Retirement Heaven or Hell with Mike Drak

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Imagine being confronted with your next chapter without any preparation. Today’s guest was only in his late 50’s when he was handed a severance package by his employer. He had to face the reality of being laid off late in his career, without the benefit of planning the next transition.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mike Drak turned his experience into a wonderfully relatable book,</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Retirement Heaven or Hell: 9 Principles for Designing Your Ideal Post-Career Lifestyle.</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">He joins me today to share what he’s learned—and how you can aim your thoughts and actions towards living your best life.  </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, we’ll hear from Mike on setting goals, finding your tribe, and why he carries a focus on quality of time.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We covered:</span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The exact moment when retirement shock started to hit Mike</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /> <br /></span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why he spent close to a year in “retirement hell”...and how he reached the turning point</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /> <br /></span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Walking through Mike’s 9 principles for designing your ideal post-career lifestyle</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /> <br /></span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Identifying what independence and independence personally means to you</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /> <br /></span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The idea of getting out of survival mode (and shifting into adventure mode)</span><