I'm 77, live in Australia but born in Yorkshire. A couple of things, when retiring from work, don't retire your mind. It's a short step to the looney bin. Keep busy, learn to cook, write stories, read. I've just started wood turning and will finish my first vase this week. Also, don't lower your hygene standards, don't be a slob, change your undies and socks daily. We clean the house from end to end every Monday, never miss, make our bed every day, tidy up before we go to bed, don't leave dirty pots. We've done 18 cruises and my advice to you personally Nick is, think very carefully about100 days. It's a bloody long time on a cruise ship. We went to Hawaii on a 21 day trip and that was quite enough. No matter how big the ship, they can become very claustrophobic very quickly. I didn't retire until I was 68½ because the job was so easy and the money was fantastic, so I just doodled along in my own sweet time until they shut the place !!! I'd look ridiculous with a six pack. We don't smoke, very occasional wine drinkers, don't touch drugs. Cook every day, fresh veg etc, watch the fat. Another thing, if you can, stay away from the tv. We live in a retirement village, great place, we should have done it years ago. However, you would hardly believe the residents that are glued to the telly, morning noon and night. Anyway, rant over. Stay active, stay healthy.
Your “rant” was much appreciated. Thanks for taking the time to do it. 100 days! I’ve been watching some videos on here about buying a cabin and living permanently on the ship!! 🤣
Sounds like a good plan and retirement ethnic ,. I was same as you, worked untill 68.5 as covid screwed up any plans that i had, so worked on and i was on £800+ p/week driving a truck, which was easy and i loved my job for 52 years,.i'm loving retirement now but it takes a bit of adjustment to settle in, wild horses wouldnt get me back to work now,.i retired on nov 18 2022 and went to thailand on nov 24 2022 for 7 months,.
I started learning Japanese at 58. Two and a half years later, still going! I have to say, it's the hardest thing I've ever tried to learn, but it is fun.
I heard a variation on the fisherman story told by a man from Belize. He was talking with a vacationing US lawyer form New York and asking him what his life was like there, and the lawyer said, "I get up early, take the subway to my office, work till late because we have more work than we can handle, I take the subway back home after dark, pick up something to eat from a street vendor, watch a little television to unwind from my stressful day, then go to bed so I am rested enough to do it again in the morning". The Belizean man replied, "That doesn't sound like much of a life, why do you do this to yourself?", to which the lawyer replied, "I do this so I can afford to rent a cottage on the beach in Belize, walk barefoot on the sand, pick up beautiful shells on the beach, fish a little and pick ripe fruit off the trees for desert". The Belizean man replied, "That is my life every single day".
@@nickjmaher Belize is a fine budget place to visit, sun sea jungles friendly english and spanish speaking locals laid back and fine coral reefs to dive.
It looks to me that you think that once you retire, you should give up on life. I am 58 and still have lots of plans for the future. I got my pilot license a while ago and have a youtube channel about flying for fun. I play music and try to learn new things. Never give up, never stop growing and learning.
Not at all, I think you have misunderstood me. Just give up behaving like a 30 year old. I believe trying new things and a growth mindset is important in retirement.
Getting your pilot liscence and playing guitar is kinda exactly what the guy was suggesting tbh. He said in the video to start focusing on what you didn't have time to do while you was working, and focus more on experiences, rather than materialism. You sir, are focusing on experiences, rather than materialism, so you're doing what he suggested 😅
@@phased3941 Not quite. I am still working and have been playing music and martial arts my whole life. I am also expanding my business and planning even more. I will not stop, until I can physically take it. Slowing down, means death to me.
And have no accidents. I broke my left wrist and right shoulder in a cycling incident (I say incident as it was actually an assault, at least on a civil level) Basically a guy on a motor bike delibrately stopped in front of me at 25 km/h following from a few words we had with each other, I braked without colliding with him and flew over the handlebars. I used to have a good calesthenics regime going at age 67 and it all halted. Four months later I know I will never fully recover. But I m back walking and rucking. God is good.
Also to fend off illness ..avoid as many toxic chemicals as possible ..including food and household products ..many meats are injected with them and many fruits and veg sprayed with them, cooking foods also lose their vitamins and goodness. Sweet foods cause harm…the best are raw veg/salad pulses soaked overnight and added cold to salads, with all natural dressings …read ingredients. Organic extra virgin olive oil, organic balsamic vinegar, organic apple cider vinegar of the mother, mixed with organic herbs and spices, makes a wonderful dressing and the salad delicious 🌈✝️🕊️😇😘🥰😍 it’s a good investment to your overall health x x x
I retired from the carpenters union on my fifty-fifth birthday and moved to Costa Rica at fifty eight and now I'm sixty seven and healthy in paradise..pura vida
I agree with all the points in this video except one. I retired at 51 and I am the same age as you now, 63. I enjoy exercise and am striving for a 6 pack. It keeps me busy and healthy. It’s hard work, but self discipline is something I need to keep me on track and hopefully enjoy my later years of life. Really enjoying your vlogs, I would advise anyone in their 40/50s to listen to your advice.
Thanks for your endorsement. You don’t need a six pack to be at a healthy body fat %. 14-18% and no abs showing is good enough for me (and easier to maintain). I agree with you about discipline.
I’m 60 and same thing. I just need a new goal - I’ve lost 45 lbs but now have kind of stalled. It helps discipline my eating and drinking. Your health is everything.
My opinion is, whatever motivates you to move and exercise is good, even striving for a six pack (at any age). I don't think we should slow down as we age, that's just my personal opinion though.
agree with 4 of 5 points .. i take exception with the idea that by 50 career advancement is off the table .. for most folks there is still 12-15 years of productive work ahead .. in my experience in engineering & conservation those years were the culmination of education and experience that resulted in being more effective at my job and doing more complex projects .. and there is the factor of mentoring the younger folks .. so by moving into a supervisory role my promotions after 50 had the most positive impact on my life ..
I agree. In many cases/industries career advancement after 50 is a survival strategy. It's more about trying to remain as valuable and useful as possible over time to counterbalance age discrimination.
I appreciate your viewpoint. Everyone is different. I had achieved enough by 44 to retire and commit to full time parenting to a child who my wife and I had waited 13 years for after the heartbreak of miscarriages and failed pregnancies. I didn’t want to miss a moment of the journey.
Thank you for this video. Makes a lot of sense. I will give them all consideration. I have just been gifted a hotel voucher for Xmas rather than a clothing shop voucher l was offered. I have plenty of clothes. Great pictures of York.
I retired at 44. 14 years later and don’t regret it. It’s all about adventures and relationships. I bike, swim, hike, fish, pickle ball and travel with friends and family.
LOL! 44. Yeah, not nearly the standard experience for most people. You must have joined the military or another Government entity at a young age and put in your 25 years and settled on a pension. For most people life is about never ending hard work, not attaining goals, not being 100% fulfilled, and not having a life dedicated to leisure. Good for you, but different experiences generate different outcomes.
@@E.L.RipleyAtNostromo definitely blessed and I agree. I joined the army at 17 and got my college degree and switched over to the public health service and did 27 years total. Lived debt-free.
