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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On this episode, we continue our series on retirement lies. Many people unknowingly believe these untruths about themselves, their life, and retirement. We tackle the lie: retirement is all about you. For generations, retirement has been portrayed and defined as the season in life where you can finally focus on yourself. In this podcast, we explain the reasons this lie so easily entraps retirees and the effect it has on someone that makes retirement selfish. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode, we continue our series on retirement lies. Many people unknowingly believe these untruths about themselves, their life, and retirement. In today's society is hard to argue there's not a bigger lie regarding retirement than this one: retirement will make you happy. In this podcast, we give pre-retirees ways to break-away from a "destination mentality" that says you can finally begin living once you stop working. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode, we start a brand-new series on retirement lies. Many people unknowingly believe these untruths about themselves, their life, and retirement. In this podcast, Ben dismantles the lie, "You Have to Retire", encouraging people not to get trapped into an ageism mindset which says you have to retire because you reached a certain age. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode, we continue our series on retirement stories with Dennis Benson. At 73 years old, Dennis is still busy tuning pianos, photographing community events and playing music. A few years ago, he was given a woodworking lathe. Using YouTube videos, Dennis learned to make conducting batons and other handmade wood creations. In this podcast, Dennis explains the importance of always learning new things and how having a La-Z-Boy is good, but being addicted to it is bad. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode, we continue our series on retirement stories with Scott Lawrence. Scott is the CEO of Lawrence & Schiller, a marketing and advertising agency based in Sioux Falls, SD. He's also the author of The Leader of the Band, a book of leadership lessons from his early career as a high school band director in small-town South Dakota. In this podcast, Scott explains that he finds energy by interacting with others and how retirees today are missing out on opportunities to make and grow relationships. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode, Ben Taatjes and I take a break from the retirement stories series to discuss some of our biggest takeaways. Our personal stories are a reflection of who we are, where we have come, and where God is taking us. In this podcast, we use examples from these stories to illustrate how the life of retire should drastically break the mold of society's expectations of a baby boomer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode, we continue our series on retirement stories with Bruce Schoeman. Bruce serves as Encore Pastor at the AG Church in Willmar, Minn. The mission of Encore is to encourage adults to discover and embrace God's next purpose for their life. In this podcast, Bruce challenges baby boomers to be the glue of society and capture the idea that your highest level of influence is still ahead. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode, we continue our series on retirement stories with Bob Shank. Bob is the founder of The Master's Program, a ministry designed to connect with marketplace professionals, by combining business experience and individual strengths with personal interest in Kingdom opportunities. In this podcast, Bob rejects the American standard of retirement and points to Jesus' life as a model to truly have a life well-lived. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode, we continue our series on retirement stories with Vern Anderson. Vern is one of the original co-founders of Douglas Machine, Inc., a successful and long-standing manufacturing company based in Alexandria, MN. At 79 years old, Vern continues a life of impact which has included releasing his first book in 2021 called, "Threshold of Faith: One Man's Journey to Finding God's Best." In this podcast, Vern shares the ups and downs of starting Douglas Machine in the 1960s and how prayer played an important role. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode, we continue our series on retirement stories with Jeff Gould. Jeff was a funeral director for over 12 years officiating nearly 600 funerals. Today, Jeff is an expert story-teller and influencer using the lessons he learned from the lives of those he helped memorialize. In this podcast, Jeff talks about the key struggles for people in each quarter of life. He specifically speaks to baby boomers encouraging them to rethink retirement stepping into a life of greater significance and honor. For more information, visit www.ilikethatstory.net. 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.
