Whooooo Are You? (In Retirement) Who? Who? How to Determine What’s Next with Skip Prichard

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Aug 21, 2019

In this conversation with Skip Prichard, author of "The Book of Mistakes," listeners delve into the art of self-reinvention in retirement. Skip emphasizes the importance of closing the door on the past to embrace a new chapter. He discusses transformative literature that aids personal growth and the concept of 'necessary endings.' The power of storytelling is highlighted as a means to redefine success and pursue authentic passions. Additionally, Skip shares how mistakes can lead to unexpected growth and happiness in this new phase of life.

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Balance Peace And Aspiration For Success

Define success as maximizing your God-given talents while keeping peace and aspiration in balance.
Skip Pritchard frames success for retirees as pursuing growth without needing more to be happy, avoiding stagnation.

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End Of Life Regrets Reveal Key Mistake

Many end-of-life regrets center on living for others rather than oneself, which causes lifelong drift into others' dreams.
Skip derived his nine mistakes from interviews with over a thousand people and research on dying regrets.

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Move Toward A Compelling Why

Move toward a compelling why instead of away from your job when planning retirement.
Skip recommends experimenting for a year (take classes, try instruments, attend shows) to discover what truly drives you.

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Do you know what’s next for you in retirement? We continue our exploration of self-reinvention and self-discovery today as we have during this whole monthlong series. On this episode, you’ll learn an important step in the process of self-discovery, which is how to close the book on the past. Before you retire you will want to ask yourself who you really are and who you want to be in the coming years. I interview Skip Prichard, author of The Book of Mistakes, to learn tools we can use to help reinvent ourselves. Learn how to close the door on the past and create your new identity for that new season in life on this episode of Retirement Answer Man.

A booklist to help you determine what’s next for you

The Longevity Economy by Dr. Joseph Coughlin. Dr. Coughlin approaches the subject of longevity with an economic spin. This help will help you deconstruct your internal narrative on growing old.
How to Live Forever by Martin Freedman. This book helps you to ponder what life is really about. It connects great stories and gives examples of how to create a meaningful life.
Halftime by Bob Buford. This book is about changing your game plan for success. It will help you reset your new vision and connect with what's driving you. This is an excellent framework to help you reflect on what you can do next.
Don't Retire, Rewire by Jeri Sedler and Rick Miners. Jeri and Rick provide exercises throughout the book to help you find work and a life that is fulfilling in retirement.
Love Does by Bob Goff. This treasure of a book is a call to action to lean in to do amazing things.
The Book of Mistakes by Skip Prichard. You’ll hear more about this one in the Practical Planning segment.
Necessary Endings by Dr. Henry Cloud. We all know that there are different seasons to life, but finding closure can be a challenge. This book will help you identify and navigate the difficult conversations and actions to help you close out seasons of your life.

How do we define success?

The subtitle of Skip Prichard’s The Book of Mistakes is 9 Steps to Creating a Successful Future. But how do we define success in retirement? Making money is no longer a factor. What are other ways we can define success? Skip believes that success can be defined by the maximization of all of your God-given talents. He thinks the trickiest part of success is finding a balance between peace and aspiration at the same time. We’re not meant to be stagnant. We need to continue to aspire for more but still have peace in our lives.

What is your why?

There is so much you can do in retirement. You are no longer bound by the confines of work or family life. Now it’s time to work on your why. One idea is to take a year just to try new things. Learn an instrument, go to shows, look for the things that really drive you. This is your opportunity to design your life to your specifications. But before you do that you need to stop and reflect. Is this really where you want to go? The most important thing you can do in retirement is move toward something, not away from something.

How do you define yourself in retirement?

As a society, we have attached ourselves to our labels of what we do for work. But what do you do when you stop working? You don’t want to refer to yourself as a retired lawyer for the rest of yourself. Think about creating your own mission statement. What do you want to be known for? How do you achieve those things? It’s important to plan how you will go about achieving your goals and define the true you.

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