Beyond Retirement

Julie is a life coach who thrives on helping mature women prioritize their needs and gain confidence so they can stop worrying about “being enough” and start living life.

She’s a self-proclaimed “feel-good junkie,” and she has personally experienced decades of struggling with people-pleasing, over-giving and low self-esteem. She has learned to accept, trust and love herself, and she’s helped hundreds of other women do the same.

She shares her belief that it's possible to be happy & healthy and active until the day you die; strength and balance don't deteriorate with age, but rather with lack of use.

She also shares with us three ways to start prioritizing yourself:

1. Stop beating yourself up over every little mistake
2. Stop comparing yourself to others
3. Stop ignoring how you feel

One of the biggest problems for many people is overcoming the idea that they "shouldn't want more" because they have so much already. Julie explains how this thinking is flawed; we can appreciate what we have and still strive for more.

The best way to reach out to Julie is through her Facebook group, The Confident Women's Community, or on her website, It's About Time Baby

Making the tough decisions in one's life is what makes life worthwhile - anybody can float along following their whims! It takes some courage and spunk to do the "right thing" and stand up for your own beliefs when others think you're wrong.

Jesus "Eddie" Campa was born and raised in El Paso, Texas. After 27 years of law enforcement experience, Eddie retired from public service and transitioned his experience and expertise to the private sector as a mentor, consultant, and sounding board. He is an internationally and nationally accredited speaker on leadership development, strategic planning, culture change, culture diversity, customer service, community engagement, law enforcement, and security.

Eddie is using his experience and skill in a variety of services/programs to help leaders carry out their activities properly - which means sometimes doing the hard stuff.

His recent book, Unmasking Leadership - What They Don't Tell You, covers exactly that - the pieces of being a leader that aren't always easy - like sometimes you have to make unpopular decisions because they're the "right thing to do". His example is the adage "the customer is always right... until he isn't".

In his interview, Eddie gives some great advice to people heading toward retirement. He reminds us that we should plan ahead of time and ensure we have a transition period, and maybe a "transition identity", because we're going to be leaving one identity behind.

You can learn more about Eddie and his programs on the following sites:

Jesuseddiecampa.com

Leadingthroughadversity.com

Teamcampa.com

In this episode, Jacquie delves into the ideas that Matt Franklin brought up about planning for retirement - having a business plan, taking a practice run at retirement while you can still make some adjustments, and generally getting your ducks in a row.

Matt Franklin is a marketing professional, a video producer, and a serial entrepreneur. Producing corporate sales/training/marketing videos is his bread and butter, and he has been fortunate to work all over the world with smart people and great companies. Matt has invented and co-invented multiple products, including PostureNOW, which earned a Shark Tank appearance and has become a multi-million-dollar selling product.

He's been studying retirement for a while now and has come to the resounding conclusion that entrepreneurs simply do not think about retirement at all. They seem to have some misguided belief that their business is either going to carry them through retirement or they're going to be able to sell it and the profit from that sale will tide them over.

He started his own podcast, The Rogue Retirement Lounge, so he could change that point of view. His show is a retirement planning show specifically for entrepreneurs and self-employed people.

He's a firm believer in having a side hustle, to help you along before retirement, but also to help you out afterward. You never know when you might need some extra cash.

He's developed a business plan for retirement that includes three phases:

1. Action Years - you're able to travel, physical ability is high
2. Settling Down Years - age is taking its toll, maybe your hobbies are closer to home now, easier on the body
3. Dependent Years - have to look seriously at long-term care, in-home assistance, family longevity

Check Matt out at rogueretirementlounge.com