Retire Repurposed

A rapidly changing world along with a loss in identity and purpose can oftentimes lead a retiree to face the difficult life question, "Does it matter?" The truth is many retirees get used to the idea of being let down or lose hope by what was supposed to be the is-all, end-all season of life. In this podcast, Ben Taatjes talks about how retirement was never designed to fulfill the life of a retire...

After decades of working and adding value, many retirees wrestle with the question, "Have I done enough?" High-achievers that are used to producing can have a hard time slowing down in retirement. So, how much is enough and when can you give yourself a reason to rest in retirement? Ben Taatjes not only answers these questions, but gives distinctions between a healthy drive for success and an unhea...

After decades of working and adding value, many retirees wrestle with the question, "Have I done enough?" High-achievers that are used to producing can have a hard time slowing down in retirement. So, how much is enough and when can you give yourself a reason to rest in retirement? Ben Taatjes not only answers these questions, but gives distinctions between a healthy drive for success and an unhea...

"Where do I belong?" and "What am I supposed to do?" Oftentimes, your job effortlessly answered these questions, but what about during retirement? In this podcast, Ben talks about how these questions demand an answer at any age and the dangers retirement can bring when these questions are left unanswered with the removal of work from the life equation. 

"Where do I belong?" and "What am I supposed to do?" Oftentimes, your job effortlessly answered these questions, but what about during retirement? In this podcast, Ben talks about how these questions demand answer at any age and the dangers retirement can bring when these questions are left unanswered with the removal of work from the life equation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

Today we tackle three of life's most important questions – starting with, "Who am I?" The first and most important step to becoming the person you were created to be in retirement is to know and understand your identity. In this podcast, Ben talks about how your identity must shift from your vocation onto something deeper and why you should no longer identify yourself as "I'm a retiree." See omnys...

Today we tackle three of life's most important questions – starting with, "Who am I?" The first and most important step to becoming the person you were created to be in retirement is to know and understand your identity. In this podcast, Ben talks about how your identity must shift from your vocation onto something deeper and why you should no longer identify yourself as "I'm a retiree." 

Retirement is a big life change especially for your marriage. Many retirees never consider how necessary it is to reevaluate the roles and responsibilities in the home post-retirement. In this podcast, Ben will tell you how to communicate these new roles so your spouse doesn't say, "The worst part of retirement is spending every moment with that person." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...

On this episode, we continue our series on retirement happiness. Society tells us that retirement is the time when we can truly live and be happy. But, does retirement make good on that promise? Furthermore, what makes us happy in the first place? Today, we talk about the spousal connection. Retirement is a big life change especially for your marriage. Many retirees never consider how necessary it...

More times than not, spending more time with family is a major goal of a retiree. However, most of the time retirees never consider if or how their children want them to plug-in. In this podcast, Ben will tell you how to create mutual expectations with your adult children and ways you can partner with your children to have the greatest impact on your grandchildren.   SR Featured See omnystudio.com...

On this episode, we continue our series on retirement happiness. Society tells us that retirement is the time when we can truly live and be happy. But, does retirement make good on that promise? Furthermore, what makes us happy in the first place? Today, we talk about connecting with children and grandchildren. More times than not, spending more time with family is a major goal of a retiree. Howev...

Too many retirees fail to recognize just how important having deep friendships are post-working years. In this podcast, Ben will show you just how many friends you should have and he will let you know what to do if you find your "friend zone" shrinking.   SR Featured See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode, we continue our series on retirement happiness. Society tells us that retirement is the time when we can truly live and be happy. But, does retirement make good on that promise? Furthermore, what makes us happy in the first place? Today, we talk about the friend zone. Too many retirees fail to recognize just how important having deep friendships are post-working years. In this pod...

On this episode, we continue our series on retirement happiness introducing the idea of your social biosphere. The broadest layer is your community. Work gave you community and too many times retirees fail to understand just how important that sense of community is to their life post-retirement. In this podcast, Ben will discuss the dangers of not maintaining your broad social networks so you feel...

On this episode, we continue our series on retirement happiness. Society tells us that retirement is the time when we can truly live and be happy. But, does retirement make good on that promise? Furthermore, what makes us happy in the first place? On this episode, we continue our series on retirement happiness introducing the idea of your social biosphere. The broadest layer is your community. Wor...

On this episode, we continue our series on retirement happiness. Today we talk about the rhythms of your retirement life. Society will tell you the more of whatever-you-want-to-do with little to no boundaries on your time equates to the more you are winning. We don't believe this. In this podcast, Ben will describe how the repeating rhythms of your time in retirement should actually mimic that of...

On this episode, we continue our series on retirement happiness. Society tells us that retirement is the time when we can truly live and be happy. But, does retirement make good on that promise? Furthermore, what makes us happy in the first place? Today we talk about making every day count. While relaxation is great in retirement, losing track of time in such a way where every day feels like Satur...

On this episode, we continue our series on retirement happiness. Society tells us that retirement is the time when we can truly live and be happy. But, does retirement make good on that promise? Furthermore, what makes us happy in the first place? Today we talk about time piece of the Repurposed framework. Recently, a quote was posted online saying, "The recipe for unhappiness is having too much f...

On this episode, we continue our series on retirement happiness. Society tells us that retirement is the time when we can truly live and be happy. But, does retirement make good on that promise? Furthermore, what makes us happy in the first place? Today we talk about the most important part of being Repurposed – your "who". Author, Simon Sinek has said, "The value of our lives is not determined by...

On this episode, we continue our series on retirement happiness. Society tells us that retirement is the time when we can truly live and be happy. But, does retirement make good on that promise? Furthermore, what makes us happy in the first place? Today we talk about finding your passions. Oftentimes, discovering and living within your passions is advice given to young people, but rarely are passi...

On this episode, we continue our series on retirement happiness. Society tells us that retirement is the time when we can truly live and be happy. But, does retirement make good on that promise? Furthermore, what makes us happy in the first place? Today we talk about doubling-down on your abilities. Your abilities are a combination of natural talents and acquired skills. Identifying them is an imp...

On this episode, we continue our series on retirement happiness. Society tells us that retirement is the time when we can truly live and be happy. But, does retirement make good on that promise? Furthermore, what makes us happy in the first place? Today we talk about leveraging your experiences. The very first step in developing your Repurpose in retirement is to take a look back. In this podcast,...

On this episode, we continue our series on retirement happiness. Society tells us that retirement is the time when we can truly live and be happy. But, does retirement make good on that promise? Furthermore, what makes us happy in the first place? Today we cover true financial stewardship. The world tells us more of anything will make us happy, including money and possessions. However, the truth i...

On this episode, we continue our series on retirement happiness. Society tells us that retirement is the time when we can truly live and be happy. But, does retirement make good on that promise? Furthermore, what makes us happy in the first place? Today we cover what every retirement income plan needs. Having regular and consistent income is yet another way to help resolve The Money Disorder. In t...

On this episode, we continue our series on retirement happiness. Society tells us that retirement is the time when we can truly live and be happy. But, does retirement make good on that promise? Furthermore, what makes us happy in the first place? Today we cover wealth transfer plans. Unlike wills, wealth transfer plans distribute wealth to heirs or charities while the giver is still living. This...