How to Flourish…in Retirement – Daniel Coyle

About this episode

Daniel Coyle discusses how to build a flourishing life in retirement based on his research into thriving communities.

Most of us were trained to win at the game of life, deliver the results and get the promotion. Then one day, we arrive at retirement and discover that the game we were trained for isn’t the one that actually produces a flourishing life. New York Times best-selling author Daniel Coyle , joins us to discuss his new book Flourish: The Art of Building Meaning, Joy, and Fulfillment . He unpacks what five years of studying thriving communities (a Michigan deli, a major league baseball team, and a Vermont town that keeps producing Olympians) revealed about how good lives are actually built. We discuss: Why flourishing is a team sport in an age of individualism The difference between task attention and relational attention, and why the switch matters Why visioning may be the most useful tool for people approaching retirement Why we should probe for retirement rather than plan for it Yellow doors, the rule of surprise, and the two questions Dan uses as a personal compass If you’re approaching a transition, or you’re in the bewildering middle of one, this is a conversation worth your time and reflection. _________________________ Bio Daniel Coyle is the New York Times…

People in this episode

Host: Retirement Wisdom

Guest: Daniel Coyle

Topics covered

• retirement
• flourishing
• community
• personal development
• transition

Keywords

• retirement
• flourishing
• meaning
• joy
• fulfillment
• community
• visioning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Times, Outside magazine, Bloomberg, Business Insider

Books & works: Flourish: The Art of Building Meaning, Joy, and Fulfillment

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