It’s Sunday, which means...it’s recap time here on the Retirement Quick Tips Podcast

This week the theme was: 5 Lessons: From Strength to Strength by Arthur Brooks

In case you missed any episodes, here are the 5 most important lessons I learned from this book:

• The Striver’s Curse
• Two Kinds of Intelligence: Fluid & Crystallized
• The Key Is Using Your Crystallized Intelligence
• Taking the Focus Off Work
• The Loneliness Epidemic

What I appreciate most about this book is the holistic approach. As I mentioned earlier, this book really should be required reading and can serve as a roadmap for anyone nearing mid-life and is especially useful for the most frustrated among us who have been over the hill for some time now. This book is well-researched and backed by science, and also draws from wisdom from theology and philosophy. 

What I also really appreciate about this book is it’s accessibility. From Strength to Strength is easy to read and understand - you can read it in a few days, and I hope you’ll agree if you end up reading it, it will help you to accept the decline of your fluid intelligence, but by embracing that decline, you are better able to hop onto the other curve of life - the crystallized intelligence curve. This 2nd curve of life is also filled with meaning and purpose through better relationships and a stronger spiritual life, if we have the courage to make the leap. 

Ok, so I promised you last Sunday that I would show you how you could get your own free copy of the book. If you’re intrigued by the concepts I’ve been sharing with you this week, here’s what you need to do for your chance of your very own copy. Just send me an email saying you want a copy of the book. 

I’ll be drawing 5 names and if I draw your name, I’ll send you your very own free copy. The deadline to email me is Wednesday, June 15th, so don’t wait if you want a chance to win a free copy of the book. 

You can email me at [email protected].

Tomorrow, come on back because we’re starting a brand new theme: Investments I Hate. Even with such high regulation and scrutiny the industry faces today, financial services is still laden with some pretty terrible products. So next week, I’ll talk about the investments that I hate the most. The ones that for pretty much everyone, under all circumstances, I think are inappropriate, usually much too expensive, and should simply be avoided.  

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Thanks for sharing the love and spreading the word. I hope you have a blessed Sunday. My name is Ashley Micciche, this is the Retirement Quick Tips Podcast.

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