As a retiree, you’ve earned a period of well-deserved personal time you can use for, well, anything. But are you getting the most out of your later years?

It was the Greek philosopher Thucydides who wrote: “The secret to happiness is freedom, and the secret to freedom is courage.” Seniors want to maintain a sense of freedom and autonomy as they age. So what better way to brave retirement than by being courageous?

For one, consider trying new things. This could be something as simple as trying a new restaurant or a new fitness routine. Or for some, it could even mean traveling to a new country.

Remember that going outside of your comfort zone means enriching your life and furthering your personal development. This flips the script on retirement as a whole. It no longer becomes leisure time to grow old in, but rather a rewarding chapter of life that could turn out to be the best one yet.

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