Turn Into The Swerve – Jerry Goodstein

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Jerry Goodstein discusses how unexpected challenges in retirement can lead to personal reinvention and new purposes in life.

A retirement is a terrible thing to waste. Don’t just retire. Design your new phase of life – with intention. Our next groups start in September. The very early registration discount ends June 21st. Learn more . ________________________ Retirement rarely unfolds exactly as planned. For Jerry Goodstein, retirement began with a clear sense of direction and a meaningful endeavor. But unexpected challenges, a deeply emotional experience helping his daughter move across the country, and an encounter with the world of ADHD coaching changed everything. In this conversation, Jerry shares how his retirement story became less about executing a blueprint and more about learning how to “turn into the swerve” by staying open to reinvention, purpose, lifelong learning, and becoming someone new later in life. This is a thoughtful conversation about identity, letting go, service, and the surprising ways purpose can evolve, over time and in ways you may not expect, after retirement. In This Conversation, You’ll Learn Why God laughs at your retirement plans How unexpected “swerves” can open new directions in life The opportunities to repurpose your skills in retirement Why letting go…

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Host: Retirement Wisdom

Guest: Jerry Goodstein

Topics covered

• retirement planning
• lifelong learning
• personal reinvention
• identity
• coaching
• purpose

Keywords

• retirement
• ADHD coaching
• identity
• service
• lifelong learning
• purpose
• reinvention

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