Retirement is a trap

The end goal of a career is not to suddenly stop working & live a life of leisure. Humans *need* the stimulation & fulfillment that come from challenging work.

The problem is that we associate “work” with soul-crushing jobs we can’t wait to escape.

What if we reframed retirement from being a point in time where we stop doing *work we hate*...

...to a long process where we’re increasingly doing more *work we love*, on our own terms?

Think of it as a spectrum...

You start at one end of the spectrum, doing what you have to do to pay the bills and support your family. But over time, bit by bit, you steer your career toward work that is more fulfilling and aligned with your passions. Now you’re focused on mastery, a life-long pursuit.

At some point most of your work will be things you love - things you’d do even if you weren’t paid.

Now you’ve won twice and the idea of retirement becomes irrelevant.

I’ll make it personal: At this point I my career, maybe 50% of my work is things I’d do even if I wasn’t paid. I’ve walked away from money & status to increase that percentage and I plan to continue growing it steadily. I recently turned 50 & I feel like I’m just getting started.

You can do the same.

Now more than ever it’s possible to turn passion into income, but it’s not easy & it won’t happen by accident.

Are you on a path to do more work you love and less that you hate?