Final ThoughtsĬreating my Lifebook has been one of the best decisions that I have made this year. Lastly, I ended the page with a passage from the book, Love You Forever by Robert Munsch for my boys and details on my funeral. And, if needed, assets can easily be liquidated with companies such as BCI Worldwide. My hope is that I will have accumulated plenty assets, so that funding my end of life is not a financial burden on anyone. Visit Bonds Express to learn more about bonds. My financial plan is to have a diversified portfolio with multiple investments including an efficient mix of cash, passive income streams, real estate, stocks, bonds, etc. So, by looking at the options available such as in-home care, assisted living in Lincoln (or in another location), or a care home, I’m able to plan which is most suitable for when the time comes.
I simply do not want my children having the responsibility of caring for me during this time, especially if they have families of their own. Later towards the middle of the page, I explain how I wish to live in a beautiful retirement community such as the estates found at Better Homes and Gardens MCR Bahamas.įurther, into that same paragraph, I discuss my financial affairs and how I plan to pay for living in the retirement community and later in an upscale assisted living facility if it comes to that. Retirement Livingįor example, my first paragraph on that page explains that I will age gracefully and be mindful of retirement age. Some factors include finances, where I would live, would I vacation and where, how much space would I need, how I want to leave this lifetime, etc. After I had that image in my mind, I worked backwards in designing each of the categories in my Lifebook.Īs I visualized and wrote out my visions for growing old and my end of life, I considered many factors. I sat several evenings visualizing what life looked like for me at the end of my life. Creating My Lifebook with the End in MindĪs I worked through creating my Lifebook, this was actually the approach that I took.
Pretty interesting, huh? Now, you can understand why this stuck with me. In that chapter of the book, it asks you to visualize going to your funeral and seeing and hearing all the words that are said about you and how you lived your life. Of all the books that I read during that time, this book and principle #2 has always stayed with me. I read this book several years ago while completing my Master’s degree in Leadership. Habit #2 is “Begin with the end in mind.” In that book, he lists seven habits and lessons in personal change. Covey in his book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Have you ever heard of this before? If not, I’ll just tell you that it came from author, Stephen R.