291: The Art of Purposeful Aging with Richard Leider

Retire With Purpose - The Retirement Podcast

Casey Weade

Investing, Business, Self-improvement, Education

4.7 • 564 Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2022

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Today, I'm talking to Richard Leider. For over 40 years, Richard has been a Nationally Certified Master Career Counselor at Inventure – The Purpose Company. Richard has been studying purpose (and the purpose of movement) for decades. He's led expeditions around the world, climbed Kilimanjaro, and shared his insights in a powerful TEDx talk.

He's also the author of 11 books, including three bestsellers. In his most recent work, Who Do You Want To Be When You Grow Old?: The Path of Purposeful Aging, he invites readers to grow old on purpose and chart a path to elderhood with choice, curiosity, and courage. He explores why purposeful aging is both accessible to all and fundamental to health, happiness, and longevity–and how to authentically become the person you were always meant to be.

I was introduced to Richard's work by Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, and now I'm a huge fan. In our conversation, we discuss the expeditions he's led in Tanzania, how he's helped people to find their new purpose and meaning in their post-career lifestyle, and how to reframe your life to focus on your greatest gifts.

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In this podcast interview, you'll learn:

Why Africa is a popular destination for many people on their journeys to find purpose and meaning.
The three M's that Richard sees as essential to living with purpose.
The differences between purpose, meaning, and calling.
How to use the Napkin Test to identify your gifts.
Why only one in three people has a clear reason for getting up in the morning–and how to clarify your purpose each day.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Retire with Purpose podcast, a show specifically designed to help free retirees and retirees maximize their financial confidence.
0:14.4	Casey Wheat is a certified financial planner and president of Howard Bailey Financial.
0:18.4	His newest book, Job Optional, is a Wall Street Journal bestseller
0:22.1	and is available now on Amazon and at Retirewithpurpose.com. He's your host on Retire with Purpose.
0:29.0	Hey, I'm Casey, and I believe in retirement strategies that are driven by meaning and purpose. Join me
0:36.5	this week and every week as we discuss thoughts and ideas
0:40.3	with some of today's foremost experts in the field of finance and retirement, as well as
0:45.8	discussing trending topics that could impact your bottom line. These discussions can help you
0:51.5	make better financial decisions so you can live the lifestyle you've always imagined and deserved.
0:57.9	Welcome to the show.
1:02.4	Today, I'm speaking with Richard Leiter for over 40 years.
1:07.2	Yeah, that's right.
1:07.7	40 years.
1:08.6	This guy's been doing the same thing for 40 years, same career. I don't know
1:11.4	anybody that's been doing anything that long. He has been a nationally certified master career counselor
1:16.8	in venture, obviously very good at his own career if he stuck with it for that long. So he's good
1:22.4	at this stuff. Richard has been studying purpose and the purpose movement for decades. Some may even call him
1:28.7	the Pope of Purpose. He's led expeditions around the world, climbed Kilimanjaro, and shared
1:34.2	his insights in a powerful TEDx talk I thoroughly enjoyed. He's also the author of 11 books,
1:40.9	including three bestsellers. In his most recent work, Who Do You Want to Be When
1:45.9	You Grow Old, the Path of Purposeful Aging? He invites readers to grow old on purpose and chart a path
1:53.1	to elderhood with choice, curiosity, and courage. He explores why purposeful aging is both
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