With a new year upon us, many retirees want to make it the best one yet.

How can you do it? It’s all about using your retirement time for the right activities.

Some activities help to add structure to your life. These include making a schedule, making a bucket list, or even picking up a part-time job.

Other activities are more based on excitement or recreation. These include picking up a relaxing sport like golf or buying that RV you always wanted and traveling the country.

One way to make sure you have a better year than last is to remember one thing — your thoughts become you. Keep a mindset focused on improvement and growth in 2022, and it can’t help but be the best year of your retirement (or your life) so far.

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