4 Life Goals You Shouldn't Chase After 50

4 life goals you should not waste time on after 50.

In this video, I discuss 4 unsmart life goals that are not worth pursuing after you reach 50.

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0:00 Intro
0:40 A Fisherman's Tale
1:52 4 Goals You Shouldn't Chase After 50
2:54 Unsmart Life Goal No.1
3:26 Unsmart Life Goal No.2
4:32 Unsmart Life Goal No.3
4:59 Unsmart Life Goal No.4
5:33 What You Should Pursue After 50
7:11 Scenes of York

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[stewartmcmanus]

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.

[flyingconsultant]

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.

[stephanledford]

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".

[macpony]

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

[gusdogbrownlab]

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

[stylesb]

If I can just maintain my frugal lifestyle and not go into debt I’ll be happy

[J.A.Madventures]

Town houses have neighbours ..neighbours make noises …a farm house ..detached ..sounds lovely

[nickys]

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.

[melvano]

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.

[direwolf]

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 ..

[derekosborn]

From Seattle, Washington, USA, "Thanks mate." As a 54 year old, I enjoyed your perspective... and tour around York.

[superman]

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

[hp]

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

[RandomJane]

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.

[kevinfitzsimons]

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.

[meanocks]

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

[n-da-bunka]

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

[angelabyrne]

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).

[Redhawka]

Just visited York and it was our favorite town of the trip! Loved it!

[davidrussell]

Nice footage of a beautiful city ! Your advice is common sense for me, but we’re all different .