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What’s Your Retirement Vision?

Live Strong, Live Long, Live Happy

I love reading stories of “retirement rebels” who are putting their own spin on the long established retirement rules.

Retirement Rebels

Reasons to Become A Retirement Rebel

Retirement Rebels refuse to follow the old fashion beliefs about “old-people,” and being retired. In fact they are anything but retired.

A Life, Work, Retirement Rethink

We are experiencing not only increased stress levels but a drop in our longevity. Is it time to rethink our life, work and retirement models?

Embracing "Monk Mode"

Mike Drak discovers that he seems to get his best writing done when he enters what is referred to as "monk mode".

Another Day - Another Funeral

Mike Drak has found that he seems to be going to many funerals lately which forced him to consider his own exit plans.

Creating My Legacy Through Giving

Mike Drak has been thinking about his legacy and how it he might further develop it. Being an author, he has figured out a plan. He's going to give away his books.

Giving Back in Retirement

Mike Drak has learned a great deal through his own retirement and now wants to help 1 million other retirees learn from his experience.

The Value of Having Retirement Role Models

Discovering what type of retirement you would like to have can often be found in the retired role models around you.

How to Spell Divorce in Retirement

Staying married is Mike Drak's objective. But he's discovered there is one thing that is proving to really be testing their relationship.

Book Review: How to Retire and Not Die

Retirement should be a time of life to be celebrated but unfortunately for many it isn't. Mike Drak reviews the book How to Retire and Not Die written to help people create a fulfilling retirement.

Where is Your Happy Place?

Everyone needs a happy place to go to. A place where we can relax, reflect and rejuvenate. Mike Drak shares where his is.

The Power of Pets in Supporting Aging

Isolation and loneliness as we age can be killers. Pets can play a powerful role in minimizing this.

My Mortality Wake Up Call

A recent visit to the doctor caused Mike Drak to have to take a good look at his life - and his mortality.

Keith Richards: A Great Example of the Work and Longevity Connection

How does someone like Keith Richards survive decades of hard drug use, drink and smoke heavily, not exercise, eat the wrong foods and still be alive and thriving? Maybe that's where work and purpose come in.

Book Review: Keys To A Successful Retirement By Fritz Gilbert

When I was planning my own escape from my thirty six year banking career I went out and read every retirement book I could get my hands trying to figure what to do next. Fritz’s book thankfully answers that important question as well as many others.

Learning to Slow Down in Retirement

Even though Mike Drak has been technically retired for eight years, because of his ambitious personality he hasn't learned how to slow down. He's now trying to teach himself how to do this.

Living to 118 Years Old - Longevity Lessons to Be Learned From Sister André

The world's oldest person, Sister André has died at the age of 118. As part of her legacy, she has left us with quite a few lessons on how to live a long and purposeful life.

The Road to IRONMAN: Unfinished Business

Mike Drak didn't have the photo finish he was hoping for at his Ironman race in Cozumel. Looking for something special to celebrate his 70th birthday, he has decided to give Ironman Cozumel another shot.

Breaking Through the Age Barriers

When Bannister broke the four minute mile he also broke a barrier of what people thought was possible. We have another Bannister story in the making.

The Need to Focus on Healthy Longevity

Aging Expert, Ken Dytchtwald gave a talk “Future of Medicine, Aging And Longevity in a Post-Covid World” and following are some of the valuable highlights from that talk along with some of my own personal insights.

Some Signs You May Be Failing at Retirement

Retirement can be the best time of your life. But if you're not careful, it may not turn out to not be what you're hoping for.

11 Things I Know For Sure About Retirement

I have talked to thousands of retirees about their retirement. Here is what I learned.

Becoming My Future Self in Retirement

There are people doing some amazing things later in life. So what do these late bloomers have in common that others their same age don’t? The answer is they are future-oriented.

Updating The Retirement Parable

A few years ago I read this parable for the first time and it really resonated with me.