It's time to rethink, renew and reimagine retirement! Retire Repurposed is dedicated to help people transition into fulfilling and purposeful retirements. Retirement is a big life-change! In fact, the two most dangerous years of a person's life are the year they were born and the year they retire. We believe retirement is not the end; rather, the beginning of what could be the most impactful season of a person's life. So, don't retire; become Repurposed.
Ben Taatjes, Financial Advisor
Stewards Planning Group | 1104 19th Ave SW Willmar, MN 56201
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Statistically speaking a 65-year-old retiree will have roughly 20 years of life left. That may sound like a lot. However, if you break that time down into life experience, the results are much different. In this podcast, Ben Taatjes talks uses data to reveal some startling facts about a how a person uses their time after retirement. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Time is your greatest asset. You can have all the money in the world, but without time, it won't matter. Today, we begin a new series talking about time and the life of a retiree. In this podcast, Ben Taatjes will give you ways to actually slow down time and he makes the comparison to time and a roll of toilet paper.
Do you want to have an epic 2024? Forget New Year's resolutions. Instead, start getting experiences on the calendar. In this podcast, Jerrid Sebesta will give you three ways to make sure 2024 is not only impactful, but a healthy and memorable one as well. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
There is a massive connection between the legacy you leave behind and the stories you tell. Stories are one of the most powerful ways we are reminded of God's work in our lives and ways to transfer that information to people closest to us. In this podcast, Ben Taatjes will give three things to consider regarding your life, your story and your legacy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
One of the biggest dangers of not living an intentional life is that days and seasons are on repeat – where each day blends into the next with no clear, defined path. In this podcast, Ben Taatjes will give you the framework to best-utilize your time, talent and treasure in a way to create not only a fulfilling retirement in 2024, but one where you are growing and thriving. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As the old saying goes, "If nothing changes, nothing changes." So, for you to wake up in a year and say, "That was an incredible year!", you must be open to new opportunities each and every day. In this podcast, Ben Taatjes shares a recent experience involving a hitchhiker and how the lessons from that "yes" can help you have an exciting and fulfilling year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A scarcity mindset is one of the biggest dangers for a retiree – even more so than running out of money. Scarcity will not only steal the joy out of life, it will limit creation and the ability to walk into God's fullness and abundance. In this podcast, Ben Taatjes will pose three specific questions that will expose scarcity thinking in a retiree's spending habits. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The world will tell you when you retire, you are done creating. This concept is unbiblical and foundationally untrue. In this podcast, Ben Taatjes will talk about how it is our duty and privilege to utilize our time, talent and treasure to continue to create in retirement and he will explain the difference between chasing the "next thing" and biblical contentment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ben Taatjes shares a story of a client describing a day where she didn't use her voice and the way it left her feeling. In this podcast, look for three specific reasons your voice is not only so powerful, but important for your life and retirement. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
"The Gap and The Gain" by Dr. Hardy and Strategic Coach, Dan Sullivan lays-out the way to never compare your current situation to an ideal. When it comes to retirement, this is an incredibly powerful tool especially when considering your time, talent and treasure. In this podcast, Ben Taatjes will give insight on how "Gain thinking" and gratitude insect in the everyday life of a retiree. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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.