On track. Off track. Back on track. — When it comes to your retirement finances, it’s critical to have effective measurement framework to guide you. A Few Measurement System Examples In this modern age, it’s easy to overlook the profound impact on human progress from the invention of measurement systems and devices. A true expert could totally geek…

Challenges of the retiring entrepreneur — Successful entrepreneurs are used to uncertainty and adjusting based on real-world experience. “ Pick One” — An early lesson One of the best pieces of advice I’ve ever gotten is there are always a lot of good choices, and then there’s the one you pick, commit to, and make great.” …

Take a new direction that offers you the most favorable opportunities — The decision to retire starts with knowing you can retire comfortably. And you want a great retirement, right? You can think of retirement as another pivot — a term familiar to entrepreneurs and business leaders. What do I mean? Let’s look at some definitions. Pivot, a central point where you…

Are you living your life and retirement in celebration of the abundance we have in this modern day? — Are you living your life and retirement in celebration of the abundance we have in this modern day? In the US this is Memorial Day weekend. It’s a holiday for honoring those in the US Armed Forces who died in the performance of their military duties. It began as Decoration…

Would kids make the best retirees? — Would kids make the best retirees? Kids have retirement figured out What? Go watch kids play. Do you see their energy and enthusiasm and spontaneous joy? My suggestion is that as you watch, soak it up. Learn from it. And then go out and practice that for yourself. …

Make The Most Of The Rest Of Your Life! — Over our lifetimes the average life expectancy if you’re 65 has increased about 10 years, from the mid-70s to the mid-80s. That’s the average, so some of us will live far longer. My Dad, who was born in 2015, lived to over 103! Check out the chart below, particularly the…

Make The Most Of The Rest Of Your Life! — In the first quarter of 2020, before COVID-19, I explored the 70th meridian. Meridians, also called lines of longitude, are the great half circles stretching between the North Pole and the South Pole. In January 2020 I traveled to Buenos Aires and Patagonia. I went as far south as Ushuaia…

Make The Most Of The Rest Of Your Life! — I took a self-development course once that defined play as, “give and take without intent.” Sometimes it’s great to have purpose, intention, a reason, or a plan when you’re doing something. You can make some amazing things happen that way. And then there are times when you want to do…

Make The Most Of The Rest Of Your Life! — Last year, I got a big scare. My doctors wanted to “screen out” a certain cancer and it turns out it would have been very serious. I got the test and then waited… When I got the result notification online, I thought it was positive. My mind went numb and…