@@melvano4014Well, I’ve run into that exact model you describe before and all I can say is everyone who chose that similar path was much smarter than me! I moved out at 18 and struggled to live, sleeping on couches of friends, etc., and accomplished exactly nothing from age 18-23. Didn’t even have a car until I was 27. I could have joined the military and seen something of the world and gotten some support but there was no way: My hard ass father had been an Officer in the Army and told me “You WILL join the military when you turn 18!” So wild horses couldn’t have made me enlist, LOL! There wasn’t registration or a draft at the time anyway. Amazingly stupid and short sighted on my part, and underscores the need for a plan early on rather than drifting through life. In any case, I’m finishing up my career with 10 years also in public health, and wish I had started much sooner as they offer good retirement options if you have enough time in. The private sector software companies I worked at for 3 to 5 year durations for nearly 30 years offered nothing but a salary. Good on you for being disciplined and making great choices! 👍🙏
I absolutely agree with you about no material gifts except for a few specific things that i will use. I keep telling family not to buy me stuff. It just stresses me out.
yep... i (mid 60s) successfully retired in my mid 50s to live in "a hollar out past the last briar patch in nowhere USA"... the key to my happiness was to carefully plan my retirement while i was still fairly young... and that meant sorting my needs and wants... i discovered i didn't need to be "rich" and that discovery was truly my emancipation... hope and good wishes to anyone that is seeking for their goals
Great video. I’m 56 now, not retired yet but not married to the job either. Totally agree about dropping the silly egoic goals! They really don’t matter any more.
Thank you for your opinion on what we should all be focused on at and over 50. I agree with a lot, but bare in mind you had a business you worked hard to build that you were then able to sell to enable you to do what your doing now. Your living a great life for yourself and I’m happy about that. However everyone has different lives and no two people want the same things. Lots of people who haven’t got the option to retire at 50 start a whole new venture and business at 50 (we did). Yes, of course we’d much rather spend all the time doing what makes us happiest, but we’ve honed our business and it’s now the best it’s been and we’re getting towards being able to do what we want most the time, but we’ve still got to keep the machine running sadly as we don’t have the option of retirement. Amanda. X
Thank you for sharing your story. You’re are spot on! I’m grateful for the opportunity that was presented to me in my early twenties. Best of luck with your venture.
Hi Nick, came across your channel yesterday and you have made some fantastic videos. Always great to learn from more experienced people. I am 47 and run a business so certainly thought provoking stuff for me...
Congratulations on the Anniversary! Great video and could not agree more on what we can drop, which is really more of a way of saying "use the time to focus on that which is good and attainable."
Thank you for labeling every single individual place you are walking through. I know nothing at all about the layout of your country (I didn't even know that London was in the south east) so it's good for me to learn as you walk along.
I have always been a fairly successful athlete even winning golf tournaments at 48 & 49. I never rode a motorcycle until I was 49 so I bought the biggest and most powerful & highest performing CRUISER (not a rice rocket) and enjoyed riding that with my old and new friends until I was 54. I used to lead USTA 4.0 tennis teams and even made it to the State championships until I turned 55. I still play USTA but now on a less demanding team. I still race NASTAR and Masters slalom and GS but have cut back to only 2 or 3 races a season. The rest of the time I enjoy recreational skiing in the winter. I used to be a competitive water skier even going to college for that but now I own a pontoon and only ski about 2 or three times a summer. I still walk rather than ride in a cart on the golf course and can still shoot in the 80s but no longer play in the club championships nor even member-guest events. I do still work as my wife is 4 years younger but may decide to step away at the end of the year when I turn 62. Good to see your series of videos so I just #subscribed today
Great to discover you Nick. Thanks for your content, some serious resonating points you're making. looking forward to a 'catch up' with your earlier episodes. What are you initial thoughts on the DJi Camera after using it a little? Certainly produces a great picture.
Wise woerds as always, i just wish that i had heard this advice in my 50's. Congratulations on your 40th wedding anniversary next year, a cruise around Canada and Alaska sounds like a perfect way to enjoy yourselves.
Oh Thank You for showing us York. How lovely. I'm always enthralled with historic architecture and The Shambles, just how you picture England in the Old Times. Great advice on what to pursue and what to let go of.
Great video never give up exercise as the body has a use it or lose it approach. The goal changes from one of improvement and competitiveness to maintenence.
Faster stronger bigger days are over. However never stop exercising and keeping as much weight off as possible. Eat right. Not to live longer but to maintain a quality of life
Hi Nick, I hope you and your wife are going to do the Canada/Alaska Cruise. I recently started following you. I agree with you on most things, most things you say in your videos, I thought the same thought, like spending time with your loved ones and not buying so much, I don't think I ever did, but you know what I mean, and travelling. I have done a lot of travelling already starting when I was 17 but now that my son is a grown up and the old dog just died 3 weeks ago, I am finally free to do what I always wanted to do more travelling. Life is short and we have to make the most of it. Nick did you notice that the statue of that Constantine he Great was 63 years old when he died. Nick I really enjoyed the walk in York, beautiful place where I haven't been to yet. I will be going to Yorkshire in May looking forward to it. Wish you and your wife a happy 40th Anniversary.
The fisherman story is the same conclusion I came to when walking around the more exclusive parts of london, basically that people had little boxes to live in and differentiated themselves with the vehicle they had outside, no doubt dreaming of retiring to the beach.... Where i grew up the unemployed went and lived at the beach, surfing and smoking a certain cultivated crop. Basically sacrificing your working life for a goal that can really be achieved a different way.
Exactly. I “retired” alone to my remote property in the forested mountains of SE Oz 20 years ago, and have been working on improving the property ever since, mostly on a very low income. Now pushing 59 and debt free, I’m a bit over the constant work and maintenance and am gearing up to rent my house and live in a smaller dwelling on my property, and spend winters in Thailand. I don’t need to live in my nicely renovated house, and it makes more sense to derive a nice passive income from it and free my life up. I don’t want to become a complete hermit …
Point 1: it's never too late to advance your career! You're only 50? Still a good 15+ years before retirement! Six pack? Any age! And I'm about to turn 57, a former body-builder for almost 30 years! It's all about frame of mind!
I’m 55 and plan to retire at 65 - that’s ten more years of working. I do plan for one more promotion as I’ve left saving for my retirement to this late stage so every penny counts from here on in. I have a small home so don’t need to downsize, and am slowly replacing my furniture with antiques so these can age along with me. Still having holidays abroad as you can’t take your health for granted (nothing amiss so far).
Now 64 . 4 postgraduate degrees. Now going back to learn the hardest academic subjects . Mathematics, Ancient Greek, Taiwanese Mandarin, Latin, all sciences, logic, Programming . Then I work out daily for 3 hours and swim . Live on the beach 33 C . Best things in retirement are free. Build relationships and enhance them.
Since I graduated from college in the mid-1980s, I have spent 20 years working lightly and 20 years working hard. Throughout this time, I have gathered various experiences, including earning a 25-year pension (I purchased 5 years of service credit for $100,000). Now, I have to work hard for 3 more years while many others my age are already retired. But they earned their retirement. I have not been working hard continuously for 30 or 40 years, like some.
I think your advice is a useful focus for those like myself at 49. However, I am chasing one last promotion- it not only offers my family more security but also offers more mental stimulation for myself. I am not quite as fortunate as yourself financially ; I hope to retire at 60 (most likely it will be later though)- but I want the last ten years to mean something… if I have to turn up then why not strive? that doesn’t necessarily mean more stress; in my case, most likely there would be more stress not trying - having to manage upwards. I think it’s the same for many of us in a corporate structure.
Thanks for sharing your story. Everyone has different circumstances. I respect that. I hope you manage to achieve your goal to retire by 60. Thanks for your support.
yes .. there's still 12-15 years of work ahead at 50 .. and be a shame to waste all that experience staying in place .. however later i found age discrimination was a factor in hiring .. my advice is be where you want no later than 55-56 ...
I think most people detach mentally from work as they approach retirement age , gradually wanting less on their plate. Its a healthy way otherwise you,'re going from all out to nothing. Perhaps mentoring someone to take over when you're gone is a way to be useful..
