If you've ever thought, I just don't want to mess this up. This one's for you. Today's piece

examines why retirement decisions feel so loaded and how reconnecting with what ancient wisdom

calls Yada can restore steady confidence.

Hey, this is Casey and welcome to the Retire with Purpose podcast, where it is my mission to deliver clarity and purpose and elevate meaning in your life. And I share that with you because you might be new to the show. If you're not new to the show, just skip ahead 45 seconds and you'll be right into the meat of the episode, which, hey, I know that's what I'd do if I were you. But if you're new to the show, just skip ahead 45 seconds, and you'll be right into the meat of the episode, which, hey, I know that's what I'd do if I were you.

But if you're new to the show, I want you to know what to expect. If you're looking for those financially related conversations, we will be bringing you episodes every other Friday. look for those episodes titled by the numbers.

And if you're looking for those non-financial conversations, look for those episodes titled Freedom After 50, where I'm joined by our very own certified retirement coach

and financial advisor Les McDaniel, who's here with us today. What's going on, folks?

I'm excited to have you again, buddy. We're going to be talking about that freedom after 50

side of the equation. And of course, we'll bring in long form interviews at least once a

month as well. Keep a lookout for those. These Friday conversations come from our weekend reading

for retirees email. Hit your inbox every Friday. Four articles, trending topics in the

planning space. We receive communication all the time. Just received an email the other day from a

listener that said they love reading those emails and then they go on a walk after every time and always learn something about themselves or make a better decision at least they feel.

So get yourself signed up for that by just texting us at 888-59-4491.

Just text us the key letters, W.R. I'll also send a free copy of my book Job

Optional as well. But hey, let's get into it. Freedom After 50. Les, you wrote this article

that showed up in Weekend Reading. It is titled Trusting Yourself Again with Yonah. This has been

part of a series that you've been focused on. So give us the high level. What's

a thesis here? The thesis of this is really all about really reclaiming that inner confidence within

yourself. I mean, we live in a world of noise. We live in a world where everyone thinks they know

better than you about what's good for your particular life. And there's some point in our life where we kind of

start to hesitate. I mean, many of us do. Not everyone. There's a lot of folks out there that do

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