Beyond Retirement

By Jacquie DoucetteSociety & Culture Education Self-Improvement Philosophy Personal Journals

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June 06, 2021 Work Smarter, Not Harder
Mitche Graf is a best-selling author, a public speaker and an amateur gardener. He has been a passionate serial entrepreneur for over 3 decades; from selling used bicycle parts out of his garage in the seventh grade to running three companies today, he prides himself on knowing how to squeeze every drop of potential out of his endeavors.
He also knows that life is short - too short not to make every minute count. He's figured out how to work with what he calls the 24/7 Mentality... not the 24 hours per day, 7 days per week that most of us think of, but rather 24 hours per week, 7 months per year. The rest of the time is HIS, to do whatever he chooses. It may be to work on a new hobby, or maybe to bump up some of his existing projects a bit, or it could be to spend time with his family, because they are the reason for all that he does.
According to Mitche, the way to do this is through "systems efficiency". Knowing that the Pareto Principle states that you derive 80% of your results from 20% of your activity, he's pushed that a bit further and he's discovered the 90/10 rule. The efficiencies come from identifying the 10% of activities that you HAVE to do, and delegating the rest or otherwise removing them from your day. You do this by designing your lifestyle first and your work activities around that lifestyle.
His advice for success: Follow the Ivy Lee method for productivity. At the end of each day, write out 6 activities or tasks that you want to complete the next day and prioritize them in order of importance. At the start of the next day, work at the first task until it's completed, then move on to the next. Any tasks left unfinished at the end of the day are moved to the list for the next day.
To get in touch with Mitche or to find out more about him, please visit his website:
https://powermarketing101.com/
31 min
May 30, 2021 Let's Chat about Hannie's Ideas
In this episode, Jacquie talks about affiliate marketing and some of the ways it can be a useful sideline in retirement.
10 min
May 30, 2021 Let's Chat about Hannie's Ideas
In this episode, Jacquie talks about affiliate marketing and some of the ways it can be a useful sideline in retirement.
10 min
May 23, 2021 Find Your Future in Affiliate Marketing
Hannie Mommers is a Dutch pensioner and she was a graphic designer in the Netherlands for 35 years. After retiring, she and her husband emigrated to Spain. For a year they lived the laptop life while traveling from southwest Spain to the southeast, where they found their dream house.
During her career, Hannie was an entrepreneur with her own business, so she had to spend time networking and talking to people to get work. That wasn't really what she enjoyed doing, so as retirement time approached, she decided to try her hand at a different line of work, because as an entrepreneur all her life, she didn't like the idea of doing "nothing".
When she retired, her plans changed a bit due to life events. She started to feel a bit stuck in her life and after attending a seminar that had her thinking about her ideal life, she began looking into all the options available to her. Figuring that out of all the possibilities, there had to be a few that were reasonable, and deciding that it was a good way to check out some of those options, she and her partner begain divesting themselves of their possessions. This turned out to be quite liberating and led eventually to one of their current tenets, zero waste.
Discovering that she enjoyed writing, affiliate marketing came to the forefront. Research helped her determine that it would be a great way to continue bringing in a bit of money, without having to talk to people in person... and she could do it from anywhere! She began a few blogs, each focusing on a different aspect of creating a healthy lifestyle. This was going to be their future.
Their sites (Age with Care, No Geraniums and Our Green Health) are all devoted to the ideas of healthy living that they promote: healthy aging, organic foods, and zero waste are big topics. Through these sites, they draw readers to affiliate offers and earn a modest income to augment their pensions.
Hannie believes firmly that aging has no bearing on one's ability to deal with technology and she fights against connecting such ideas. She believes strongly that mindset and interest determine one's ability to do specific acitivities. She also believes that we "make our own luck" and she has created products to help people change their mindset and succeed at what they strive to do.
Her product LUCKI is a 5-day online program designed to help you gain happiness.
She also has a program to teach users how to create a blog that will make money, which can be found on her website: https://hanniemommers.com
You can find Hannie on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hannie.mommers/
31 min
May 23, 2021 Find Your Future in Affiliate Marketing
Hannie Mommers is a Dutch pensioner and she was a graphic designer in the Netherlands for 35 years. After retiring, she and her husband emigrated to Spain. For a year they lived the laptop life while traveling from southwest Spain to the southeast, where they found their dream house.
During her career, Hannie was an entrepreneur with her own business, so she had to spend time networking and talking to people to get work. That wasn't really what she enjoyed doing, so as retirement time approached, she decided to try her hand at a different line of work, because as an entrepreneur all her life, she didn't like the idea of doing "nothing".
When she retired, her plans changed a bit due to life events. She started to feel a bit stuck in her life and after attending a seminar that had her thinking about her ideal life, she began looking into all the options available to her. Figuring that out of all the possibilities, there had to be a few that were reasonable, and deciding that it was a good way to check out some of those options, she and her partner begain divesting themselves of their possessions. This turned out to be quite liberating and led eventually to one of their current tenets, zero waste.
Discovering that she enjoyed writing, affiliate marketing came to the forefront. Research helped her determine that it would be a great way to continue bringing in a bit of money, without having to talk to people in person... and she could do it from anywhere! She began a few blogs, each focusing on a different aspect of creating a healthy lifestyle. This was going to be their future.
Their sites (Age with Care [https://agewithcare.eu/], No Geraniums [https://nogeraniums.com/] and Our Green Health [https://ourgreenhealth.com/]) are all devoted to the ideas of healthy living that they promote: healthy aging, organic foods, and zero waste are big topics. Through these sites, they draw readers to affiliate offers and earn a modest income to augment their pensions.
Hannie believes firmly that aging has no bearing on one's ability to deal with technology and she fights against connecting such ideas. She believes strongly that mindset and interest determine one's ability to do specific acitivities. She also believes that we "make our own luck" and she has created products to help people change their mindset and succeed at what they strive to do.
Her product LUCKI [https://vip.agewithcare.eu/] is a 5-day online program designed to help you gain happiness.
She also has a program to teach users how to create a blog that will make money, which can be found on her website: https://hanniemommers.com [https://hanniemommers.com/]
You can find Hannie on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hannie.mommers/
31 min
May 16, 2021 Let's Chat about France's Ideas
The idea of working for part of the year and travelling for the rest of it isn't new and many people dream of being able to do it successfully. Some even manage to do it for awhile. But there are a lot of things to consider when you're deciding to take on this lifestyle.
One of the biggest considerations, of course, is how you're going to fund it. Saving up for a number of months - and being disciplined enough to hang onto those savings even in the eye of a "really cool" toy you see along the way - is hard work. There are a lot of people who can't keep their eye on the prize, so to speak, long enough to sustain this long-term.
9 min
May 16, 2021 Let's Chat about France's Ideas
The idea of working for part of the year and travelling for the rest of it isn't new and many people dream of being able to do it successfully. Some even manage to do it for awhile. But there are a lot of things to consider when you're deciding to take on this lifestyle.
One of the biggest considerations, of course, is how you're going to fund it. Saving up for a number of months - and being disciplined enough to hang onto those savings even in the eye of a "really cool" toy you see along the way - is hard work. There are a lot of people who can't keep their eye on the prize, so to speak, long enough to sustain this long-term.
9 min
May 09, 2021On Again, Off Again Travel
France decided early in her career that the regular 2 or 3 weeks of vacation that the usual 9-5 jobs offer simply isn't enough time to do all the travelling she wanted to do! So she set about figuring out how to get more time off.
She knew there were a few options for her:
ask for extra time off from her employer (probably without pay)
save up and quit her job and hope the job would be there when she returned from travelling
save up and quit her job and find new work when she returned
continue working 50 weeks a year and having 2 weeks off