@@direwolf6234Agree 100%. I am confident I have a good shot at another promotion, but I am acutely aware that once past 55 there is a growing assumption one won't be in post long enough to make an impact. This is especially true for jumps into senior management or on to executive positions. Once there of course its a different calculation, increasingly we see people at that level moving around every couple of years and wonder why corporate performance is probably worse than 30 years ago.
If I lived as you suggest I might be signing my own death warrant. Some of us enjoy our work, and enjoy working out. And having seen loved ones unravel from the soft surrender of diminished expectations, I have trouble believing that not working and lifting will make my life better or happier. Expectations for tomorrow, however unrealistic they might be, are what fuel some of us - and if you've chosen to live a fulfilling life in the first place, more of those expectations are a good thing. Or so it seems to me anyway. God willing, I plan to squeeze out every day of life that I can, and I hope to make them all count.
1. career - at 50 im chasing a career as a vocalist 2. physically fit - do martial arts such as aikido and kickboxing (yes, I'm not 20) 3. physical stuff - stuff for my entertainment business. 4. nice fashionable clothes - never done that.
Everything you mentioned is true and on point, the only thing you didn’t mention was money, savings, pensions, health etc, I’m 70 y/o and worked untill 68.5 y/o, mainly because covid happened on my long awaited retiring date of 5th jan 2020,. Working those extra years kept me sane during covid and also let me earn 3 years more wages and add 3 years to my people’s pension fund, plus I deferred my state pension until this week, 4.5 years deferral, all in all not a disaster but 70 y/o and it’s all downhill now whatever way that works out,.
Nick, I thoroughly enjoyed this video. York is a lovely town! Looking forward to seeing more of it in future videos. You mentioned a bucket list trip of Canada and Alaska. My wife and I, in June, did a six-night trip in the Canadian Rockies, two days of which was spent on the sightseeing train RockyMountaineer. We met several couples from the UK who were boarding a seven night Alaska cruise in Vancouver, British Columbia, as part of the package that they bought. (We had done in Alaska cruise in 2022 with the family.). I hope that you will make this bucket list trip a reality!
Raymond Carver gets it about right: And did you get what you wanted from this life, even so? I did. And what did you want? To call myself beloved. To feel myself beloved on the earth.
I'm 50. I'm a single parent so will have to financially help my daughter when she's off to University etc. I live in a 2 bed flat and I want to move to a 3 bed so I have a home office. I'm going to be working at least 17 more years so have to push on with my career.
It looks like you have the good fortune to be in reasonable shape despite not chasing a six pack. However, keeping fit and active will go a long way to ensuring you enjoy your hard won retirement.
York is a great place to live and visit. So similar to Chester, but both built for the same reason. Ifi can make a suggestion - Maybe show rowing on the river in the evening and the rail museum for viewers. I agree with the fable , but having worked hard, it’s difficult to pivot into retirement and a less selfless life . Especially when one’s purpose is linked to work. Still trying though
Six pack? I’m 62 and got a warning by my body that my liver was in trouble, packed with fat unable to function properly so with adjustments to diet and exercise I have a six pack out of necessity,just happened lol,
Me too! Since my gallbladder diagnosis I’ve lost 2 stone in 12 months, eating chicken salad 😂. A six pack is beginning to show. Not how I would have wanted it though. All the best with your health issues.
Interesting view, the attainment of physical fitness is however a priority, I have witnessed so many elderly people on cruise holidays who disappointingly miss out on excursions through age related disability.
IDK, at 56 I’d adjust your 4 to - 1. if you’re in a corporate environment know there’s a reality you may have peaked - but keep the goal of staying productive and engaged which might be best through other pursuits. 2. Don’t worry about a six pack, but keep pride in your appearance and never stop the pursuit of healthy lifestyle. Your health is your greatest asset.
So long as you continue to invest in your health you'll be fine. Health, unlike money, will not continue to grow with you sitting on the sidelines. I'm in better physical shspe nowxthan in my 30s. I'm not rich but after a near brush with death, i appreciate the ability to do things physically as i wish. Great advice here in this video.
All good points. But missing the most important thing which is to focus on developing one’s spiritual life. As a Catholic Christian one understands that ultimately each person is put on this earth for one purpose: to know, love and serve God. That is the way to true happiness versus focusing on selfishness, including the accumulation of material possessions.
Having a 6 pack demonstrates that person has 1. Sufficient testosterone levels , 2. They can control insulin levels , 3. Dedication to healthy diet. All based on health, so I completely disagree with this. Ive seen people in insane condition at 65-70 and they tend to be the most mobile on their 80's.
Not sure why you have to get to 50 to change your life so much “for the better” & discover these truths. I never was into designer clothes, flash cars, fancy holidays etc - I had the £cash to be . Was very career focused but made time for friends, sons, wife. Exercised hard around work. Saved, invested. Only “vice” nice houses (finally downsized but still a big one - why not ?). So my advice to my so sons is “balance” in your life & everything you do. I’ was 60 yesterday - now working p/t - earning as much as I ever did as a consultant - I spend it all ! nil into savings, pensions etc - what fun not having to save, invest etc. Fit, not mentally burned out, running, cycling etc with my retired friends. I will pack work in when I don’t enjoy the mental stimulation - 3days/week helps fill my week. Not everyone should stop work in their 50s - set yourself up so you can choose.
Tbh. All of those subjects can be argued that you don't need to be focusing on any of those at a young age too. Forexample, I'm a support worker, enjoy my job, don't get paid a tremendous amount, but enough to do well and should hopefully retire nicely, so I don't see a reason to chase a high paying job that ill hate. Then there's the house, I'm currently saving to buy my first house, and once I have that, I don't see why I would want a bigger house. As long as it has 2-3 bedrooms and a garage, I don't care personally. Then materialistic items. Well those things have been stupid at every age right off the bat, there's little to no argument to support otherwise for that one And then exercise. That one is probably the one you'd be better off focusing on more as you get older, if you're like me and don't work out much. But a six pack, that's never really relevant at any age either
This advise only works for certain people. In my 20s I was a single-mum so no big career only jobs. In my 30s a parent was terminally ill mentally, so spent years fighting for help. In my 40s the other parent grew elderly and with Dementia, so spent years housing, caring, shopping and looking after parent as all I have left. Now 45-yrs old, all I have to show for myself is home ownership, a £325k home with a big garden that i struggle to maintain. I am single still. The only way for me to actually have something to show, is to sell up and downsize to dich my £80k mortgage. I am full of OA and chronic fatigue syndrome. Therefore, life hasn't turned out the dream I wanted so far.
When we are young we have lots of delusional dreams created by our hormones, as we get older our hormone levels decrease and look back and realize that all that we thought would bring happiness was nothing but an illusion, the priorites change
Loved the fisherman parable but not something you should be dumping after 50, but something that if we all never got caught up in with in the first place, then the concept of work and retirement would never have needed to be.. just my thought
Your vid has some good points but you missed the boat on having a mission, scaled back it may be. Also, you can't simply eschew discomfort. IMO, it is a precursor to growth.
1 I kinda agree, 2 definitely, 3 wholeheartedly (in my 40’s and I figured this out recently-I’ve had a couple of luxury cars and I’m over them now). Wholeheartedly disagree on #4. Even the pursuit of this will keep you in better health even if it’s never achieved.
And a point I'd like to add is some people have to retrain or look for new jobs at older ages because the job they have isn't sustainable or the company downsized or closed. Not advancing doesn't mean you can always choose to stay where you are.
Looks like York I remember from when I used to go to the Whitby Goth Weekend and no surprise it hasn’t changed much. You couldn’t do them while working and can’t do them now you’re broke 😉
I like this video, but I disagree with giving up the goal of physical excellence. While I'll never look like I did when I was twenty, exercise and weight training are very important when growing old; the loss of muscle mass is a big problem.
