Don’t Retire… Graduate! Redefinin...
Don’t Retire… Graduate! Redefining Financial Freedom with Eric Brotman, CFP

Escape The Clock: How to Become Financially Free and Have th... by Daniel C. Rodgers

Episode notes

Most people treat retirement like a finish line, only to find themselves struggling with a crisis of identity and purpose once the work stops.

In this episode, Daniel talks with CFP and author Eric Brotman about why we need to change our vocabulary to change our outcome. Eric explains why retirement should be viewed as a "graduation" into your life's work, not a cessation of activity. He shares critical strategies for shifting from "playing offense" in your accumulation years to "playing defense" to protect your freedom, and why everyone needs a "Financial Editor" to check their blind spots. Listen to learn how to graduate into your next phase rather than just quitting your current one.

Key Talking Points:

  • Why "retirement" definitions are broken and how the "graduation" mindset prevents an identity  ... 
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