I asked myself, “why wait until retirement?” That became my life story in 2009. I had enough of New England. Though it was the only home I ever knew. It was the place where most of my friends and family lived. It was home of my Patriots and Red Sox! Yet, it was also the place with long dreadful winters, liberal politics, huge church-less populations, and enough traffic to drive anyone mad!

So Karen and I always wanted to live near the beach. Our four children were young enough and not settled in school. So it started with a couple of road trips to check out a few places we had identified on www.findyourspot.com. We took extensive quizzes on what we were looking for in an ideal location to live. We visited Wilmington, NC and Charleston, SC and absolutely fell in love with Mt. Pleasant, SC. The beaches, the weather, the laid back lifestyle, and an exciting church at Seacoast made it easily an instant favorite spot.

There are many places you don’t mind visiting, but few places you can see yourself settling in. Mount Pleasant, for us, was a place we could see ourselves living for many years to come after only a three day visit! Four months later, we packed up the family and drove over 900 miles to our new home. Why wait until we retire to live the life we were created to live today? What are your thoughts? What’s holding you back from living your ideal life today?