In episode 226 of Creating Your Encore Life, recorded on the my 76th birthday, I return after a pause spent caring for my mother, handling her passing, writing a book, and building a custom AI.

I reintroduce the podcast's focus on experienced professionals 55+ who are approaching or in retirement and feel called to something more. I address common tensions in leaving corporate life—identity shifts, the fear of irrelevance, and how to use a "wisdom dividend" built from years of experience and people challenges.

I discuss becoming a "company of one," using AI as leverage, and previews my book "Not Done Yet: Work Worth and Wisdom in the Age of AI," with the podcast serving as a living laboratory while I finish it.

I invite listeners to subscribe, share, and try my free Lynn AI via show notes.

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00:00 Welcome Back at 76

00:26 Why the Podcast Paused

00:58 Who This Show Serves

01:26 Identity After Corporate

01:54 Your Wisdom Dividend

02:23 Company of One Path

02:37 AI as Your Ally

03:00 Not Done Yet Book

03:22 New Episode Roadmap

03:52 Subscribe and Next Steps