Wisdom for Our Children - Energy and Mindset

It is commonly said that youth is wasted on the young. Do you ever wish you could share the wisdom and perspective you have gained with someone young enough to benefit from it?

As we approach our sunset years, many of us have a spiritual desire to give back to the next generation. There is an abundance of wisdom within this community which is why over the course of the next several episodes we will collect that wisdom to pass on to our children. 

Each episode will be designed around a separate area of life. This week we’ll focus on energy and mindset because without energy nothing else can fall into place. Come back next week to hear about career and retirement. 

Make sure to share this one with your favorite young people. There is a wealth of resources mentioned in this episode, so make sure to scroll down to the bottom of this page for all the links.

OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE OF THE RETIREMENT ANSWER MAN

BOOKS I READ LAST MONTH

• [2:30] The two books I read in September

WHAT WE WISH OUR YOUNGER SELVES WOULD HAVE KNOWN

• [9:20] What we wish we would have known
• [14:43] Resources surrounding energy and mindset
• [16:23] Who Brian is
• [20:29] What does arete mean?
• [24:49] What Brian was like at 23
• [27:44] Advice Brian has for his younger self
• [41:54] How to gamify self-improvement

LISTENER QUESTIONS

• [53:54] Clarifying my answer to a previous question on HSAs
• [55:47] Elaborating on not retiring
• [58:49] Susan’s comment on my interview with the Friends Talk Money podcast
• [1:01:18] How to look for a retirement planner

TODAY’S SMART SPRINT SEGMENT

• [1:08:48] What is one thing in each of the energy and mindset domains that you could stop doing to build a better life?

Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Join me October 26 or 28 to discuss The 4 Financial Pillars of a Great Retirement Plan

Garrett Planning Network

NAPFA

Friends Talk Money podcast

Episode 499 - Should I Do A Roth Conversion?

BOOK - Deep Work by Cal Newport

BOOK - Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg

BOOK - The Power of Agency by Paul Napper

BOOK - The Tools by Phil Stutz and Barry Michels

Heroic App

BOOK - Bright Line Eating by Susan Pierce Thompson

BOOK - The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter

BOOK - Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker

BOOK - Outlive by Peter Attia

BOOK - 4000 Weeks by Oliver Burkeman

BOOK - Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose

Rock Retirement Club

Roger’s YouTube Channel - Roger That

BOOK - Rock Retirement  by Roger Whitney

Roger’s Retirement Learning Center