Beyond Retirement

Positive Intelligence (PQ) is something we can all use a little boost of. Patrick Cameron is a Life Coach, focusing on Positive Intelligence and Mental Fitness, with 40 years of experience in the human potential and developmental systems. His goal is assisting those of us in the second half of life in imagining and creating a remarkable retirement.

The program he follows and teaches was created by Shirzad Chamine and is based on the belief that we all have saboteurs within us. The primary saboteur, that everyone has, is called the Judge. We judge ourselves, others, and circumstances. The lesser saboteurs, or accomplices of the Judge, are present in varying degrees and they come to the forefront in different circumstances. The predominant accomplices differ from person to person and can change over time as we change.

The saboteurs are generated on the left side of our brain, where our survival instincts lie. They stir up negative emotions (fear, stress, anger, guilt).

The Sage is the balance for the Judge and the other saboteurs. Inhabiting the right side of the brain, the Sage is involved with the empathy circuitry and positive emotions (passion, purpose, curiosity, creativity)

Mental fitness is our capacity to respond to life's challenges with a positive rather than a negative mindset. There are three core muscles at the root of mental fitness and they constitute the foundation for change. The goal is not elimination of any of the saboteurs, but rather recognition so we can use the characteristics to our benefit instead of our detriment. The three muscles are:

• Saboteur Interceptor - being able to catch ourselves as we fall into the habit of each saboteur
• Sage Perspective - learning to address every outcome/circustance in a fashion that turns it into an opportunity
• Self-Command - simple practices to help us focus on "here & now".

Please check out the short questionnaire to find out what your saboteurs are: https://positiveintelligence.com and click on "saboteurs".

Patrick can be reached through his website: https://integralmastery.ca

From well-known chef to food & travel blogger - there are a lot of opportunities out there for people who want to share their opinions. Retirement is a great time to take a look at the possibility of getting paid for yours!

Retirement isn't always about stopping - or even about slowing down, in some cases!

Chef Dennis, who has been amazing followers the world over with his delicious recipes, certainly didn't let his retirement slow him down. In addition to spending many hours as a chef, he's also a travelling food blogger, a social media specialist and an SEO expert!

He's ready to share his skill and knowledge wherever he can - and you can find him all over social media as @AskChefDennis.

Be sure to visit his website: https://www.askchefdennis.com

In this episode, Chef Dennis talks about his journey from a girls' school to present day, with many anecdotes along the way.

His message is clear: Don't give up. Keep on moving & trying new things. Always look forward to the next adventure. The only way to fail is to never try at all.

A lot of people rely on a higher power to guide them through their daily activities. Do you? Is it something you've ever thought about?

It seems to me that most people who have this guidance seem to live a calmer, more generous life.

Is it worth looking into?

Margaret Agard is a former executive in the high tech industry (one of the few women), the award-winning author of the In His Footsteps memoirs, a Christian mystic and reiki healer. She is also a wife and the mother of eight grown children.

When Margaret gave her To-Do list to God, her whole life changed. She began doing the activities that popped into her head, and NOT doing things "just to get it off the list." As time went on, she began to see the changes in her life and in the lives of people around her.

Margaret has some thoughts on our themes for this season:

• Planning: As my mother once said when she was 60, I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up. Following this simple, but not easy, way of giving each day over to God/Inner Voice/Spirit leads to finding what you want to be for those who don't really know.
• Confidence: This path of turning each day over to the divine brings confidence as each day things just seem to work out.
• Generosity: Every day I am led to help at least one person.

Please check out Margaret's books and services on her website:

https://InHisFootsteps.com