As I see it, we have a few pivotal points in life where we make it or break it with respect to how things will turn out in the second act of our lives. As we construct our personal conceptions of the Never Retire umbrella many of us are operating under.
You can miss on the first one and be fine.
You can miss on the second one and be fine.
Missing on the third one might present challenges that are too difficult to overcome.
That said, your mindset with respect to the first two points has a lot to do with whether or not you’ll have to deal with point number three. Because—as we have discussed a lot lately—when it comes to Never Retiring, mindset is at least half the battle.