It is commonly said that youth is wasted on the young. Do you ever wish you could share the wisdom and perspective you have gained with someone young enough to benefit from it?

As we approach our sunset years, many of us have a spiritual desire to give back to the next generation. There is an abundance of wisdom within this community which is why over the course of the next several episodes we will collect that wisdom to pass on to our children. 

Each episode will be designed around a separate area of life. This week we’ll focus on energy and mindset because without energy nothing else can fall into place. Come back next week to hear about career and retirement. 

Make sure to share this one with your favorite young people. There is a wealth of resources mentioned in this episode, so make sure to scroll down to the bottom of this page for all the links. OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE OF THE RETIREMENT ANSWER MAN BOOKS I READ LAST MONTH 

• [2:30] The two books I read in September

WHAT WE WISH OUR YOUNGER SELVES WOULD HAVE KNOWN 

• [9:20] What we wish we would have known
• [14:43] Resources surrounding energy and mindset
• [16:23] Who Brian is
• [20:29] What does arete mean?
• [24:49] What Brian was like at 23
• [27:44] Advice Brian has for his younger self
• [41:54] How to gamify self-improvement

LISTENER QUESTIONS 

• [53:54] Clarifying my answer to a previous question on HSAs
• [55:47] Elaborating on not retiring
• [58:49] Susan’s comment on my interview with the Friends Talk Money podcast
• [1:01:18] How to look for a retirement planner

TODAY’S SMART SPRINT SEGMENT 

• [1:08:48] What is one thing in each of the energy and mindset domains that you could stop doing to build a better life?

Resources Mentioned In This Episode
Join me October 26 or 28 to discuss The 4 Financial Pillars of a Great Retirement Plan
Garrett Planning Network
NAPFA
Friends Talk Money podcast
Episode 499 - Should I Do A Roth Conversion?
BOOK - Deep Work by Cal Newport
BOOK - Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg
BOOK - The Power of Agency by Paul Napper
BOOK - The Tools by Phil Stutz and Barry Michels
Heroic App
BOOK - Bright Line Eating by Susan Pierce Thompson
BOOK - The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter
BOOK - Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
BOOK - Outlive by Peter Attia
BOOK - 4000 Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
BOOK - Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose
Rock Retirement Club
Roger’s YouTube Channel - Roger That
BOOK - Rock Retirement by Roger Whitney
Roger’s Retirement Learning Center