, and interests can help us plan experiences we’ll actually enjoy.
Whether you love overseas travel or prefer exploring closer to home, these lessons reach beyond the itinerary.

What has travelling as you’ve grown older taught you? Have you changed your pace, your priorities, or the way you plan? Share your experience in the comments.

I’m Maureen with Life Starts at Retirement, where we talk about making your retirement remarkable.
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What have you been saving for “someday”? 

A trip, time with someone you love, a new interest—or something you’ve wanted to do for years?
In retirement, we may finally have more freedom, but it can still be surprisingly easy to postpone the experiences that matter to us. There’s always another responsibility, another reason to wait, or the hope that a better time will come. 

In this video, I reflect on making retirement memories now, allowing our dreams to change with us, and taking practical steps that fit our lives today.
This doesn’t have to mean an expensive holiday or a dramatic life change. It might begin with arranging a visit, exploring somewhere nearby, or giving an interest of your own a place on the calendar.

What is one thing you’d like to stop putting off? Tell me in the comments—I’d love to hear it.

I’m Maureen with Life Starts at Retirement, where we talk about making your retirement remarkable.
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As we get older, some life lessons begin to mean more than they once did.

In this video, I share nine reminders about protecting your peace, choosing kindness, caring for your health, taking chances, and deciding what success means to you now. These lessons made me pause and reflect on what deserves my time and energy in this chapter of life.
I hope one of them speaks to you, too. Which lesson resonated with you most? And what lesson would you add from your own life? I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments.

I’m Maureen, and this is Life Starts at Retirement—where we talk about making retirement healthy, meaningful, and remarkable. 
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Chapters: 0:00 Introduction
1:29 Live for peace, not approval
3:06 Not every battle deserves your energy
4:22 Choose a kind heart, not just a beautiful face
5:40 If it costs your peace, it’s too expensive
7:20 Most of today’s worries won’t matter in five years
8:43 Your body is your most important investment
10:18 We often regret not trying more than failing
11:40 Time alone doesn’t heal everything
13:13 Redefine what success means to you
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Happiness in retirement doesn’t always arrive automatically. Sometimes, it begins with the small things we choose to do every day.

In Part 2 of my September series, we’re talking about **The Happiness Habit**—seven simple habits that can give your days more structure, connection, purpose and joy. These aren’t dramatic life changes. They’re small, realistic things you can begin doing today—even if retirement hasn’t felt quite as happy or fulfilling as you expected.

In this video, we’ll explore seven happiness habits:
00:00 – Introduction
03:13 – 1. Give the day a beginning
05:02 – 2. Put one thing on the calendar to look forward to
06:18 – 3. Move your body to change the channel
07:42 – 4. Notice one good thing while it’s happening
09:38 – 5. Make one small human connection
11:27 – 6. Do one thing that makes you feel useful
12:58 – 7. End the day positively

You don’t need to completely reinvent your life. Choose just one habit and begin there. Because happiness isn’t always something we find—it’s often something we practice.

Which of these seven habits could make the biggest difference in your life? Let me know in the comments. And if you know someone who could use a little more happiness in their retirement, please share this video with them. Subscribe to **Life Starts at Retirement** for honest conversations, encouragement and practical ideas to help make your retirement

Retirement can leave you wondering: Who am I now? Without the job, the routine, and the responsibilities that once defined your days, it’s easy to feel a little lost.

But perhaps you’re not lost at all. Perhaps you’re becoming someone new.

In this video, we’ll talk about the emotional side of retirement—the loss of identity, the uncertainty, and the opportunity to rediscover who you are beyond your working years. You don’t need to have everything figured out. This new chapter isn’t about finding your way back to the person you were. It’s about giving yourself permission to become the person you are now.

If retirement hasn’t felt quite the way you expected, I hope this video reminds you that you’re not alone—and that there is still so much ahead of you.

Please share your thoughts in the comments: What part of yourself are you rediscovering in retirement?

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