Eric Farewell retired at 35 after building a portfolio of companies generating hundreds of thousands per month, realizing that another $100 million was not going to make him happier — and that he was losing his wife and children in the process. In this episode of The Living Question, Jason sits with Eric to unpack how 2025 became simultaneously the hardest and happiest year of his life. From his father-in-law's suicide to losing military contracts, tariff impacts, mass layoffs, and a literal fire that destroyed company equipment — Eric reveals how somatic work and nervous system regulation gave him the tools to stop being the hero, delegate instead of reverting to old patterns, and stay aligned with the man he has become. He also breaks down the three things every entrepreneur needs to start doing the real work: a mentor, a coach, and a community.

• (00:00:00) - Meet Eric Farewell: From $100M to Retirement at 35
• (00:02:48) - Letting Go of the Performative Identity
• (00:03:58) - 2025: The Year Everything Fell Apart
• (00:07:55) - The Moment He Almost Went Back to Old Patterns
• (00:10:02) - Building a Relationship With Your Nervous System
• (00:13:48) - Community Is Currency: Making Withdrawals in Relationships
• (00:20:55) - The Real Cost of Choosing Alignment Over Ego
• (00:22:48) - How Self-Control Changed Everything
• (00:30:00) - The Hardest Identity to Let Go Of: The Servant
• (00:36:05) - Three Things Every Entrepreneur Needs

• Website: https://ericfarewell.com/
• Eric Farewell on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-farewell-0386683/
• Living Podcast Website: https://livingquestionpodcast.com/