The “New Retirement” is gathering momentum and catching major media attention. Are you on board? In fact, no less than AARP has gotten behind the initiative with a new book titled Life Reimagined by Richard Leider. More and more people are realizing the life-changing message the New Retirement delivers. It is much bigger than just financial planning. It explores the intersection between finance and fulfillment showing you how to blend them together into a life well-lived. You will particularly enjoy in this interview how cohesive Richard and my viewpoints are on this subject – remarkably so – right down to the actual implementation steps and the meaning behind them. In fact, I wrote the introduction to this podcast before ever seeing Richard’s book only to find out it couldn’t have been more perfectly targeted. Not a coincidence. During the discussion Richard and I go back and forth playing off each other bringing different language and different examples to the same core message – we want to help you get past traditional retirement illusions and embrace a more empowering and fulfilling life plan. Bottom line – if you have any interest in retiring with financial security and enjoying a happy life (who doesn’t?) then this interview is a must listen. It carefully redefines retirement as a highly misunderstood stage of life so that you know what to expect and how to plan for for the best. In this episode you will discover: * The critical difference between freedom from and freedom to. * The 3 revolutions driving The New Retirement. * How the 3 revolutions perfectly match the 3 M’s – money, medicine, and meaning. (Not a coincidence.) * The last of our human freedoms and what it means for the last stage of your life. * The 6 steps to making the Life Reimagined transition so you can enjoy a fulfilling next stage of life. * What it means to be pushed by pain or pushed by “inner kill,” versus driven by internal motivation. * How do you know if you’re living in the V.U.C.A world? Why should you care? * How rapid change connects to your desire for happiness. * What it means to find happiness from the inside-out. * Why hedonia only gets you superficial, transient happiness, but eudaimonia can lead to deep fulfillment. * Why happiness can only be pursued through the “side door” rather than directly. * The dead-end path of self-absorption and self-entertainment as your sole purpose in life… revealed. * The cause that triggers change in your life and where it comes from so you can be prepared. * How to use a sounding board to re-create your life. * The reason why lack of curiosity is the number one relationship destroyer in the second phase of life… and how you can protect your relationship from becoming the next victim. * The virtues of a circular life solution versus a linear life solution. Yes, it matters. * Discover the necessity to embrace discomfort as a positive experience on your path to growth. * and much more…. Resources and Links Mentioned in this Session Include: * Richard Leider’s website is the InventureGroup.com. * Richard’s book is a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1609949323/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?