A Fresh Start with Bob Benno

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The older we get, the more afraid we are to try and learn new things. Why is it harder to break out of our comfort zone in retirement? </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When you say goodbye to your career, you leave behind decades of mastery to become a novice at retirement. Everything new is hard at first. It takes a brave person to try something new, knowing they may not be “good” at it.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bob Benno spent most of his life as a scientist. As a professor at William Paterson University, he was active as a teacher, researcher and program director in Biopsychology. After 35 years, Bob closed the book on that chapter of his life and entered retirement.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fortunately, he had a lifelong interest in music and was able to open Chapter X in his life with an intensive study of Jazz. In this episode,</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">he shares his honest and unfiltered story with us.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We discussed:</span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How playing jazz unexpectedly helped Bob transition careers in science</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /> <br /></span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The struggles he faced after leaving behind his career in the classroom</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /> <br /></span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Dealing with the loss of identity in retirement (and discovering a new one) </span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /> <br /></span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why perspective is healthy for finding fulfillment and happiness</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /> <br /></span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level