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Entries from December 2007

Retirement Visualizations and The Secret

December 27th, 2007 · No Comments

Everything I read about creating a future I desire and creating prosperity tells me I need to visualize specifically what I want. I stumble here because I don’t usually have something specific in mind other than no longer being at my current job. I talked with my sweetie about this tonight at dinner over pizza. […]

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2007 Retirement Books

December 26th, 2007 · No Comments

I just did a search on Amazon for retirement books published in 2007. I scrolled through about 100 of them which were sorted by relevance before they weren’t all that relevant anymore. That’s nearly 100 books on retirement published in 2007 alone!
I have a few retirement books on my own bookshelf that I’ve found useful […]

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Countdown - 374 days to go

December 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

Twas the night before Christmas Eve and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a wireless mouse. The pager was hung by the chimney with care, with a blazing fire beneath to catch it on fire when it falls. Sorry, Santa.
Cut… away from fantasy. Actually that was my Blackberry hanging there. […]

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379 More Days

December 18th, 2007 · No Comments

I am working at an offsite location this week. I’m doing something I enjoy, which is building servers and working on technical projects. It takes me away from just management activities and constant conference calls. But I am very clear in my decision to leave this job as soon as I am eligible.
Why? I don’t […]

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My Friend is Retiring Soon

December 7th, 2007 · No Comments

My sweetie, who took an early out retirement at age 50, has been retired since 2001, and now a very good friend who has been a co-worker for the past 7 years is also retiring. I am jealous!
Ok, I’m happy for both of them and I know that my retirement date will arrive in a […]

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