It's time to rethink, renew and reimagine retirement! Retire Repurposed is dedicated to help people transition into fulfilling and purposeful retirements. Retirement is a big life-change! In fact, the two most dangerous years of a person's life are the year they were born and the year they retire. We believe retirement is not the end; rather, the beginning of what could be the most impactful season of a person's life. So, don't retire; become Repurposed.
Ben Taatjes, Financial Advisor
Stewards Planning Group | 1104 19th Ave SW Willmar, MN 56201
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On this episode, we continue our series doing case studies on retirees from specific backgrounds. After nearly twenty years of retirement planning helping thousands of people retire, we have noticed patterns regarding the way retirement affects someone based on characteristics of their job, vocation or background. Today, we do a case study on the executive. Executives, by nature, have strong leadership skills which can give them tremendous influence once retired. In this podcast, Ben explains the mantra executives need to have in retirement to transition their success into significance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode, we continue our series doing case studies on retirees from specific backgrounds. After nearly twenty years of retirement planning helping thousands of people retire, we have noticed patterns regarding the way retirement affects someone based on characteristics of their job, vocation or background. In this podcast, we do a case study on the business owner. Business owners have special characteristics that can make them powerful influencers in retirement. But, oftentimes, they find too much of their identity in work and have a hard time letting go. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode, we begin a brand-new series doing case studies on retirees from specific backgrounds. After nearly twenty years of retirement planning experience helping thousands of people retire, we have noticed patterns regarding the way retirement affects someone based on the characteristics of their job, vocation or background. In this podcast, we do a case study on a blue-collar worker named Jim. Blue-collar workers' viewpoint on work, leisure and money makes them prime candidates to struggle with retirement if done incorrectly. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode, we wrap-up our series on retirement lies. Many people unknowingly believe these untruths about themselves, their life, and retirement. In this podcast, we explain the ways all of these retirement lies interweave to create a deliberate attack on retirees. Also, we invite baby boomers to hold onto or regain the authority they have which affects the entire fabric of society. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode, we continue our series on retirement lies. Many people unknowingly believe these untruths about themselves, their life, and retirement. Whether directly expressed or not, many retirees feel they have reached the peak of life and the best years are now finished. In this podcast, we explain the ways retirees may try to overcompensate because of this lie and we suggest that baby boomers are the most powerful generation to have ever lived on earth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode, we continue our series on retirement lies. Many people unknowingly believe these untruths about themselves, their life, and retirement. We tackle the lie: work is a bad thing. Unfortunately, work has a bad reputation in today's culture and retirement has become the pathway to set us free from our jobs. In this podcast, we trace the origins of this lie back to the fall of man and we explain why the only way to actually live is by working. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode, we continue our series on retirement lies. Many people unknowingly believe these untruths about themselves, their life, and retirement. We tackle the lie: retirement is all about you. For generations, retirement has been portrayed and defined as the season in life where you can finally focus on yourself. In this podcast, we explain the reasons this lie so easily entraps retirees and the effect it has on someone that makes retirement selfish. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode, we continue our series on retirement lies. Many people unknowingly believe these untruths about themselves, their life, and retirement. In today's society is hard to argue there's not a bigger lie regarding retirement than this one: retirement will make you happy. In this podcast, we give pre-retirees ways to break-away from a "destination mentality" that says you can finally begin living once you stop working. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode, we start a brand-new series on retirement lies. Many people unknowingly believe these untruths about themselves, their life, and retirement. In this podcast, Ben dismantles the lie, "You Have to Retire", encouraging people not to get trapped into an ageism mindset which says you have to retire because you reached a certain age. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode, we continue our series on retirement stories with Dennis Benson. At 73 years old, Dennis is still busy tuning pianos, photographing community events and playing music. A few years ago, he was given a woodworking lathe. Using YouTube videos, Dennis learned to make conducting batons and other handmade wood creations. In this podcast, Dennis explains the importance of always learning new things and how having a La-Z-Boy is good, but being addicted to it is bad. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ben has been in the financial services industry for nearly two decades. He has worked alongside thousands of families and individuals while owning and operating Taatjes Financial Group, a retirement planning firm in west-central Minnesota. While Ben loves to work with retirees, his passion extends far beyond the numbers. This passion led to the publishing of his first book, Repurposed: The Untold Story of Retirement in America in 2017 as well as co-founding Retire Repurposed in 2019.
