Before you retire, you should understand that you will still have needs in your life of leisure. How you meet those needs will largely determine how successful your retirement will be.
We ask children what they want to be when they grow up. How many times have you been asked what you want to be when you retire?

So, in the time-honored tradition of making lemonade from lemons, TechRepublic Premium presents this list of questions to ask when considering retirement.

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6: What will you do on day 1,000?

A couple of weeks of vacation can be enjoyable, but don’t use it as a barometer of what an extended life of sequestration will be like. What is it that you really want to do on day 100 or 1,000? Will you travel? Take up a hobby? Take up golf or tennis? Move to a retirement community?

At about age 50, I began looking at my own mortality for the first time. It’s not exactly a pleasant exercise, but it does help you focus on what’s really important in life. What will be your legacy? Retirement is the time to do those meaningful activities you couldn’t do when working.

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