Second Act Stories: How to Find Purpose in Semi-Retirement

I found a home working at a unique place called Trader Joe's

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Have you found your happy place in real life, yet? It is not always easy in this crazy world we find ourselves.

I found mine in a place you might never have expected.

I worked in corporate technology in America for nearly 30 years and finally had enough. It took me a couple of years to find my next act in life and I would like to share it with you.

During Covid, the working-from-home isolation was killing me, so I decided to be bold.

Mark, Mark's 2nd Act Stories

I found this funky, popular boutique market where employees wear Hawaiian Aloha shirts. Trader Joe’s (TJ) is a place mostly unheard of impersonal American food shopping — friendly, outgoing knowledgeable staff with unique foods from all over the world at reasonable prices.

Customers at TJ’s find fun, cool new foods, and passion for the Trader’s in person and following in online social media.

My first ever visit to Trader Joe’s was in Menlo Park, California when I first moved there. I felt I found…