Liked the videos to date but not sure on this one. The Parable seemed pointless as you didn’t settle for a fishing rod & built and sold all the boats- ‘why!’ Whole tone was ‘one size fits all because it worked for me ‘ One size or age doesn’t fit all. Anyway everyone’s allowed to skip a beat from Time to time Keep up the good work
Sorry, only personally agree with number two. I'm in my late fifties and have a set path of career advancement in a profession I love, and many others are relying on me to take the leadership roles that they have helped create for me. I have 5 to 8 more years of advancement and enjoyment ahead before I leave my career. I still love certain luxury items, and still like competing in sports. Do the things you love, dont waste time on other stuff.
Regards the six pack, if you have the genetics, you can get one by accident if you stay lean and lift weights. You don't even need to do specific ab workouts. I would say that lifting weights and not completely letting yourself go is good.
Dont agree on cars: We round 50's debtfree and the dream of a rv is closer. Also, just got a new ev which really makes life easier and more comfortable. Also, working out (6pack) is still a big drive.
Its appropriate that you are at York Minster , surely one of the world's most awe inspiring monuments to God as something you SHOUD do after 50 is find God
As I get older ( 57) I have a great need to draw close to Jesus Christ. Close to my creator in a way I never felt I needed. Now I have real purpose and contentment that nothing and no person has been able to fulfill. The secular empty world keeps trying to pull me back. Its truly spiritual warfare.
I appreciate the insights, but I don’t think you can generalize based solely on your experience. Not everyone started and sold a company and can retire early. I didn’t pursue my grad degree until I was 52 and finished it at 55, and that’s the only reason I got a better job at 57. I’m 68 now and still working. In my opinion, everyone commenting about retiring in their early 50’s was able to do so because they had a government sector job of some kind, with a pension. On the other hand I worked at a half dozen large companies who seldom offered any retirement packages at all, and two managed 401k’s were decimated in market collapses. And after 50 years as an adult not having them, I WOULD like to have at least one nice watch and something other than an older used car before I die. After retiring I’ll have time to indulge my hobby and work around the house, but have no friends, no close family, and certainly “travel” won’t be happening as I’ll need every penny of what will be a much reduced income. Not everyone is in the same situation.
There's something wrong with your drone...it didn't have many tourists in the photos? York is normally packed out - can't walk along the streets without tripping over folk?
Disagree on fashion..by all means avoid designer labels due to excess cost but develop a sense of style if you dont have one. Research and buy good quality designs which dont go out of fashion , being able to choose an outfit for any situation is good fun. Keep aware of accesories and research the colour wheel. Do it for yourself and have fun, you will be amazed how strangers will compliment you because you stand out from the bland crowd. There are lots of u tube vids for free with advice. Be bold, the history of fashion is a great story., become part of the story.
@@nickjmaher Flavius Aurelius Constantinus, made Augustus in Eboracum (York), after the battle, converted to Christ, gave the name of Constantinople (Istambul), aldough the average age of a Roman was 35, he lived until 65, be 😊 don’t set rules brother, can you see that there is no rule and that Seneca would have better rules if it is one, be happy go to Brazil and dance! But remember, Brazil is not for beginners. Read The Old Man and The Sea and look how Santiago wanted all! The fisherman joke is old, look for Constantinus and why he was there
Thanks for the vid. In my yute I learned that the universe has many asteroids ready to send us the way of the dinosaurs. So, eat dessert first. The vegetables will take care of themselves.
I'm 77, live in Australia but born in Yorkshire. A couple of things, when retiring from work, don't retire your mind. It's a short step to the looney bin. Keep busy, learn to cook, write stories, read. I've just started wood turning and will finish my first vase this week. Also, don't lower your hygene standards, don't be a slob, change your undies and socks daily. We clean the house from end to end every Monday, never miss, make our bed every day, tidy up before we go to bed, don't leave dirty pots. We've done 18 cruises and my advice to you personally Nick is, think very carefully about100 days. It's a bloody long time on a cruise ship. We went to Hawaii on a 21 day trip and that was quite enough. No matter how big the ship, they can become very claustrophobic very quickly. I didn't retire until I was 68½ because the job was so easy and the money was fantastic, so I just doodled along in my own sweet time until they shut the place !!! I'd look ridiculous with a six pack. We don't smoke, very occasional wine drinkers, don't touch drugs. Cook every day, fresh veg etc, watch the fat. Another thing, if you can, stay away from the tv. We live in a retirement village, great place, we should have done it years ago. However, you would hardly believe the residents that are glued to the telly, morning noon and night. Anyway, rant over. Stay active, stay healthy.
Your “rant” was much appreciated. Thanks for taking the time to do it. 100 days! I’ve been watching some videos on here about buying a cabin and living permanently on the ship!! 🤣
All sounds cool except making up bed. Actually, it's not healthy. The bed should be aired during the day. You might wish to research this.
Sounds like a good plan and retirement ethnic ,. I was same as you, worked untill 68.5 as covid screwed up any plans that i had, so worked on and i was on £800+ p/week driving a truck, which was easy and i loved my job for 52 years,.i'm loving retirement now but it takes a bit of adjustment to settle in, wild horses wouldnt get me back to work now,.i retired on nov 18 2022 and went to thailand on nov 24 2022 for 7 months,.
Thank you for this advice. Sounds like you figured it out.
I started learning Japanese at 58. Two and a half years later, still going! I have to say, it's the hardest thing I've ever tried to learn, but it is fun.
I heard a variation on the fisherman story told by a man from Belize. He was talking with a vacationing US lawyer form New York and asking him what his life was like there, and the lawyer said, "I get up early, take the subway to my office, work till late because we have more work than we can handle, I take the subway back home after dark, pick up something to eat from a street vendor, watch a little television to unwind from my stressful day, then go to bed so I am rested enough to do it again in the morning". The Belizean man replied, "That doesn't sound like much of a life, why do you do this to yourself?", to which the lawyer replied, "I do this so I can afford to rent a cottage on the beach in Belize, walk barefoot on the sand, pick up beautiful shells on the beach, fish a little and pick ripe fruit off the trees for desert". The Belizean man replied, "That is my life every single day".
Love that. Thanks for sharing.
@@nickjmaher Belize is a fine budget place to visit, sun sea jungles friendly english and spanish speaking locals laid back and fine coral reefs to dive.
@@garybrindle6715 sounds idyllic 🏝️
It looks to me that you think that once you retire, you should give up on life. I am 58 and still have lots of plans for the future. I got my pilot license a while ago and have a youtube channel about flying for fun. I play music and try to learn new things. Never give up, never stop growing and learning.
Not at all, I think you have misunderstood me. Just give up behaving like a 30 year old. I believe trying new things and a growth mindset is important in retirement.
Getting your pilot liscence and playing guitar is kinda exactly what the guy was suggesting tbh. He said in the video to start focusing on what you didn't have time to do while you was working, and focus more on experiences, rather than materialism. You sir, are focusing on experiences, rather than materialism, so you're doing what he suggested 😅
you are doing exactly what he was telling you to do … I don’t think you got his point
@@phased3941 Not quite. I am still working and have been playing music and martial arts my whole life. I am also expanding my business and planning even more. I will not stop, until I can physically take it. Slowing down, means death to me.
Christopher Lee started a metal band at 78.
Yes at 60 now I agree with these. You don't need a 6 pack but you do need to exercise to keep in shape and fend off illness and immobility in old age
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And have no accidents.
I broke my left wrist and right shoulder in a cycling incident (I say incident as it was actually an assault, at least on a civil level)
Basically a guy on a motor bike delibrately stopped in front of me at 25 km/h following from a few words we had with each other, I braked without colliding with him and flew over the handlebars.
