About this episode

This episode features highlights from conversations about planning for retirement, focusing on purpose, identity, and curiosity.

Listen in to these highlights from four of our best recent conversations on things likely on your mind in planning for retirement: purpose, identity, curiosity – and experimenting your way into a fulfilling next chapter. They can spark ideas for what’s next for you. Want to go deeper? Listen to any of the full conversations: What If Retirement Is the Wrong Goal? – John Coleman Change Your Questions, Change Your Life…in Retirement – Marilee Adams, PhD Letting Go to Become Who You Truly Are – Deborah Santana How to Flourish…in Retirement – Daniel Coyle _________________________ Guest Bios John Coleman is the author of Good Money: Six Steps to Building a Financial Life with Purpose. He is the author of five books, and he or his work have been highlighted in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Financial Times, the LA Times, Christianity Today, Forbes, and the Harvard Business Review, among other publications. Marilee Adams, PhD is the Founder and CEO of the Inquiry Institute, and author of Change Your Questions, Change Your Life , now in it’s 5th edition and it has been translated into 26 languages.. She is an award-winning author, executive coach, and…

People in this episode

Host: Retirement Wisdom

Guests: John Coleman, Marilee Adams, PhD, Deborah Santana

Topics covered

• retirement planning
• purpose
• identity
• curiosity
• experimentation
• personal growth

Keywords

• retirement
• planning
• purpose
• identity
• curiosity
• personal growth
• experimentation

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Good Money: Six Steps to Building a Financial Life with Purpose, Change Your Questions, Change Your Life, Loving the Fire: Choosing Me, Finding Freedom

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