She decided to save up and quit her job and after almost two years of travelling, she was hooked! From then on, it was a cycle of saving money and travelling.
She travels on her own now, and has a few interesting tips about solo travel - some specific to women, but most are valid for everyone. It's always nice to have a travel partner, at least for part of the time.
Of course, as she notes, it's hard to travel with someone else, because you have to adjust to their timetable a bit.
Listen to the whole episode! France discusses problems she's encountered, plans that she makes, and great travel tips for all travellers.
You can find France on Facebook or send her an email if you'd like to ask her questions or see photos of some of her travels.
40 min
May 09, 2021 On Again, Off Again Travel
France decided early in her career that the regular 2 or 3 weeks of vacation that the usual 9-5 jobs offer simply isn't enough time to do all the travelling she wanted to do! So she set about figuring out how to get more time off.
She knew there were a few options for her:
* ask for extra time off from her employer (probably without pay)
* save up and quit her job and hope the job would be there when she returned from travelling
* save up and quit her job and find new work when she returned
* continue working 50 weeks a year and having 2 weeks off
She decided to save up and quit her job and after almost two years of travelling, she was hooked! From then on, it was a cycle of saving money and travelling.
She travels on her own now, and has a few interesting tips about solo travel - some specific to women, but most are valid for everyone. It's always nice to have a travel partner, at least for part of the time.
Of course, as she notes, it's hard to travel with someone else, because you have to adjust to their timetable a bit.
Listen to the whole episode! France discusses problems she's encountered, plans that she makes, and great travel tips for all travellers.
You can find France on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/france.lemieux.71] or send her an email [[email protected]] if you'd like to ask her questions or see photos of some of her travels.
40 min
May 02, 2021 Let's Chat about Merri's Ideas
There are many ways to "live your best life"; it's important to find the ways that suit you best. We all have hopes and dreams throughout our lives... don't get to the end of your life and have regrets over things you haven't done.
As Mark Twain said, "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines! Sail away from safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover!"
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9 min