Your Survival Guy was on Route 66 yesterday—not physically, but mentally. That happens all the time: when I call, you’re often out living your life. You were in the car with friends, and I was on speaker, feeling as though I were in the middle seat. Nice.
You told me that you’ve all been friends since your 30s, when you met at a Martha Stewart book signing. One of you wanted a picture of the event, turned around, and asked the other to take it. Click—a friendship was born.
In another conversation yesterday, you told me that you don’t travel as much as you used to because you’re busy enjoying your family. But you’re glad you traveled when you did. As another client reminded me decades ago, retirement has its go-go, slow-go, and no-go years.
In a separate conversation, you told me that, in your sixties, you realized you needed to take care of yourself in your fifties to enjoy your sixties—and so on. That makes me think about how we can follow the advice of the late Ned Johnson III of Fidelity Investments, who preached the value of kaizen, or daily improvement, for work and life. I’ll never forget that.
And there I was yesterday, back in the car with clients and their friends, driving down Route 66. It’s funny how we’re always about 30 years old in our minds, even when our bodies remind us that we’re not.
Action Line: I want you to live the retirement life you deserve. You’ve got this. Tell me your stories—I want to hear them. Email me at ejsmith@yoursurvivalguy.com.
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