You 3.0 - Stick the Retirement Landing - How Family, Faith, Fitness, Finances Fulfillment Evolve

Welcome to 'How to Stick the Retirement Landing,' the operating manual for men over 45. In this episode, we explore the evolution of personal and professional priorities across You 1.0, You 2.0, and You 3.0, focusing on the critical aspects of your life journey. This discussion highlights the changing priorities needed for a successful transition, ensuring continuous self improvement and a refined mindset. We detail how professional growth starts early and progresses as individuals build their own paths, leading to a focused You 3.0.I highly recommend that you download the free Stick the Retirement Landing Operating Manual for Men over 45 and go to page 15 to be able to watch/listen/review the table in detail.For illustrative purposes only, we cover in a table how these things often evolve over time. The table that I am highlighting is based on my own experience coaching 100+ people over multiple decades. This is only a framework to help you think about where you are in your life and what may need to change. I am going to rate the level of each of the 3Ps and 5 Fs in terms of what people usually tell me is the level of importance and focus on in their life (High, Medium, Low, Non-Existent) at that time of their life.Moving from You 2.0 to You 3.0 is a difficult transition. To jump start this process and provide some guidance along the way, here are some harsh truths that I have learned and validated with many, many other people in my life. These truths should enable you to make that transition from “work is my identity and self-esteem” to your new purpose and fulfillment driven role based on what truly matters in life – love, people, purpose, relationships, experiences and fulfillment.1) At the end of your life, you will not be saying, “I wish that I had spent more time at work”.2) While work can and should be enjoyable, fun, and fulfilling, it is still at the end of the day (or your professional life), most often, a bridge to financial freedom.3) While you may be the founder, the CEO, or an up and coming, a “high potential” executive with lots of room to grow, when your life is measured, none of that will matter. You heard me correctly. None of that will matter.4) When you retire, you will be SHOCKED at how fast you are forgotten and replaced at work. Out of the 50 or so “work relationships or situationships” that you mistook as true friendship, only about 3 or 4 people will remain in your life. And you will probably have to be the instigator of these relationships if you truly want even those to happen at all.5) What’s even more demoralizing is that this will happen with the people that you made a huge difference within their lives. a. Perhaps you saw beyond their resume, gave them a chance, and hired them. b. Or you gave them life changing promotions and money. c. Or you provided executive style coaching and invested in helping them in their personal lives. d. They may have even said things like, “You transformed my life….you saved my life….you were the first to believe in me…..I am here because of you”And still when you retire, you may never hear from them again. There were some good alternative titles for this last portion of the episode that I could have gone with: How to build a life that survives your last day at work; Why Your Identity at Work Will Destroy Your RetirementRemember That People That You Helped the Most Will Forget About You After You Retire So Fast Your Head will spin.But I always err on the side of being positive - yet realistic!This video walks you through all these concepts BEFORE you go through it, so you can prepare for and enter retirement with your eyes wide open, a clear purpose, and an exciting mission!