Now that youve retired, you have entered an entirely new phase of life, a life filled with new challenges, adventure and hopefully one that brings you complete and total satisfaction. However, if youre like most people, change isnt always easy and is sometimes stressful. This stress is completely normal but may be compounded if you dont learn how to balance all the demands on your time. With this in mind, weve developed an innovative questionnaire and article to teach you how to determine how stress affects your life and how balancing it will lead to a more healthy and balanced lifestyle. Sound interesting? Well, sit back, grab a pencil and lets access how stress is affecting your life.

Make sure that you answer these questions carefully and honestly:

1. I keep spending too much time on unappealing activities and less time doing things that I really want to do.

True

False

2. I often feel I dont have enough time for myself or for my priorities.

True

False

3. No matter what I do, I cant seem to get enough done and always feel stressed, tired, overcommitted, and/or exhausted.

True

False

4. Since retirement, I dont feel that Im accomplishing my retirement goals.

True

False

5. I often feel guilty when I cant do the things that make me happy.

True

False

If all of your answers were false then youre on the right track. Congratulations, youre leading a balanced life and have a very low stress level. If you answered true to 1 or more questions then you can really benefit from these 5 steps which will help you more effectively balance your life