6. Reinventing Yourself in Retirement with Diane Stolz

When you retire, a lot of things in your life change, and that means you have to change, too. But instead of looking at that as a challenge or obstacle, look at it as an opportunity — you don’t have to change, you get to reinvent yourself.

Diane Stolz was a nurse for 46 years before retiring. She loved it and it served her at the time, but with all the kids out of the house and no job to go to during the day, it was time for big changes. She started writing, which eventually turned into writing a book, and now she is writing a blog to keep serving the community that connected with her writing.

Discussion Topics

“Can I Afford Early Retirement?”

The financial risk of longevity

The pros and cons of paying off your mortgage

Social Security optimization analysis

Taking responsibility for figuring out how to maximize your Social Security benefits

National Social Security Association

“7 Ways to Retain More of Every Book You Read:” advice from James Clear

Transitioning from a 46-year career into retirement

Writing a blog and book

Struggling with the transition into this new phase of life

Embracing each new phase of your journey

Making something to get excited about at each phase of your life

Giving back to what you love, without the guilt

Making the decision to retire

You don’t have to overthink what “reinventing” your life means

What’s your definition of a rich life?

Don’t hesitate to create a plan for whatever is next

What do you do with your business when you plan to retire?

Resources:

“Empty Nesters: ...Lose the Guilt!” by Diane Stolz

Women at Sixty

National Social Security Association

Evernote

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About Beau Henderson:

Beau Henderson is a retirement consultant, money and business coach, best-selling author, radio host, and Founder of RichLife Advisors. He has helped over 3,000 clients to not just improve their relationship with money, but to live their unique definition of a fulfilled life with purpose. RichLife Advisors helps clients across the United States approaching retirement with a strategy to:

Save more money

Pay less in taxes

Properly address the 12 components of creating a successful retirement

Protect the people and things that they care about the most

Live their unique definition of a RichLife in retirement

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