As children, we’re all asked what we want to be when we grow up. We tend to see the decision as finite when it isn’t. The Happiest Retirees podcast refocuses the lens to ask, now that you’re grown up, what do you want to do? How do you want to reinvent yourself? Who do you want to be? By going straight to the source — the happy retirees themselves — we capture the essence and the stories of their post-career lifestyles. Where have they stumbled? Where have they triumphed? How did they discover the core pursuits and passions that get them out of bed in the morning?
Over the past decade, host Ryan Doolittle has worked with Wes Moss to research and produce two books, countless articles, the long-running Money Matters radio show, and his successful Retire Sooner podcast. He’s a writer and comedian living in Los Angeles. He’s been both unhappy and happy, and he prefers the latter.
00:00-You Can Do Just About Anything
03:29-Transitions & Empowering Older Adults in Tech
09:21-Mindset Matters
10:33-A Birthday Card Contest Turned Etsy Business
15:48-Tradeshows & Strategy
22:06-Immerse Yourself in Something Joyful
28:21-Retirement Rewirement
33:30-Practicality Problems
36:42-Ikigai!
40:50-Core Pursuits & Staying Active
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As children, we’re all asked what we want to be when we grow up. We tend to see the decision as finite when it isn’t. The Happiest Retirees podcast refocuses the lens to ask, now that you’re grown up, what do you want to do? How do you want to reinvent yourself? Who do you want to be? By going straight to the source — the happy retirees themselves — we capture the essence and the stories of their post-career lifestyles. Where have they stumbled? Where have they triumphed? How did they discover the core pursuits and passions that get them out of bed in the morning?
Over the past decade, host Ryan Doolittle has worked with Wes Moss to research and produce two books, countless articles, the long-running Money Matters radio show, and his successful Retire Sooner podcast. He’s a writer and comedian living in Los Angeles. He’s been both unhappy and happy, and he prefers the latter.
00:00-You Can Do Just About Anything
03:29-Transitions & Empowering Older Adults in Tech
09:21-Mindset Matters
10:33-A Birthday Card Contest Turned Etsy Business
15:48-Tradeshows & Strategy
22:06-Immerse Yourself in Something Joyful
28:21-Retirement Rewirement
33:30-Practicality Problems
36:42-Ikigai!
40:50-Core Pursuits & Staying Active
An Open Mind On The Open Road: Traveling With Mike Taylor
Happiest Retirees
30 minutes
10 months ago
An Open Mind On The Open Road: Traveling With Mike Taylor
Mark Twain may be the father of American literature. He’s got a million great quotes; even the apocryphal ones are good. A particularly penetrating one leans into the importance of travel. He called it fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.
The general idea is that only by experiencing different cultures can we hope to overcome our human tendency to fear the world’s other “tribes.” If we stay in our little bubbles, it’s much easier to hate what we don’t know, and our beliefs and customs go unchallenged.
Today’s guest, Mike Taylor, not only loves that Mark Twain quote, he lives by it. He’s been on so many life-changing journeys that I couldn’t even fit them all into the podcast.
Now retired, Mike spent 41 years in the local news business for WLEX-TV in Lexington, Kentucky. Travel is his primary core pursuit. If he’s not spending time with his four adult children or nine grandchildren, he’s probably on the road, on a cruise ship, or in the air above some faraway land.
He shares his journeys on social media. Today, we are lucky to have him share them with us. If you yearn to find retirement happiness beyond your corner of the world, let Mike’s stories be your inspiration.
00:00-40 Years in Journalism
07:01-Falling in Love with Travel
10:31-Retirement is Awesome
13:05-Big Bend TikTok Story
18:15-38 Countries, One Pass
21:54-Nine Grandchildren
25:31-Better than the Alternative
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Happiest Retirees
As children, we’re all asked what we want to be when we grow up. We tend to see the decision as finite when it isn’t. The Happiest Retirees podcast refocuses the lens to ask, now that you’re grown up, what do you want to do? How do you want to reinvent yourself? Who do you want to be? By going straight to the source — the happy retirees themselves — we capture the essence and the stories of their post-career lifestyles. Where have they stumbled? Where have they triumphed? How did they discover the core pursuits and passions that get them out of bed in the morning?
Over the past decade, host Ryan Doolittle has worked with Wes Moss to research and produce two books, countless articles, the long-running Money Matters radio show, and his successful Retire Sooner podcast. He’s a writer and comedian living in Los Angeles. He’s been both unhappy and happy, and he prefers the latter.
00:00-You Can Do Just About Anything
03:29-Transitions & Empowering Older Adults in Tech
09:21-Mindset Matters
10:33-A Birthday Card Contest Turned Etsy Business
15:48-Tradeshows & Strategy
22:06-Immerse Yourself in Something Joyful
28:21-Retirement Rewirement
33:30-Practicality Problems
36:42-Ikigai!
40:50-Core Pursuits & Staying Active
