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Hello Mindsetters! We took a short break during the holidays, but we're back and ready to bring you great new content for the New Year in 2026!

As we step into 2026, this Five Minute Friday is a moment to pause, reflect, and intentionally move forward. Bob looks back on 2025 as a transformative year—one defined by a shift into a new retired mindset grounded in intention, optimism, and creativity.

That shift led to the creation of The Retired Mindset podcast as a creative outlet and community space for sharing perspectives, lessons learned, and encouragement for those navigating retirement with purpose.

This episode invites listeners to honor the blessings and lessons of the past year while embracing 2026 as a season of fresh beginnings, new opportunities, and meaningful growth. With gratitude as a foundation and optimism as a guide, retirement becomes not an ending—but an intentional redesign of life.

Key Themes

• Reflection on a transformative year in retirement
• Gratitude for lessons learned and blessings received
• Embracing creativity and purpose after leaving traditional work
• Viewing retirement as a fresh chapter, not a finish line
• Setting goals rooted in intention rather than obligation
• Facing challenges with confidence and self-belief
• Living each day as a gift waiting to be unwrapped

Key Takeaways

• Retirement is a redesign, not a retreat. It’s an opportunity to reimagine how you live, create, and contribute.
• Looking back with gratitude brings clarity moving forward. Reflection helps guide better decisions in the future.
• Creativity fuels the soul in retirement. New outlets and ideas keep purpose alive.
• Optimism is a daily choice. It shapes how we approach both opportunity and adversity.
• Each day matters. Treat every day as a gift and an invitation to live fully.
• Challenges are part of the journey—but so is resilience. You’ve overcome obstacles before, and you will again.

Reflection Question for Mindsetters

As you begin 2026, what lessons from the past year do you want to carry forward—and what new dreams are you ready to pursue?

Closing Thought

Retirement is a journey best traveled with intention, gratitude, and an open heart.
In this next chapter, remember, in retirement:

Soul Meets Body.

Join us as we post new episodes weekly!

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