Lessons in Purpose and Productivity When Planning Your Retirement

Lessons in Purpose and Productivity When Planning Your Retirement

From Your Time, Your Way by Carl Pullein

April 5, 2026 · 15 min · Episode 414

About this episode

This episode explores the essential elements of planning a meaningful and joyful retirement, inspired by a personal conversation about retirement fears.

Podcast 411 Last July, I had a conversation with my father-in-law. He was scared and worried. He was due to retire at the end of 2026 (now only a few months away), and he had no idea what to do. It was that conversation that inspired me to dig deep into what it takes to build a solid, meaningful and joyful retirement. That’s what we’re going to look into today. Links: Email Me | Twitter | Facebook | Website | Linkedin Get the Designing The Perfect Retirement Programme Interview with Harvey Smith Get Your Copy Of Your Time, Your Way: Time Well Managed, Life Well Lived The Working With… Weekly Newsletter Carl Pullein Learning Centre Carl’s YouTube Channel Carl Pullein Coaching Programmes Subscribe to my Substack The Working With… Podcast Previous episodes page Script | 411 Hello, and welcome to episode 411 of the Your Time, Your Way Podcast. A podcast to answer all your questions about productivity, time management, self-development, and goal planning. My name is Carl Pullein, and I am your host of this show. I’m in my mid-fifties now, a time when many people start to think about what they will do when they walk out of their workplace for the last time and enter the next chapter of…

People in this episode

Host: Carl Pullein

Guest: Harvey Smith

Topics covered

  • retirement planning
  • productivity
  • purpose
  • self-development
  • time management

Keywords

  • retirement
  • productivity
  • planning
  • self-development
  • time management

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