Show notes
In this discussion with Jack and Mark, we cover many topics, including:
- Jack and Mark share their stories of retiring and exiting Corporate America.
- Why they decided to leave their jobs.
- Taking risks.
- Enjoying the process of putting the pieces together.
- Acclimating to your new environment and having a plan for how you’re going to approach things.
- Focus on making it a celebration.
- The idea that Maggie can do anything she wants, and have time for it.
- Writing down your core values, what’s important to you.
- Change and how the body tends to resist change, but it can be exhilarating.
- How to face your fears and not be afraid.
- The process of throttling down and how it took them years. When you’re used to running 90mph and then you jump into retirement, it takes a while to throttle back and relax truly.
- How quickly you will fill your time with other things.
- Don’t make big life decisions right away, instead, test things out and take notes.
- A directed lifestyle vs. an undirected lifestyle.
- The idea that once you relax, a new vision for your life will appear.
- Reinventing yourself in early retirement.
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