Every word you use to describe yourself, as well as every word you’ve accepted that others have used to describe you, molded you into the person you are today.  This episode is about stripping away the words you know have shown you a life of limitation and lack of ease for the valuable words that promote imagination and growth.

Life is like a chess game, a military incursion, or an architectural blueprint.  There are a lot of moving parts and every one has to be accounted for or you lose the game, the war, or the purpose of the structure you are building.  You have to be resilient, drawing on the lessons and skills you acquired in preparation for the task at hand. You don't have to be perfect but being pliable, ready to change directions when the path you’ve taken isn’t your best choice; accepting your very best performance, because perfection is the enemy of procrastination.  Be cautious but open minded.  It’s okay to change your mind; to start all over, ask for help.  Work can be hard, but a joyful life doing what you love can be an easy challenge. This is a short list of how to make your life what you want.

Unequal distribution of wealth has caused pain for many people and never enough wealth for others.  Some people try to convince you that achieving certain things are hard and you shouldn’t attempt them because they find it hard.  It may well have been hard for that person but often it’s because they don’t want you to succeed where they have failed.  If there’s something you really want, there could be things that may be difficult, but for you may be a welcome challenge and for others it may be hard.  There’s something about clearing an obstacle that makes obtaining success worthwhile. 

When you're searching for your groove, if you ask: Who am I at this moment? Can you answer that question? Of course you can because it's you in the present moment. How about: Who was I before I reached 60+ or retired? You can answer that one as well, because it's already happened.

What we're doing with this podcast is designing the Retirement Chapter of your life. Believe it or not, we are born with all the right answers. We even come with all the right questions. It's time to ask the right questions. This episode is focused on looking back at your good life, bringing it forward, and building on it. If you focus on the unwanted of the past, you'll get more of the same.

Reverse Engineering in this episode is backward building the concept of keeping the end in mind for your retirement chapter in the next five, ten or more years.  Considering people are living past 100 years of age, you may want to add to today’s tools and tips and keep abreast of new information that may allow you to grow in ways your health, wealth, and finances allow.

A willingness to be aware of the past and present pros and cons of open, closed, and growth mindsets will serve you well in your search to find your groove in your retirement years.  So many external things control your life, it's important to have a grasp on some of the internal workings, such as mindsets, that control the outcomes of your life.  It's like the foundation of a building hidden below the surface of the earth.  You don't know what's there until you dig down and explore what's going on.  If something is going wrong, you want to repair or replace it before it damages what's above.  If everything is as it should be, then observation and attentiveness will help avoid mishaps and setbacks.