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Life Planning

Can AI Help Improve Your ROL?

Can AI Help Improve Your ROL?

There's been so much chatter about potential drawbacks of AI like ChatGPT and Google Bard that many people are overlooking how AI can improve Return on Life. From automating mundane tasks to performing more efficient internet searches, there are almost limitless applications for these services -- if you know how to get the most out of them.

This brief guide to AI will give you a better understanding of what AI can and can't do, as well as prompts you can try to free up some valuable time at work and at home.

Taking a Sabbatical as a Physician

Taking a Sabbatical as a Physician

While some doctors don't think they can afford to step away from their practices, it might be better to ask yourself if you can afford not to.

The demands and stress of the last few years have caused a major spike in physician burnout, which can have serious life-or-death consequences for doctors and their patients. You might need more than just a long weekend or an extended vacation to get your Return on Life back in order.

A physician's sabbatical can give doctors an opportunity to step back from their routines, engage in different activities, learn more about medicine and themselves, and return to work with renewed energy. Work through this three-step process to design a sabbatical that could get you back in touch with why you became a doctor in the first place.

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Be a Good Steward of Your Time in Retirement

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Be a Good Steward of Your Time in Retirement

When you're a new retiree, staring at that blank page where your work schedule used to be, time might seem so abundant that you forget just how valuable it really is. But if you treat retirement like an endless weekend, you might be surprised to look up in a month, a year, or a of couple years, and realize you don't feel as fulfilled as you thought you'd be. All those hours puttering around the house might suddenly feel like a precious resource you've wasted.

Being a good steward of your time is a skill that will only become more important as you progress in retirement. Here are some ideas to help you manage your days with a sense of purpose and contentment that will improve your Return on Life.

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Planning Your Legacy to Give Your Family a Lasting ROL

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Planning Your Legacy to Give Your Family a Lasting ROL

What is the best way to establish a family legacy?

While some benefactors choose to leave everything to their heirs outright, others prefer placing some guardrails around their assets to make sure that an inheritance is handled responsibly and in accordance with the family's values.

Establishing an entrepreneur's trust in your estate plan is one way to create lasting Return on Life for your family and your community. Let's explore how an entrepreneur's trust works and review some of the key features you should discuss with your loved ones, your attorney, and your financial advisor.

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Plan an Exciting Vacation to Start Retirement

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Plan an Exciting Vacation to Start Retirement

If you're about to retire but apprehensive about your future, maybe it's time to schedule something that you will look forward to. Kicking off your retirement with a well-deserved vacation can ease you into this complicated transition and give you a small taste of everything you have to look forward to.

Here are two reasons why you should consider plotting a dream vacation right after your retirement.

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What Do You Think it Really Means “To Be Rich?”

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What Do You Think it Really Means “To Be Rich?”

If We Set Unrealistic Expectations for Ourselves, We Never Reach True Wealth.

What does it mean to be rich? Some people live by the balance sheet, some die by it. Others don’t even know what a balance sheet is. How do you define wealth for yourself? A recent article on CNN reported that “a whopping 70% of those with at least $1 million in assets that are invested or available to invest, excluding home values, don’t consider themselves to be wealthy – only when they hit the $5 million mark (did) millionaires begin to feel wealthy.”

Our feelings about wealth stem more from our life decisions and social circles than from the numbers we see on our statements.

Teddy Roosevelt once said, “Comparison is the thief of joy.” Feeling wealthy means feeling you have enough, of wanting what you have rather than being consumed with what you want.

Is Money a Supporting or Driving Element?

Achieve More in Life and Feel Good About the Results

Achieve More in Life and Feel Good About the Results

We tend to overestimate what we can accomplish in the short-term and underestimate what we can accomplish in the long-term. The frustration that results is one big reason why so many New Year’s resolutions die before Spring. 

But if you use these key strategies that are supported by deeply-held values – and science!  –  you’ll set better goals, achieve them, and feel better about yourself while doing so.

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Four Actions to Take if You’re Retiring Next Year

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Four Actions to Take if You’re Retiring Next Year

It's common for people who are retiring to set their retirement date in either the springtime or the early summer. If you happen to be one of those lucky folks who are going to retire next year, then "Congratulations!"

But before you start planning your retirement party, make sure you do these four things if you're retiring next year.

Don't Let Holiday Stress Decrease Your ROL

Don't Let Holiday Stress Decrease Your ROL

Are you feeling the crunch?

With the holidays in full swing, the stress from all that planning, shopping, entertaining, and travelling might be starting to mount. And in between wrapping presents and baking cookies, you still have work to do, your kids still need help with school, and your heart still needs that 30-minute morning run.

Here are four tips to help you turn down the stress so that you can get more Return on Life from your holidays.