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I hope you all enjoy time with family and friends this week.
The end of the year is a time when most of us take stock, so I’m revisiting a topic you’ve said you liked: Refirement.
In reality, we can refire any time of the year.
Let's get into it.
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Table of Contents
Pull to Eject
There’s a host of blogs and AARP articles about refirement for retirees, but that’s not exactly today’s topic. I’m talking about aiming yourself toward something new you could start while you’re still working.
Work takes far too much time to not enjoy what you’re doing. Sure, in our 20’s everyone needs to grind. But late-career you should able to pick and choose the type of clients and work you prefer.
It’s never a bad idea to review your work.
What don’t you want to do?
What can you do better than others?
What problems do peers bring to you?
What unique solutions have you created?
What insight do only you bring to projects?
We all need to be fired up about what we do.
It’s not just work – but relationships, religion, kids, fitness, hobbies, travel, side hustles, creative energy. One of the reasons Launch Key came about was from late-career friends confiding in me that they felt trapped in their corporate gigs.
I first thought about refirement when my Charlotte pastor, David Chadwick started Moments of Hope after being ousted from the previous church he built. His late-career idea created a whole new church model with low overhead, fantastic outreach and organic growth.
Many others have started late-career businesses because of their refirement. Business strategy and supply chain expert Dr. James A. Tompkins founded Tompkins Ventures for just such a reason.
Rewrite Your Narrative
We can do it any time, but typically we get a few windows to completely rewrite our story.
When our playing days come to an end
Or we leave for college
When we start a new job
Or fail at one
When we get married
Or have a child
When we get fired
Or move to a new town
When we start a business
Why not completely change up in our 50’s, 60’s or even 70’s (see Silver Startups)?
Clean out the debris from corporate and do something meaningful – for you. Leverage experience into your new new thing.
I came across this excellent David Epstein substack interview of Steve Magness, about rewriting your whole narrative. Magness’ honesty is refreshing. He made a really bad decision but eventually changed course to align with his values.
His latest book can be found in Old School Wisdom ⬇️
Rewriting your Personal Narrative for Growth
You don’t need to rationalize taking a banned supplement to make a radical change. You don’t need to become a whistleblower on the sport you love or deal with public criticism like Magness did.
You don’t even need to move.
It can start pretty small right where you are. The digital opportunities today outweigh all the cost of change and starts with your own list of uncommon knowledge.
I write about the possibilities of the Creator Economy for people of a certain age. You can find a few examples below.
Sometimes a change of scenery does help though. My own move late last year has given me new neighbors with new insights and plenty of new ideas.
But to my friends who have wondered – yes – it is more like a Refirement Community.
Now go launch something 🚀
Change before you have to.
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