Find Your Purpose After Retirement - Chris Pollard And Lily Patrascu

Multimillionaire Financial Planner Shares How To Find Your Purpose After Retirement - Chris Pollard And Lily Patrascu Chris Pollard is a certified financial planner, practitioner, and enrolled agent with the U.S. Department of the Treasury. He is the founder of Great Path, which he launched in 2016. He explains that many successful entrepreneurs face a retirement paradox: they reach financial independence but lose their sense of identity and purpose once their business chapter ends. Entrepreneurs usually build businesses for freedom, impact, and control, yet traditional retirement can remove those very drivers if purpose is not intentionally planned. He emphasizes that a fulfilling retirement is not about money alone, but about continuing meaningful “golden threads” such as contribution, leadership, and community involvement. His work centers on helping entrepreneurs intentionally design life after business so purpose, significance, and impact continue well beyond retirement. About The Guest After graduating from West Point and serving in the US Army as an Infantry Officer, I decided my desire for high adventure and international travel had been fulfilled while leading a platoon on a combat tour in Iraq. While pondering what I should be when I grew up (after the Army), I knew I wanted to do two things: take care of people and work with numbers. In 2008 I began training to become a personal financial advisor, and I met with my first client in 2009 just after the bottom of the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression. Since then, I earned an MBA with a Major in Personal Financial Planning, became a Certified Financial Planner ® practitioner and an Enrolled Agent with the Department of Treasury, and worked at several firms in advisory and private wealth management roles. I launched my own firm in 2016 with the intention that, with our comprehensive guidance, every client is on a Great Path to living a fulfilled life. Through the course of my career I’ve developed an expertise in retirement income planning, and, as an entrepreneur myself, I have a very keen interest in helping fellow entrepreneurs and business owners be successful in their personal and business endeavors. When I’m not doing financial planning, I enjoy spending time with my wife, Elizabeth, and our two sons , Nathan and Alex. I also play keyboards and synthesizers, train my dogs, Goose and Ellie, cook for fun, and do a little woodworking. For More Info About Chris Pollard, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-pollard-mba-cfp%C2%AE-ea-1b9a4b1b/ https://greatpath.com/ Timestamp 00:00 Why retirement feels emptier than people expect 03:05 Losing identity after career success 07:10 The emotional shock no one talks about 12:00 When achievement no longer brings fulfillment 16:40 The hidden grief behind “successful” retirement 21:30 Redefining purpose beyond productivity 26:10 Rebuilding identity without titles or roles 31:00 Finding meaning, contribution, and inner alignment 36:00 Creating a fulfilling next chapter of life About The Host Lily Patrascu is an ultra-creative book publisher and personal brand strategist for thought leaders, CEOs, luxury influencers. As an influencer, bestselling author, copywriter, global speaker, she supports busy entrepreneurs to find their message and share it with millions of people. 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