How to Find Purpose and Reinvent Yourself After Retirement with George Jerjian, Emmy Recipient and Author of DARE to Discover Your Purpose
What happens when you plan perfectly for retirement… and still end up feeling completely lost?
In this episode of The Midlife Makeover Show, Wendy Valentine sits down with George Jerjian — retirement mindset mentor, Emmy recipient, and award-winning author of 12 books — to talk about the part of retirement money can’t organize: your identity. At 52, George was given six months to live. The diagnosis was wrong, but instead of life snapping back to normal, he drifted for nine years — until a 30-day silent retreat changed everything and he chose to unretire on his own terms. Now he guides people through what he calls the Identity Renaissance, using the DARE Method® he built from working with more than 21,000 retirees.
If you’re staring down the “what’s next?” question feeling stuck, restless, or invisible, this conversation is your reminder: your best chapter isn’t behind you — it’s the one you design next.
What You’ll Learn
- Why even the best-planned retirements can leave you feeling stuck, restless, and invisible — and the part money can’t organize
- What the Identity Renaissance is — and how to navigate the “liminal space” between your old title and your new self
- Why asking “Who do I want to be?” unlocks “What do I want to do?” in your second act
- How George’s DARE Method® moves you from drifting to a purposeful, self-designed next chapter
- Why your mindset needs a “software update” for the 20–30 bonus years ahead
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