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When Your Duties Disappear: Who Are You Now?
October 02, 2026
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In this episode, Ben Taatjes shares his personal experience of dropping his youngest daughter at college - a moment that forced him to confront a crucial retirement question: When the duties that defined me disappear, who am I? Drawing from Tim Keller's insight on identity, Ben contrasts two incomplete answers: the traditional 'I am my duties' and the modern 'I am my desires.' Discover how your identity in Christ allows you to find fresh expressions of purpose even when the duties you've known for decades have changed.
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Ben has been in the financial services industry for nearly two decades. He has worked alongside thousands of families and individuals while owning and operating Taatjes Financial Group, a retirement planning firm in west-central Minnesota. While Ben loves to work with retirees, his passion extends far beyond the numbers. This passion led to the publishing of his first book, Repurposed: The Untold Story of Retirement in America in 2017 as well as co-founding Retire Repurposed in 2019.
