What happens when your career ends before you’re ready and retirement doesn’t feel like rest, but like a question mark?

In this episode, host Michael Avery speaks with former corporate executive Magnus Taljaard, who found himself “retired” earlier than planned and chose reinvention instead. Together with Kim Potgieter, they unpack the emotional complexity of identity, purpose, and building a second chapter around meaning rather than status. 

 This episode explores: 

• Letting go of a career identity that defined you for decades 
• Why planning for retirement is more than just money 
• The discomfort of freedom and the guilt of slowing down 
• How to build a “portfolio life” and test new ideas without overplanning 
• And why staying curious might just be your most powerful retirement strategy

🎧 Start now. Your next chapter might be the best one yet. 

🎧 Tune in. Be brave. Be on purpose.