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Three months after I retired, I sat at my kitchen table and felt useless — not free. This is the first minute of that story. The full video is linked on this Short, and my free 2-minute Retirement Thrive Score is at https://thrive.jeanettebrown.net #retirement #purpose #retirementlife #secondact
I retired with a plan, I still felt useless

I retired with a plan, I still felt useless

Three months after I retired, I sat at my kitchen table and felt useless — not free. This is the first minute of that story. The full video is linked on this Short, and my free 2-minute Retirement Thrive Score is at https://thrive.jeanettebrown.net #retirement #purpose…
The four ingredients of a retirement that feels unmistakably yours — Part 2: Purpose. Three months after I retired, I sat at my kitchen table on a Tuesday morning and felt useless. Not free. Not relaxed. Useless. I'd planned carefully — but I'd prepared for what I was going to do, not for losing the role that told me every day why I mattered. This video is about the deeper question underneath “What am I for now?” and how curiosity helps you find purpose again. 🟢 Take the free Retirement Thrive Score (2 minutes, personalised reflection): https://thrive.jeanettebrown.net 📖 Read the companion article on Purpose https://artfulparent.com/jcb-the-retirees-who-find-real-purpose-after-60-arent-the-ones-who-chased-a-brand-new-passion-theyre-the-ones-who-noticed-their-purpose-had-been-hiding-in-plain-sight-all-along/ 📖 Try this week's exercise — take a few quiet minutes and write down: 1. When in my life have I felt most useful, engaged or alive? 2. What was I giving, creating or contributing? 3. How could that part of me take a new form now? The series: #1 Connection — https://youtu.be/AXcWdpSZzd8 #2 Purpose — you're here #3 Wellbeing and energy — next week #4 Vision — in two weeks Chapters: 0:00 Not free. Not relaxed. Useless 0:56 The four ingredients 1:20 Purpose and curiosity 2:28 The deeper question 3:01 What I discovered 3:30 A simple exercise 4:31 Purpose doesn't wear a name tag 4:41 Free Retirement Thrive Quiz Subscribe to follow the series — and tell me in the comments: when have you felt most useful, engaged or alive? I read every comment.
Being busy is not the same as having purpose

Being busy is not the same as having purpose

The four ingredients of a retirement that feels unmistakably yours — Part 2: Purpose. Three months after I retired, I sat at my kitchen table on a Tuesday morning and felt useless. Not free. Not relaxed. Useless. I'd planned carefully — but I'd prepared for…
This is Part 1 of a four-part series on the four ingredients of a retirement that feels unmistakably yours — Connection, Purpose, Energy, and Vision. Today: Connection. When I retired, I thought I was prepared. I'd done the planning. I knew about the three phases of transition. And yet I felt overwhelmed. This video is about the question that took me months to answer and what I learned about Connection on the other side of it. 📖 Read the article this video is drawn from: https://artfulparent.com/jcb-the-retirees-who-age-with-the-softest-eyes-arent-the-ones-who-stayed-active-theyre-the-ones-who-let-three-things-quietly-rebuild-the-friendship-with-themselves-the-honesty-with-a-few-people-and/ 📖 Read the companion article on Connection: https://jeanettebrown.net/the-question-i-sat-with-for-three-months-after-i-retired/ 📖 The pillar article this series is built around: https://artfulparent.com/jcbi-retired-with-a-plan-and-still-felt-useless-here-are-the-four-ingredients-of-a-retirement-that-feels-unmistakably-yours-and-how-to-find-the-one-youre-missing/ Subscribe for the rest of the series: #2 Purpose — coming soon #3 Energy #4 Vision 🟢 Try the free Thrive quiz (2 minutes, personalised reflection): https://thrive.jeanettebrown.net Chapters 0:00 I thought I was prepared. I wasn't. 1:00 The four ingredients 1:18 Ingredient 1: Connection 2:17 Who am I now I'm not needed? 3:50 What started to shift 4:47 Straight from my heart 5:53 One thing to try this week 6:53 The quiz, the series, and what's next
The retirement question that took me three months to answer

The retirement question that took me three months to answer

This is Part 1 of a four-part series on the four ingredients of a retirement that feels unmistakably yours — Connection, Purpose, Energy, and Vision. Today: Connection. When I retired, I thought I was prepared. I'd done the planning. I knew about the three phases…
If you’re somewhere in this chapter — approaching retirement, newly retired, or a few years in and still finding your feet — I hope this video gives you a moment to pause and reflect on what this next stage of life is quietly asking of you. And if you’d like to go a little deeper, I’ve created The Retirement Thrive Score — a free 2-minute quiz that gives you a personalised reading of where you are across four ingredients of a fulfilling retirement: Energy, Connection, Purpose, and Vision. It’s for people who don’t just want to “fill time” in retirement, but want to create a life that feels unmistakably their own. The quiz is based on the self-coaching framework in my course, Your Retirement, Your Way, and is designed to give you a gentle starting point for reflection. → Take the Retirement Thrive Score: https://thrive.jeanettebrown.net
The question I wish someone had asked me when I retired

The question I wish someone had asked me when I retired

If you’re somewhere in this chapter — approaching retirement, newly retired, or a few years in and still finding your feet — I hope this video gives you a moment to pause and reflect on what this next stage of life is quietly asking of…
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