I used to have a good calesthenics regime going at age 67 and it all halted. Four months later I know I will never fully recover.
But I m back walking and rucking. God is good.
Also to fend off illness ..avoid as many toxic chemicals as possible ..including food and household products ..many meats are injected with them and many fruits and veg sprayed with them, cooking foods also lose their vitamins and goodness. Sweet foods cause harm…the best are raw veg/salad pulses soaked overnight and added cold to salads, with all natural dressings …read ingredients.
Organic extra virgin olive oil, organic balsamic vinegar, organic apple cider vinegar of the mother, mixed with organic herbs and spices, makes a wonderful dressing and the salad delicious 🌈✝️🕊️😇😘🥰😍 it’s a good investment to your overall health x x x
Illness will get you anyway. Peace of mind is what matters.
I retired from the carpenters union on my fifty-fifth birthday and moved to Costa Rica at fifty eight and now I'm sixty seven and healthy in paradise..pura vida
Thanks for sharing your story.
Just visited York and it was our favorite town of the trip! Loved it!
If I can just maintain my frugal lifestyle and not go into debt I’ll be happy
Sensible. Thanks for sharing.
Same here
Freedom from debt is mega important
Freedom from debt is mega important
I agree with all the points in this video except one. I retired at 51 and I am the same age as you now, 63. I enjoy exercise and am striving for a 6 pack. It keeps me busy and healthy. It’s hard work, but self discipline is something I need to keep me on track and hopefully enjoy my later years of life. Really enjoying your vlogs, I would advise anyone in their 40/50s to listen to your advice.
Thanks for your endorsement. You don’t need a six pack to be at a healthy body fat %. 14-18% and no abs showing is good enough for me (and easier to maintain). I agree with you about discipline.
I’m 60 and same thing. I just need a new goal - I’ve lost 45 lbs but now have kind of stalled. It helps discipline my eating and drinking. Your health is everything.
My opinion is, whatever motivates you to move and exercise is good, even striving for a six pack (at any age). I don't think we should slow down as we age, that's just my personal opinion though.
From Seattle, Washington, USA, "Thanks mate." As a 54 year old, I enjoyed your perspective... and tour around York.
Glad you enjoyed it! More of York to come, I’ve only scratched the surface.
agree with 4 of 5 points .. i take exception with the idea that by 50 career advancement is off the table .. for most folks there is still 12-15 years of productive work ahead .. in my experience in engineering & conservation those years were the culmination of education and experience that resulted in being more effective at my job and doing more complex projects .. and there is the factor of mentoring the younger folks .. so by moving into a supervisory role my promotions after 50 had the most positive impact on my life ..
Gosh I'm hoping for more success after 65!
Couldn't agree more I'm 51 and have just completed an MBA, so no plan to slow down now 😁👍
I agree. In many cases/industries career advancement after 50 is a survival strategy. It's more about trying to remain as valuable and useful as possible over time to counterbalance age discrimination.
Just give up 😂
I appreciate your viewpoint. Everyone is different. I had achieved enough by 44 to retire and commit to full time parenting to a child who my wife and I had waited 13 years for after the heartbreak of miscarriages and failed pregnancies. I didn’t want to miss a moment of the journey.
Town houses have neighbours ..neighbours make noises …a farm house ..detached ..sounds lovely
Nice theory. Where I live it’s quieter in the city. No noisy, smelly cattle and sounds of farmer working next door 😂
Thank you for this video. Makes a lot of sense. I will give them all consideration.
I have just been gifted a hotel voucher for Xmas rather than a clothing shop voucher l was offered.
I have plenty of clothes.
Great pictures of York.
I retired at 44. 14 years later and don’t regret it. It’s all about adventures and relationships. I bike, swim, hike, fish, pickle ball and travel with friends and family.
You’ve nailed it. Thanks for sharing.
LOL! 44. Yeah, not nearly the standard experience for most people. You must have joined the military or another Government entity at a young age and put in your 25 years and settled on a pension. For most people life is about never ending hard work, not attaining goals, not being 100% fulfilled, and not having a life dedicated to leisure. Good for you, but different experiences generate different outcomes.
@@E.L.RipleyAtNostromo definitely blessed and I agree. I joined the army at 17 and got my college degree and switched over to the public health service and did 27 years total. Lived debt-free.
@@melvano4014Well, I’ve run into that exact model you describe before and all I can say is everyone who chose that similar path was much smarter than me! I moved out at 18 and struggled to live, sleeping on couches of friends, etc., and accomplished exactly nothing from age 18-23. Didn’t even have a car until I was 27. I could have joined the military and seen something of the world and gotten some support but there was no way: My hard ass father had been an Officer in the Army and told me “You WILL join the military when you turn 18!” So wild horses couldn’t have made me enlist, LOL! There wasn’t registration or a draft at the time anyway.
Amazingly stupid and short sighted on my part, and underscores the need for a plan early on rather than drifting through life.
In any case, I’m finishing up my career with 10 years also in public health, and wish I had started much sooner as they offer good retirement options if you have enough time in. The private sector software companies I worked at for 3 to 5 year durations for nearly 30 years offered nothing but a salary.
Good on you for being disciplined and making great choices! 👍🙏
I absolutely agree with you about no material gifts except for a few specific things that i will use. I keep telling family not to buy me stuff. It just stresses me out.
Exactly!! Experiences not stuff.
yep... i (mid 60s) successfully retired in my mid 50s to live in "a hollar out past the last briar patch in nowhere USA"... the key to my happiness was to carefully plan my retirement while i was still fairly young... and that meant sorting my needs and wants... i discovered i didn't need to be "rich" and that discovery was truly my emancipation... hope and good wishes to anyone that is seeking for their goals
Thank you for sharing your story.
Great video. I’m 56 now, not retired yet but not married to the job either. Totally agree about dropping the silly egoic goals! They really don’t matter any more.
Exactly!! I appreciate your support.
Thank you for your opinion on what we should all be focused on at and over 50. I agree with a lot, but bare in mind you had a business you worked hard to build that you were then able to sell to enable you to do what your doing now. Your living a great life for yourself and I’m happy about that. However everyone has different lives and no two people want the same things. Lots of people who haven’t got the option to retire at 50 start a whole new venture and business at 50 (we did). Yes, of course we’d much rather spend all the time doing what makes us happiest, but we’ve honed our business and it’s now the best it’s been and we’re getting towards being able to do what we want most the time, but we’ve still got to keep the machine running sadly as we don’t have the option of retirement. Amanda. X
Thank you for sharing your story. You’re are spot on! I’m grateful for the opportunity that was presented to me in my early twenties. Best of luck with your venture.
Hi Nick, came across your channel yesterday and you have made some fantastic videos. Always great to learn from more experienced people. I am 47 and run a business so certainly thought provoking stuff for me...
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Nice footage of a beautiful city ! Your advice is common sense for me , but we’re all different .
Thanks. I appreciate your support.
Congratulations on the Anniversary! Great video and could not agree more on what we can drop, which is really more of a way of saying "use the time to focus on that which is good and attainable."
Absolutely! Thanks for your kind words.
That little gadget drone ;) I know, it's hard to get rid of things, I struggle a bit on that part. Great advice from you thanks.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for labeling every single individual place you are walking through. I know nothing at all about the layout of your country (I didn't even know that London was in the south east) so it's good for me to learn as you walk along.
You are so welcome! Thanks for your comment.
Cheers on your anniversary🎉
If your going to Canada you MUST spend some days in and around Vancouver and Victoria.
Thanks. That's the plan!
