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“Retirement was not what I thought it would be. So I redesigned it.”

“Retirement was not what I thought it would be. So I redesigned it.”

Robert retired at 61 with everything planned — except how it would feel. How…

Oct 2, 2026 4 min read
“I wanted to keep working. I just could not keep working like that.”

“I wanted to keep working. I just could not keep working like that.”

When caring responsibilities changed Susan's capacity, she did not want to stop working —…

Oct 2, 2026 3 min read
“I left a director role at 59 and built something I actually own.”

“I left a director role at 59 and built something I actually own.”

After 35 years in infrastructure engineering, David left a director role at 59 to…

Oct 2, 2026 3 min read
“I was told I was too experienced. Turns out, that was the wrong room.”

“I was told I was too experienced. Turns out, that was the wrong room.”

After 22 years in financial services, Margaret lost her role in a merger —…

Oct 2, 2026 3 min read
Mentoring someone younger — what you get out of it, not just what you give

Mentoring someone younger — what you get out of it, not just what you give

Mentoring is usually framed as giving back. But mentors gain a great deal too.…

Oct 2, 2026 4 min read
Why joining a community matters more at this life stage than most people expect

Why joining a community matters more at this life stage than most people expect

Work used to provide your social infrastructure automatically. When it changes, community matters more…

Oct 2, 2026 3 min read