#489 - The 8 Pillars of Rocking Retirement: Non-Financial - Passion and Relationships
It’s time to wrap up the eight retirement pillars with the final two non-financial pillars: passion and relationships.
In this episode, you’ll learn why happy people always have projects and what you can do to get started building your own passion projects. You’ll also learn why it is so important to develop intentional relationships. Discover these final two non-financial pillars for a rocking retirement.
Your purpose will drive you in retirement
Whether you choose to have projects inside or outside your home, it is important to find a way to pursue your curiosity and develop passions unique to your interests. Passion projects give you purpose, identity, and a reason to wake up.
However, some people have a hard time getting started building their own projects due to the fact that their whole lives have been dictated to them.
Finding a passion and developing and strengthening relationships are the final ways to round out a rocking retirement. Learn how to combat the obstacles to building a passion project. Listen in to begin testing the waters to create forward motion and begin your own passion project.
OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE OF THE RETIREMENT ANSWER MAN
PRACTICAL PLANNING SEGMENT
[3:15] Projects with purpose
[5:43] Obstacles to creating passion projects
[8:50] How to build a plan to develop your own passion
[10:32] Relationships are an integral part of rocking retirement
LISTENER QUESTIONS
[17:50] A spousal IRA question
[19:17] Rolling over a 401K to an IRA
[28:44] A note on my wording
[29:28] Feedback from people on going two to one
TODAY’S SMART SPRINT SEGMENT
[36:27] Go out and take action on something that interests you
Resources Mentioned In This Episode
Roger’s YouTube Channel - Roger That
BOOK - Rock Retirement by Roger Whitney
Roger’s Retirement Learning Center