I have always been a fairly successful athlete even winning golf tournaments at 48 & 49. I never rode a motorcycle until I was 49 so I bought the biggest and most powerful & highest performing CRUISER (not a rice rocket) and enjoyed riding that with my old and new friends until I was 54. I used to lead USTA 4.0 tennis teams and even made it to the State championships until I turned 55. I still play USTA but now on a less demanding team. I still race NASTAR and Masters slalom and GS but have cut back to only 2 or 3 races a season. The rest of the time I enjoy recreational skiing in the winter. I used to be a competitive water skier even going to college for that but now I own a pontoon and only ski about 2 or three times a summer. I still walk rather than ride in a cart on the golf course and can still shoot in the 80s but no longer play in the club championships nor even member-guest events. I do still work as my wife is 4 years younger but may decide to step away at the end of the year when I turn 62. Good to see your series of videos so I just #subscribed today
Thanks for your support. I appreciate you sharing your story. I’m amazed you find time for work 😂
you made me smiles.. thanks
My pleasure 😊
Good talk, friend. Thank you. Sending best wishes from the USA. 🇺🇸
Thank you kindly. Same to you from the UK 🇬🇧
Sage advice. Unfortunately, most can only come to these astute conclusions the hard way, after several years running in the wrong direction.
Thanks. That’s why I make these videos.
Loved it!❤
Thanks for your endorsement.
Great to discover you Nick. Thanks for your content, some serious resonating points you're making. looking forward to a 'catch up' with your earlier episodes. What are you initial thoughts on the DJi Camera after using it a little? Certainly produces a great picture.
Thanks for watching! I love the camera. It makes filming outside a lot easier. I’m planning on doing many more “walk and talk” type videos.
Wise woerds as always, i just wish that i had heard this advice in my 50's.
Congratulations on your 40th wedding anniversary next year, a cruise around Canada and Alaska
sounds like a perfect way to enjoy yourselves.
Thank you! I appreciate your support.
Oh Thank You for showing us York. How lovely. I'm always enthralled with historic architecture and The Shambles, just how you picture England in the Old Times. Great advice on what to pursue and what to let go of.
Glad you enjoyed it. More to come. Thanks for the comment.
Great video. I am just over 50 (51). Definitely tracking with you on all points!! Thank you.
You’re welcome. Thanks for your support.
Great video never give up exercise as the body has a use it or lose it approach. The goal changes from one of improvement and competitiveness to maintenence.
Well said! Thanks for the endorsement.
Faster stronger bigger days are over. However never stop exercising and keeping as much weight off as possible. Eat right. Not to live longer but to maintain a quality of life
Good advice. Thanks for sharing.
@@nickjmaher yes keep exercise--moderation. healthy. 6 pack seeking is extreme and not moderation
There's probably no need to really wind down when people are only in their fifties. It's only half way these days.
Hi Nick, I hope you and your wife are going to do the Canada/Alaska Cruise. I recently started following you. I agree with you on most things, most things you say in your videos, I thought the same thought, like spending time with your loved ones and not buying so much, I don't think I ever did, but you know what I mean, and travelling. I have done a lot of travelling already starting when I was 17 but now that my son is a grown up and the old dog just died 3 weeks ago, I am finally free to do what I always wanted to do more travelling. Life is short and we have to make the most of it. Nick did you notice that the statue of that Constantine he Great was 63 years old when he died. Nick I really enjoyed the walk in York, beautiful place where I haven't been to yet. I will be going to Yorkshire in May looking forward to it. Wish you and your wife a happy 40th Anniversary.
Hi Tina, thanks for your comments on my videos and for sharing your story. You won’t regret visiting York. P.S. I’m an Aquarius!
@@nickjmaher Aquaris. ok. laughing out loud. Doing a housesit 12 days in Yorkshire. I love the story about the fisherman.
The fisherman story is the same conclusion I came to when walking around the more exclusive parts of london, basically that people had little boxes to live in and differentiated themselves with the vehicle they had outside, no doubt dreaming of retiring to the beach.... Where i grew up the unemployed went and lived at the beach, surfing and smoking a certain cultivated crop. Basically sacrificing your working life for a goal that can really be achieved a different way.
I respect your viewpoint and appreciate you taking the time to comment.
Exactly. I “retired” alone to my remote property in the forested mountains of SE Oz 20 years ago, and have been working on improving the property ever since, mostly on a very low income. Now pushing 59 and debt free, I’m a bit over the constant work and maintenance and am gearing up to rent my house and live in a smaller dwelling on my property, and spend winters in Thailand. I don’t need to live in my nicely renovated house, and it makes more sense to derive a nice passive income from it and free my life up. I don’t want to become a complete hermit …
Point 1: it's never too late to advance your career! You're only 50? Still a good 15+ years before retirement!
Six pack? Any age! And I'm about to turn 57, a former body-builder for almost 30 years! It's all about frame of mind!
Good for you. Each to their own.
Oh, wow, Nick, York is beautiful! But, more importantly, another thought-provoking video. Thank you!
It certainly is. My pleasure! Thanks for your support.
I’m 55 and plan to retire at 65 - that’s ten more years of working. I do plan for one more promotion as I’ve left saving for my retirement to this late stage so every penny counts from here on in.
I have a small home so don’t need to downsize, and am slowly replacing my furniture with antiques so these can age along with me. Still having holidays abroad as you can’t take your health for granted (nothing amiss so far).
Thanks for sharing your plans. Best of luck.
It's a personal decision. What is right for you may not be for others.
I've got a six pack......molson canadian, I sit in my back yard and watch the world go by. Bliss.
Someone already made that joke . It was bad then too 😂. Enjoy the relaxing.
Now 64 . 4 postgraduate degrees. Now going back to learn the hardest academic subjects . Mathematics, Ancient Greek, Taiwanese Mandarin, Latin, all sciences, logic, Programming . Then I work out daily for 3 hours and swim . Live on the beach 33 C . Best things in retirement are free. Build relationships and enhance them.
Spot on! A growth mindset is vital as we age. Thanks for sharing.
Since I graduated from college in the mid-1980s, I have spent 20 years working lightly and 20 years working hard. Throughout this time, I have gathered various experiences, including earning a 25-year pension (I purchased 5 years of service credit for $100,000). Now, I have to work hard for 3 more years while many others my age are already retired. But they earned their retirement. I have not been working hard continuously for 30 or 40 years, like some.
Thanks for taking the time to share your story. Best of luck with your plans.
I think your advice is a useful focus for those like myself at 49. However, I am chasing one last promotion- it not only offers my family more security but also offers more mental stimulation for myself. I am not quite as fortunate as yourself financially ; I hope to retire at 60 (most likely it will be later though)- but I want the last ten years to mean something… if I have to turn up then why not strive? that doesn’t necessarily mean more stress; in my case, most likely there would be more stress not trying - having to manage upwards. I think it’s the same for many of us in a corporate structure.
Thanks for sharing your story. Everyone has different circumstances. I respect that. I hope you manage to achieve your goal to retire by 60. Thanks for your support.
yes .. there's still 12-15 years of work ahead at 50 .. and be a shame to waste all that experience staying in place .. however later i found age discrimination was a factor in hiring .. my advice is be where you want no later than 55-56 ...
I think most people detach mentally from work as they approach retirement age , gradually wanting less on their plate. Its a healthy way otherwise you,'re going from all out to nothing. Perhaps mentoring someone to take over when you're gone is a way to be useful..
@@direwolf6234Agree 100%. I am confident I have a good shot at another promotion, but I am acutely aware that once past 55 there is a growing assumption one won't be in post long enough to make an impact. This is especially true for jumps into senior management or on to executive positions. Once there of course its a different calculation, increasingly we see people at that level moving around every couple of years and wonder why corporate performance is probably worse than 30 years ago.
