Double Click Part 9: The Fear of Irrelevance - Who Are You Without Your Career?

July 04, 2026
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In this episode of the 'Double Click' miniseries, Ben Taatjes tackles one of retirement's most crippling fears: becoming irrelevant. For decades, when people ask 'What do you do?', we answer with our job title - mistaking our role for our identity. But retirement forces a reckoning with a deeper question: Who am I without my career? Discover how to reorganize your understanding of who you actually are at your core, so you can base your identity on something that doesn't disappear when you leave the workforce. Ben provides practical strategies for alleviating the fear of irrelevance by reconnecting with your true identity - one that transcends job titles and career achievements. This episode liberates retirees from the anxiety of losing value and shows why your relevance is far greater than any career could ever define.

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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.
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