Welcome to the Retire with Purpose podcast, a show specifically designed to help pre-retirees and retirees maximize their financial confidence.

Casey Wheat is a certified financial planner and president of Howard Bailey Financial.

His newest book, Job Optional, is a Wall Street

Journal bestseller and is available now on Amazon and at Retirewithpurpose.com. He's your host on

Retire with Purpose. Hey, I'm Casey, and I believe in retirement strategies that are driven by

meaning and purpose. Join me this week and every week as we discuss thoughts and ideas

with some of today's foremost experts in the field of finance and retirement, as well as

discussing trending topics that could impact your bottom line. These discussions can help you

make better financial decisions so you can live the lifestyle

you've always imagined and deserved. Welcome to the show.

Today, I'm excited to invite my dear friend and mentor Chris Smith to join us. Ten years ago,

Chris struggled with hopelessness as a husband and as a father,

as most of us felt in some way, shape, or form in our lives. He decided to take responsibility

for his actions, unearthing his true calling and learning how to live for now. If you're

wondering how to make a change of any kind, at any stage of life, Chris's story

and powerful tools can help you achieve those goals. I can personally attest to this. I hired Chris

as a consultant about a year ago and was totally blown away. He has transformed not only

our business, but the way that I think about life. He helped to refine our

planning process, our purpose as a firm, and the key drivers of our culture as we underwent

his proprietary framework called the Camp Fire Effect, a proven framework designed to help

entrepreneurs and brands tell their stories from small businesses to

Fortune 500 companies. My wife and I are also excited to be joining a small group of couples

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