If I lived as you suggest I might be signing my own death warrant. Some of us enjoy our work, and enjoy working out. And having seen loved ones unravel from the soft surrender of diminished expectations, I have trouble believing that not working and lifting will make my life better or happier. Expectations for tomorrow, however unrealistic they might be, are what fuel some of us - and if you've chosen to live a fulfilling life in the first place, more of those expectations are a good thing. Or so it seems to me anyway. God willing, I plan to squeeze out every day of life that I can, and I hope to make them all count.
Great, feel free to do sit ups and work till 95.
Each to their own. Thank you for taking the time to share your viewpoint.
1. career - at 50 im chasing a career as a vocalist
2. physically fit - do martial arts such as aikido and kickboxing (yes, I'm not 20)
3. physical stuff - stuff for my entertainment business.
4. nice fashionable clothes - never done that.
Thanks for sharing. I appreciate you taking time to comment.
My best year at physical peak was age 53.
A professional vocalist at 50? That’s like trying to be a professional athlete at 40 … 😂
Everything you mentioned is true and on point, the only thing you didn’t mention was money, savings, pensions, health etc, I’m 70 y/o and worked untill 68.5 y/o, mainly because covid happened on my long awaited retiring date of 5th jan 2020,. Working those extra years kept me sane during covid and also let me earn 3 years more wages and add 3 years to my people’s pension fund, plus I deferred my state pension until this week, 4.5 years deferral, all in all not a disaster but 70 y/o and it’s all downhill now whatever way that works out,.
Thanks for sharing your story and views.
Nick, I thoroughly enjoyed this video. York is a lovely town! Looking forward to seeing more of it in future videos. You mentioned a bucket list trip of Canada and Alaska. My wife and I, in June, did a six-night trip in the Canadian Rockies, two days of which was spent on the sightseeing train RockyMountaineer. We met several couples from the UK who were boarding a seven night Alaska cruise in Vancouver, British Columbia, as part of the package that they bought. (We had done in Alaska cruise in 2022 with the family.). I hope that you will make this bucket list trip a reality!
Thanks for the endorsement and for sharing your experience of Canada.
Excellent video. Thanks, mate. 🦘
My pleasure!
We’ve been watching the same videos 😂. I’m enjoying living in the city. My only gripe is the parking. My solution: one small car!
I’m 56, my goal and priority's at this point , is relaxing and not doing anything as much as possible , and retire at 62 … or sooner
You’ve nailed it!
What about healthcare?
Raymond Carver gets it about right:
And did you get what you wanted from this life, even so?
I did.
And what did you want?
To call myself beloved. To feel myself beloved on the earth.
Interesting quote 🤔
Hi from Germany, I could not agree more. 56 now, sent the video to my 62 year old brother 😉
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1. Career advancement, 2. Getting a bigger house, 3. Chasing material possessions, 4. The pursuit of physical excellence; instead: experiences,
Yep.
Spot on!
I Nick! Bonjour du Canada! Love yours video,learn English,discover yours city and real thing of life...all at the same time....
Merci beaucoup! I’m pleased you enjoyed it.
I'm 50. I'm a single parent so will have to financially help my daughter when she's off to University etc. I live in a 2 bed flat and I want to move to a 3 bed so I have a home office. I'm going to be working at least 17 more years so have to push on with my career.
I appreciate you taking the time to share your story.
Is uni really the best option now days? Will your daughter get a 40 grand job at the end of it?
It looks like you have the good fortune to be in reasonable shape despite not chasing a six pack. However, keeping fit and active will go a long way to ensuring you enjoy your hard won retirement.
It was not always the case. At 44, I was overweight, unfit and burned out. It’s still a work in progress 😅. Thanks for your comment.
York is a great place to live and visit. So similar to Chester, but both built for the same reason. Ifi can make a suggestion - Maybe show rowing on the river in the evening and the rail museum for viewers.
I agree with the fable , but having worked hard, it’s difficult to pivot into retirement and a less selfless life . Especially when one’s purpose is linked to work. Still trying though
Thanks for your comment and suggestions. It’s not easy to make the pivot (it took me years), but worth it in the end.
Six pack? I’m 62 and got a warning by my body that my liver was in trouble, packed with fat unable to function properly so with adjustments to diet and exercise I have a six pack out of necessity,just happened lol,
Me too! Since my gallbladder diagnosis I’ve lost 2 stone in 12 months, eating chicken salad 😂. A six pack is beginning to show. Not how I would have wanted it though. All the best with your health issues.
Love your videos. Thank you.
Glad you like them! I appreciate your endorsement.
Interesting view, the attainment of physical fitness is however a priority, I have witnessed so many elderly people on cruise holidays who disappointingly miss out on excursions through age related disability.
As my 94 year old uncle says “you’ve got to keep moving, don’t stop”.
IDK, at 56 I’d adjust your 4 to -
1. if you’re in a corporate environment know there’s a reality you may have peaked - but keep the goal of staying productive and engaged which might be best through other pursuits.
2. Don’t worry about a six pack, but keep pride in your appearance and never stop the pursuit of healthy lifestyle. Your health is your greatest asset.
Thanks for sharing your adjustments.
So long as you continue to invest in your health you'll be fine. Health, unlike money, will not continue to grow with you sitting on the sidelines. I'm in better physical shspe nowxthan in my 30s. I'm not rich but after a near brush with death, i appreciate the ability to do things physically as i wish. Great advice here in this video.
Absolutely! Thanks for your support.
All good points. But missing the most important thing which is to focus on developing one’s spiritual life. As a Catholic Christian one understands that ultimately each person is put on this earth for one purpose: to know, love and serve God. That is the way to true happiness versus focusing on selfishness, including the accumulation of material possessions.
I respect your faith.
Having a 6 pack demonstrates that person has 1. Sufficient testosterone levels , 2. They can control insulin levels , 3. Dedication to healthy diet. All based on health, so I completely disagree with this. Ive seen people in insane condition at 65-70 and they tend to be the most mobile on their 80's.
Sir, those buildings/scenes you showed us are older than us. 😅
Not sure why you have to get to 50 to change your life so much “for the better” & discover these truths. I never was into designer clothes, flash cars, fancy holidays etc - I had the £cash to be . Was very career focused but made time for friends, sons, wife. Exercised hard around work. Saved, invested. Only “vice” nice houses (finally downsized but still a big one - why not ?). So my advice to my so sons is “balance” in your life & everything you do. I’ was 60 yesterday - now working p/t - earning as much as I ever did as a consultant - I spend it all ! nil into savings, pensions etc - what fun not having to save, invest etc. Fit, not mentally burned out, running, cycling etc with my retired friends. I will pack work in when I don’t enjoy the mental stimulation - 3days/week helps fill my week. Not everyone should stop work in their 50s - set yourself up so you can choose.
Spot on! Retirement is a personal journey. Do what suits you. Thanks for sharing your story.
Tbh. All of those subjects can be argued that you don't need to be focusing on any of those at a young age too.
Forexample, I'm a support worker, enjoy my job, don't get paid a tremendous amount, but enough to do well and should hopefully retire nicely, so I don't see a reason to chase a high paying job that ill hate.
Then there's the house, I'm currently saving to buy my first house, and once I have that, I don't see why I would want a bigger house. As long as it has 2-3 bedrooms and a garage, I don't care personally.
Then materialistic items. Well those things have been stupid at every age right off the bat, there's little to no argument to support otherwise for that one
And then exercise. That one is probably the one you'd be better off focusing on more as you get older, if you're like me and don't work out much. But a six pack, that's never really relevant at any age either
I appreciate you taking the time to share your perspective.
I am 68 and still teaching, 44th year, and I still love it.
Good for you, each to their own.
