Retire or Keep Working? You're Asking the Wrong Question

Most people think they have two choices: retire or keep working. But there are five and you're choosing between the wrong two. 📋 FREE Retirement Readiness Scorecard→ https://tinyurl.com/tduhu75z 💬 Book a 60-Minute Retirement Design Session ($197) → https://tinyurl.com/yx885wnr In this video I walk through all five paths after a long career, explain who each one is actually for, and give you three honest questions to figure out which one fits your life right now. And I'll share the biggest mistake too many people make. I made this mistake myself. Here's what I learned. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 — The two-door trap: why you're stuck 0:54 — Why defaulting to full retirement is the biggest mistake 1:10 — Meet Elle 1:21 — Retirement is a spectrum, not a light switch 1:44 — The five paths overview 2:14 — Path 1: Full retirement 3:15 — The burnout trap: rest vs. retirement 4:02 — Path 2: The slow fade 5:10 — Who the slow fade is not for 5:22 — Path 3: The pivot 6:54 — Path 4: The purpose project 8:32 — Path 5: The relaunch 10:06 — The biggest mistake I see 11:26 — Three questions to find your path 13:04 — The three-pillar framework 13:48 — Your next step RESOURCES 🔗 Ready to design your retirement with intention? Book a one-on-one Retirement Design consultation: https://www.designingretirement.com/r... 📊 Take the free Retirement Readiness Scorecard: https://form.typeform.com/to/BGmXkDqk Designing Retirement is a channel for people who have spent years building their careers and now want to design what comes next — with clarity, purpose, and no generic advice. This is not financial advice — for a personalized analysis of your housing picture, please work with a fee-only fiduciary advisor. You can find one at NAPFA.org. 💬 WANT TO TALK IT THROUGH? If you've been quietly wrestling with what comes next — the timing, the identity shift, the "do I actually have a plan for this?" — I offer a 60-Minute Retirement Design Session where we map your transition together. You'll leave with clarity, direction, and a real next step. 👉 Book your session ($197): → https://www.designingretirement.com/r...