{"id":267841,"date":"2021-06-06T01:34:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-05T22:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/this-98-year-old-has-4-tips-for-a-satisfying-retirement-2\/"},"modified":"2021-06-06T01:34:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-05T22:34:00","slug":"this-98-year-old-has-4-tips-for-a-satisfying-retirement-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-98-year-old-has-4-tips-for-a-satisfying-retirement-2\/","title":{"rendered":"#\n  This 98-year-old has 4 tips for a satisfying retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2966e089f0d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2966e089f0d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-98-year-old-has-4-tips-for-a-satisfying-retirement-2\/#Its_not_too_late_to_write_your_story\" >It\u2019s not too late to write your story<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-98-year-old-has-4-tips-for-a-satisfying-retirement-2\/#Babette_Hughes\" >Babette Hughes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-98-year-old-has-4-tips-for-a-satisfying-retirement-2\/#Babette_Hughes-2\" >Babette Hughes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#<br \/>\n  This 98-year-old has 4 tips for a satisfying retirement<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_not_too_late_to_write_your_story\"><\/span>\n  It\u2019s not too late to write your story<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div class=\"article__side\">\n<div class=\"container--sticky not-active\">\n<div id=\"cx-next\">\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000264670\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       This morning, at 5 a.m., I rose, got a cup of coffee and went into my writing room just like I do every day. I am working on my next book, a complicated spy novel and period piece.<\/p>\n<p> I am 98.<\/p>\n<p>I was born in 1922. I have lived through The Great Depression, a world war, the tumultuous 1960s, September 11, the loss of two sons and most recently the love of my life. <\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       All along the way I knew that at some point I would start writing books and telling stories. In my late 80s I began with a memoir. I followed that with a trilogy of gritty crime novels loosely based on my father\u2019s true to life story. Other books followed.<\/p>\n<p>Read: I\u2019m retired and want to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>, but am worried about my health<\/p>\n<p>Contrary to the conventional wisdom about age, my late 80s and 90s have been by far my most productive and satisfying time of life. In a national radio interview a few years ago I was asked about my writing process. I told the interviewer that I go into my writing room every morning and meet with my characters and let them tell me what they are going to do that day.<\/p>\n<p>I am blessed with a great team of advisers and experts who I also listen to. They help me accomplish my goals and they have my best interest at heart. I listen carefully to them. To the culture that worships youth, not so much.<\/p>\n<div data-layout=\"inline\n                \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetMediaIllustration\n            inline\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetMediaIllustration\n            article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"\n        media-object-image\n        enlarge-image\n        renoImageFormat-\n        img-inline\n        article__inset__image\n      \" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:69.0625%;\" data-mobile-ratio=\"69.0625%\" data-layout-ratio=\"69.0625%\" data-subtype=\"photo\" class=\"image-container  responsive-media article__inset__image__image\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-336787?width=140&amp;size=1.4479638009049773 140w,\nhttps:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-336787?width=540&amp;size=1.4479638009049773 540w,\nhttps:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-336787?width=620&amp;size=1.4479638009049773 620w,\nhttps:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-336787?width=700&amp;size=1.4479638009049773 700w,\nhttps:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-336787?width=860&amp;size=1.4479638009049773 860w,\nhttps:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-336787?width=1260&amp;size=1.4479638009049773 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 140px) 100px,\n(max-width: 540px) 500px,\n(max-width: 620px) 580px,\n(max-width: 700px) 660px,\n(max-width: 860px) 820px,\n1260px\" src=\"https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-336787?width=620&amp;size=1.4479638009049773\" data-enlarge=\"https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-336787?width=1260&amp;size=1.4479638009049773\" alt=\"\" title=\" Babette Hughes\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wsj-article-caption article__inset__image__caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">\n<h4 class=\"wsj-article-caption-content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Babette_Hughes\"><\/span> Babette Hughes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>       So, who are <em>your<\/em> characters? Who are your advisers? Who are you listening to? It\u2019s important because what you listen to and give credence will become what you believe about yourself and the world.<\/p>\n<p>Retirement and aging can be a daunting thing, especially if you have been a high achiever. The idea of leaving that environment where you have lists and accomplish great things every day to one where you have to make your own agenda is challenging. But I am here to tell you that you <em>can <\/em>write your own story. Here are a few tips on how to accomplish that:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Change the way you see aging and retirement. <\/strong>Getting older is actually a great thing in many ways. You have more time. You are comfortable in your own skin. You don\u2019t feel like you have anything to prove like you did when you were younger. There\u2019s no competition really except competing with yourself. You are smarter than you have ever been. You have the wisdom that years bring. You have more and deeper relationships. People will take your calls because of your relationship and reputation. You have more options. Choose among them and ask for help to accomplish them. Don\u2019t believe the myths about getting older. They are only true if you choose to buy into them.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cx-membership-tile\"><\/div>\n<p>Read: This woman cashed out a $1 million dog-walking business and retired to paradise. Here\u2019s what she\u2019s doing now<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dream a little dream. <\/strong>Remember when you were a kid and you sat out on the grass in your yard and looked at the sky and daydreamed about doing something amazing someday? Well, what did you dream about? I dreamed of being a writer. I even wrote an article way back in 1963 for <em>The Saturday Review <\/em>about writing and being published. Then, when I reached a certain point in my life where I had time and energy and ideas I got started. I turned off the TV and started chasing my long-held dream.<\/p>\n<p>Re-connect to your childhood or your young adult self for a little while. Try to remember what it was like to think the world is your oyster and anything is possible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Find helpers and encouragers. <\/strong>If writing is your thing, go out and find a writer\u2019s group in your town. Meet with other authors. Hear their writing stories.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to paint, go take a painting class. Set up a room in your house so that it\u2019s easy to paint and hard to ignore it.<\/p>\n<p>A friend of mine is handy and loves fixing things. He hung out a shingle and found more work than he could do. He chooses the projects he likes and says \u201cno\u201d to the rest. When he doesn\u2019t know how to do something he asks his \u2018advisers\u2019 at Home Depot or checks it out on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read: This is the best way to have plenty of money in retirement<\/p>\n<p><strong>Believe you can. <\/strong>There are a lot of people out there like me these days. The world of aging is changing every day. We are all living longer and healthier lives. Surround yourself with young and old friends who love what you are doing and tell you that you <em>can<\/em>. Avoid the naysayers who think you are too old because they are wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Start having success in whatever you decide to do. Success is the jet fuel to keep going.<\/p>\n<p>Your life is an amazing story. It doesn\u2019t end when you stop working at a formal job, nor should it. In many ways, it just begins.<\/p>\n<p><em>Babette Hughes grew up in the time of Prohibition and bootleggers. Her father was one of the first bootleggers in the country, and was murdered by the Mafia in a turf war at the age of 29. Babette was just 2 years old at the time. She is the author of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Babette-Hughes\/e\/B001K8I026?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1620748228&amp;sr=8-1\" class=\"icon none\">the Kate Brady series<\/a>, as well as several other books<\/em>.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>      <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Babette Hughes\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Babette_Hughes-2\"><\/span>Babette Hughes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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