This advise only works for certain people. In my 20s I was a single-mum so no big career only jobs. In my 30s a parent was terminally ill mentally, so spent years fighting for help. In my 40s the other parent grew elderly and with Dementia, so spent years housing, caring, shopping and looking after parent as all I have left. Now 45-yrs old, all I have to show for myself is home ownership, a £325k home with a big garden that i struggle to maintain. I am single still. The only way for me to actually have something to show, is to sell up and downsize to dich my £80k mortgage. I am full of OA and chronic fatigue syndrome. Therefore, life hasn't turned out the dream I wanted so far.
I appreciate you sharing your story. I sincerely wish the future has a better outlook for you.
When we are young we have lots of delusional dreams created by our hormones, as we get older our hormone levels decrease and look back and realize that all that we thought would bring happiness was nothing but an illusion, the priorites change
I appreciate you taking the time to comment.
Emperor Constantine was 63 as well!
I’m in good company then!
Loved the fisherman parable but not something you should be dumping after 50, but something that if we all never got caught up in with in the first place, then the concept of work and retirement would never have needed to be.. just my thought
An interesting thought. Thanks for sharing.
Your vid has some good points but you missed the boat on having a mission, scaled back it may be. Also, you can't simply eschew discomfort. IMO, it is a precursor to growth.
Good point! I have covered that in previous videos though.
100 day cruise? You know there will be that one guy that is so annoying everytime you run into him. Lol.
I wish well.
I might be that guy 😂
@nickjmaher hahaha
1 I kinda agree, 2 definitely, 3 wholeheartedly (in my 40’s and I figured this out recently-I’ve had a couple of luxury cars and I’m over them now).
Wholeheartedly disagree on #4. Even the pursuit of this will keep you in better health even if it’s never achieved.
I appreciate you sharing your opinions.
Not everyone can retire at 50 whether they want to or not, and it’s not for lack of working hard. You are lucky.
You are right, and I am very grateful for the opportunities I was given (and seized) and my good fortune.
Lovely city.
Will need to think some more on the content. :)
More to come! Please do. Thanks for the comment,
The UK government thinks we should work until 67, so at 50 you still have 17 years left of a career.
87 sounds more reasonable, like this we are fully productive all the way until the end.
Yep. And I'm single so I have to keep working to support me and my daughter
And a point I'd like to add is some people have to retrain or look for new jobs at older ages because the job they have isn't sustainable or the company downsized or closed. Not advancing doesn't mean you can always choose to stay where you are.
It won’t be long before it’s 70.
It really does require a narrow diet for most older people to have a six pack, more productive to just build a little muscle Penn State fit
Thanks for commenting. The diet has always been my issue.
Looks like York I remember from when I used to go to the Whitby Goth Weekend and no surprise it hasn’t changed much. You couldn’t do them while working and can’t do them now you’re broke 😉
Thanks for your comment.
I like this video, but I disagree with giving up the goal of physical excellence. While I'll never look like I did when I was twenty, exercise and weight training are very important when growing old; the loss of muscle mass is a big problem.
I didn’t say give up exercising. I walk 5 miles most days and lift weights.
Liked the videos to date but not sure on this one.
The Parable seemed pointless as you didn’t settle for a fishing rod & built and sold all the boats- ‘why!’
Whole tone was ‘one size fits all because it worked for me ‘
One size or age doesn’t fit all. Anyway everyone’s allowed to skip a beat from
Time to time
Keep up the good work
I try my best!
Sorry, only personally agree with number two. I'm in my late fifties and have a set path of career advancement in a profession I love, and many others are relying on me to take the leadership roles that they have helped create for me. I have 5 to 8 more years of advancement and enjoyment ahead before I leave my career. I still love certain luxury items, and still like competing in sports. Do the things you love, dont waste time on other stuff.
I respect your viewpoint. I appreciate you taking the time to share.
i'm starting a new career at 50.
bollox to 'you are too old'.
Exactly!
Regards the six pack, if you have the genetics, you can get one by accident if you stay lean and lift weights. You don't even need to do specific ab workouts. I would say that lifting weights and not completely letting yourself go is good.
I haven’t got the genetics. Appreciate the comment.
Dont agree on cars: We round 50's debtfree and the dream of a rv is closer. Also, just got a new ev which really makes life easier and more comfortable. Also, working out (6pack) is still a big drive.
I respect your viewpoint. Everyone has different priorities. Mine is having experiences not buying stuff.
But I can still by a motor bike right?
It’s your life.
Its appropriate that you are at York Minster , surely one of the world's most awe inspiring monuments to God as something you SHOUD do after 50 is find God
You might be right.
As I get older ( 57) I have a great need to draw close to Jesus Christ. Close to my creator in a way I never felt I needed. Now I have real purpose and contentment that nothing and no person has been able to fulfill. The secular empty world keeps trying to pull me back. Its truly spiritual warfare.
I respect your faith.
40 years Married ?
Man , you must have netted a good woman there Mate .
Sure did. Met at 22, married at 24.
I appreciate the insights, but I don’t think you can generalize based solely on your experience. Not everyone started and sold a company and can retire early.
I didn’t pursue my grad degree until I was 52 and finished it at 55, and that’s the only reason I got a better job at 57. I’m 68 now and still working. In my opinion, everyone commenting about retiring in their early 50’s was able to do so because they had a government sector job of some kind, with a pension. On the other hand I worked at a half dozen large companies who seldom offered any retirement packages at all, and two managed 401k’s were decimated in market collapses.
And after 50 years as an adult not having them, I WOULD like to have at least one nice watch and something other than an older used car before I die.
After retiring I’ll have time to indulge my hobby and work around the house, but have no friends, no close family, and certainly “travel” won’t be happening as I’ll need every penny of what will be a much reduced income. Not everyone is in the same situation.
I respect your viewpoint. I appreciate you taking the time to comment.
The key here is whether you can afford to "take it easy." If so, why not?
I’m gonna be a rock star. All the kids these days love the rock n roll. I wanna rock.
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There's something wrong with your drone...it didn't have many tourists in the photos? York is normally packed out - can't walk along the streets without tripping over folk?
No drone. Filmed in the evening about 8pm (they’ve all gone home 😂).
Disagree on fashion..by all means avoid designer labels due to excess cost but develop a sense of style if you dont have one. Research and buy good quality designs which dont go out of fashion , being able to choose an outfit for any situation is good fun. Keep aware of accesories and research the colour wheel. Do it for yourself and have fun, you will be amazed how strangers will compliment you because you stand out from the bland crowd. There are lots of u tube vids for free with advice. Be bold, the history of fashion is a great story., become part of the story.
Thanks for taking the time to share your viewpoint and advice.
Constantine The Great was way ahead of you, he traveled by land across Europe in his 30's.
Thanks for the history lesson!
@@nickjmaher Flavius Aurelius Constantinus, made Augustus in Eboracum (York), after the battle, converted to Christ, gave the name of Constantinople (Istambul), aldough the average age of a Roman was 35, he lived until 65, be 😊 don’t set rules brother, can you see that there is no rule and that Seneca would have better rules if it is one, be happy go to Brazil and dance! But remember, Brazil is not for beginners. Read The Old Man and The Sea and look how Santiago wanted all! The fisherman joke is old, look for Constantinus and why he was there
@@sergiosevero9551 Thanks for the history lesson. I appreciate you taking the time to comment.
Japanese work well into their 80's.
I admire The Japanese, especially their food 😆
Thanks for the vid. In my yute I learned that the universe has many asteroids ready to send us the way of the dinosaurs. So, eat dessert first. The vegetables will take care of themselves.
Interesting!🤔
I’m only 49 and I’m doing all of those things so I can retire very early.
Your call.
I agree on the 5 points. I would also add people need to give up pursuing a romantic relationship/marriage/family.
My wife wouldn’t forgive me if agreed with you.