Back in 1935 the US Government set normal retirement as age 65 as part of Social Security. But today the average male retiring at age 65 is expected to live for 18 years, only 10 to 15 of which are active. Retirement is often defined as "ending one's career in order to do what we want and enjoy life. So why do we wait so long to have so little time to enjoy life. Let's introduce the concept of "the Great Transition," going from where ever we might be today, to doing what we want and enjoying life ASAP.