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Podcast: Replacing Retirement
Podcast: Replacing Retirement

Discover John Anderson's technique for designing legacy. When you substitute retirement with purposeful living, life after work has meaning.

Join us on today’s episode as we discuss these important topics and more:

  • What is the Legacy Map and how to apply that to your daily living. (5:40)

  • How accountability works better as a triangle. (7:49)

  • The connection between the digital age and the analog operation of nature.  (15:01)

  • Aligning what we believe with our money and how nature ties into all of this. (23:33)

  • What customer intimacy means and why it’s important. (33:04)

  • Forming these patterns around money at an early age and breaking those for future generations. (42:04)

  • The best piece of money advice that John wants to share. (43:43)

Podcast: Challenging the Traditional Retirement Mindset (Episode 21)
Podcast: Challenging the Traditional Retirement Mindset (Episode 21)

Are you tired of the traditional retirement grind? Discover how John Anderson is disrupting the status quo and unlocking the exponential potential of your later years.

In this episode, Len Hayduchok and his guest, John D. Anderson discuss:

  • Intentional identity and purpose

  • Importance of relationships and legacy

  • Disrupting traditional retirement

  • Adapting to exponential technological change

  • Strategies for achieving personal and professional success

4 Seasons to Life
4 Seasons to Life

The changing seasons are nature’s way of harmonizing with the universe. When we disrupt that by intentionally avoiding seasons, we don’t embrace; such as summer in Florida and winter in Michigan, we inadvertently disrupt the harmony of aging. Instead of appreciating the changing seasons of life, we cling desperately to a past we can never regain. Perhaps nature is inspiring us to embrace the flow and majesty of each season of life.

Joy in the Journey
Joy in the Journey

We’re all unique and the legacy we’re creating will look different for each of us. The key is don’t put it off. Don’t wait until some future date or destination. Let’s focus on today’s part of the journey (with all of its possibilities and discoveries) while holding steady to the course set by our Legacy Map for tomorrow. 

Valley Experiences
Valley Experiences

I choose to look at both the mountains and the valleys of life as victories: The high points as victories to savor and enjoy, the low points as victories to study and learn from. There’s usually a deeper meaning and lesson buried just beneath the initial frustration and disappointment.

Schedule Rejuvenation Time First
Schedule Rejuvenation Time First

Every fall, I begin planning next year’s calendar by building in my Rejuvenation Days. I start by blocking off the entire months of February and August. Next, I block off time around July 4th, Christmas, and New Year’s. I finish with my annual father-son ski trip. That’s roughly 3 months of rejuvenation time scheduled — before I begin scheduling client sessions, education, and other events.

Visioning
Visioning

Our minds have two powerful ways of remembering — one is through storytelling and the other is through pictures. That’s why creating both a visual and a written version of our future is motivating and catalytic. I encourage you to use both to create your own unique vision board.

Trust
Trust

“The whole idea is to become, both to ourselves and to others, a person who is worthy of trust.”

To do that, you must go beyond merely identifying an idealized virtue like trust as a way to enhance your personal and business life. You must take repeated action. Disciplined daily habits will move you closer to your goal of greater self-trust — the foundation for building trust in any relationship, family, or organization.

Goal Setting Season
Goal Setting Season

This is your season to set goals and add value. And the season never ends. Be a lifelong goal setter (like me). The relationships that matter most to us are best served when we continue to set goals throughout our entire life.

The Relationship Advantage
The Relationship Advantage

“If you do not have a trust-based emotional relationship, you do not have product differentiation … and the customer will constantly shop around for the lowest price and least amount of friction. I’m willing to bet that your best customers are the ones you have the most solid relationship with. When you have a rapport founded on mutual trust, it feels like you’re on the same team.”