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We can actually be happier in our 40s and 50s.
It's a bit harder becuase life is so complicated, but also, you know, and then the pressures of mortgage and all that kind of stuff.
and then if you've got really good planning
and you've got yourself sorted out
and you've got a good pension, or the course
is an optimal chance for you to be really thriving in life
and develop your personality
and find things that you're passionate about.
My little seven year old tells me all the time,
"I have so many passions, Dad"
and I'm just thinking, that's what we need.
We have to stop losing that mentality as we age.
You know, it's important to always have
those passions.
Keep the inner child.
Keep that child talking to you,
going what passion do you want this year?
And then just pursue it.
Because the chances of us being here, Sonya,
400 quadrillion to the power of 150,000.
In gambling terms, we'd say zero,
but we have to say almost zero, because here we are.
This is a miracle. This is absolute magic.
And the next phase, the second life phase,
can be real, real magic if we just are a litte bit more precise, a little bit more intentional 
about our friendships and our connections and a little bit more boundaried,
so we don't get roped into some...because there's pitfalls in every generation.

If your mind is constantly worrying and saying, "how am I going to live when I retire?
What's my second life?"
Then you need to answer those questions.
So that's why what you said earlier about sitting down with somebody doing the Second Life questionnaire, really giving some thought to that
that it doesn't take that long,
you know, but we're terrible,
I think it's taking time sometimes for things like that.
and I think we can all find a couple of hours,
you know, just to start the ball rolling
and as you said, 
reach out to our trusted friends and advisors.
Get somebody who can really expertly help us on the journey and then take it from there.

As we know, retirement has changed.
It's not changing.
It has absolutely changed.
People are retiring in different ways.
People are maybe at 60, reducing their days or people are working
well into their 70s, like 70 is the new 60, 60 is...you know,
and people are living longer.
They're living decades into retirement.
So they need something. 
but what you're seeing is that some people decide to retire,
but because it's as we say,
it's not just being financially prepared,
but actually they still need that sense of purpose.
So it's nearly a redirection into something else.
Redirection! That's the world, Sinead!
We were looking for a new world for retirement.
I think we finally found it.