How It Works (and Why It Doesn’t)

How It Works (and Why It Doesn’t)

Part Four: How To Theorize And Strategize Your Semi-Retired Life

March 8, 2023: A Step-By-Step Guide To Never Retiring And Living The Semi-Retired Life

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Rocco Pendola
Mar 08, 2023
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While the first three installments—assessing, acknowledging and accepting/embracing your Never Retire situation—tended toward the more theoretical, drawn from my personal experience, the remaining 16 or so in March will be increasingly practical and concrete, while still using my journey as illustration.

I ended the previous installment with this—

So when the pandemic hit and I, like many people, was flush with time and cash, it was super easy to settle back into freelancing and not only embrace Never Retiring, but set out to cement my semi-retired life not as some diet fad, but as a part of who I am.

So, let’s talk about that.

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