Are You Ready to Retire? Probably Not

If you’ve saved up 25x your annual living expenses, you’re ready to retire, right? Or is it 30x? 33x, maybe?

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Truth be told, you could have 100x your annual expenses, the ability to live on 1% of your assets, and still be woefully underprepared for retirement.

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Are You Ready to Retire? Probably Not

You made money so you could “make a living” – be able to pay for the things and the experiences you wanted.

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You won’t know what you want unless you go through the emptiness.

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You Have to Go Through the Emptiness

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You Have to Go Through the Emptiness

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When I “retired” after selling my first blog, I felt empty because I tied my identity to my work. You may not!

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When you feel lost, you may be tempted to look externally, but the way home will be right there, on the inside. You just need to know where to look.

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The problem with reaching the top of a mountain is that you’re at the top. There’s nowhere to go but down. What you need is another challenge.

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Are You Ready to Retire? Probably Not

If you’ve saved up 25x your annual living expenses, you’re ready to retire, right? Or is it 30x? 33x, maybe?

Truth be told, you could have 100x your annual expenses, the ability to live on 1% of your assets, and still be woefully underprepared for retirement.

Are You Ready to Retire? Probably Not

You made money so you could “make a living” – be able to pay for the things and the experiences you wanted.

Everyone’s Retirement Is Different

You won’t know what you want unless you go through the emptiness.

You Have to Go Through the Emptiness

You Have to Go Through the Emptiness

When you feel that emptiness, you have your list. Learn a new instrument. Take that hike. Pursue that new hobby. Start that project.

You Have to Go Through the Emptiness

When you feel lost, you may be tempted to look externally, but the way home will be right there, on the inside. You just need to know where to look.

When I “retired” after selling my first blog, I felt empty because I tied my identity to my work. You may not!

There May Not Be An Emptiness!

When you feel lost, you may be tempted to look externally, but the way home will be right there, on the inside. You just need to know where to look.

There May Not Be An Emptiness!

The problem with reaching the top of a mountain is that you’re at the top. There’s nowhere to go but down. What you need is another challenge.

Athletes Go Through This Often

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