A bucket list is a great way of focusing your energy on what you really want in life, as well as helping to motivate yourself to go after it. From children, marriage, lack of money, poor health and just not enough time, these can all mean that your dreams end up on the backburner.
When it comes to retiring, whilst some people may see this as a negative, you should enjoy the positives, now is your time to enjoy your life and the things that you really love doing!
By considering and writing down your goals, this can help them become a priority among all those other things that you’re hoping to get done. Creating a bucket list will force you to focus on who you really are, what it is that you want and help you to leave aside the things that bring no real happiness or fulfilment to your life.
Learn a New Skill
Learning something new is a great goal for everyone at any age, however, it’s never too late to pick up a new skill and if you stick at it, who knows where it may take you! There are many benefits associated with learning a new skill in older age. Here are just some ideas for your new skill: learning how to play an instrument, studying for a degree, baking from scratch, solving a Rubik’s cube, learning how to fish, learning how to surf and learning how to do magic tricks, the possibilities are endless. You really can put your mind to anything.
Achieve a Life Event
When you’re young and carefree, those big life milestones that you see in your future can seem inevitable, but as most of us 50+ have learned by now, life doesn’t always work out that way. It can be very easy for the years to pass us by and not achieve that one thing that you thought would happen. So now that you’ve turned your attention to the little things you want to tick off your bucket list, why not think about the big things too, it’s never too late!
Some of the most popular life events which are included on bucket lists include; buying a house, conquering a fear, falling in love, learning to drive, adopting a pet, getting married or even throwing yourself a milestone birthday party.
Travel Ideas
Travelling abroad, living abroad or visiting places nearer to home are some of the most popular additions to many bucket lists. The majority of people will think of at least one part of the world that they’ve always wanted to visit.
Some of the most popular destinations and places people want to visit, which have featured on a bucket list include: seeing the Northern Lights, flying first class, going on safari, going on a backpacking holiday, spending Christmas abroad, going on a skiing holiday, visiting multiple continents and going on a cruise.
The world is your oyster and there’s hundreds of wonderful places to visit and amazing things to see and do all around the world, so why not pick a few of your favourites, get them down on your bucket list and start planning.
There are also many popular UK travel ideas for your bucket list, some of the most considered include going on a road trip, going camping, visiting Stonehenge, going to a sporting event (like Wimbledon), hiring a canal boat, travelling the coast or even owning a park home or holiday home at a UK destination.
Again, the UK is a beautiful place and there’s a range of fabulous places you can visit and enjoy, in some cases, you may find somewhere that really suits and instead of trying new places and new things, you may decide to continue visiting the same destination.
If this sounds like you, then it could be an idea to consider putting buying your own retirement park home on your bucket list. There’s plenty of benefits to this including you can choose a location, property and somewhere that will suit you, your family, preferences and requirements. As well as the fact that you’ll have everything you need all in one place, it really is a wonderful way to enjoy retirement!
Do Something for Someone Else
Reaching out to the people around you can sometimes feel scary and intimidating but it can be hugely rewarding and help you to feel connected to people in a way that you may not expect. You may have always wanted to do something kind for someone else but were unsure of what to do, well now is your time.
Take a look at some of our ideas to help the people around you; do a sponsored run or walk, pay for a strangers drink volunteer at a community project, leave a big tip at a restaurant, plan a surprise party for someone else, give a stranger a compliment or say yes to everyone for one day.
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