Dallas Dutch Girl

Don’t Retire, Rewire! …by Jeri Sedlar and Rick Miners centers around the idea that retirement doesn’t have to mean stopping work — it can mean rewiring your life for purpose, passion, and fulfillment. The book guides you through discovering what you truly want in your next phase of life, whether that means working part-time, volunteering, starting a new career, or pursuing personal projects. Key concepts include:

Know Your Drivers

• Your “drivers” are the core motivations that make work meaningful for you (e.g., recognition, structure, helping others).
• Understanding them helps you avoid retiring from something and instead retire to something more fulfilling.

Rewire, Don’t Retire

• Don’t think of retirement as an end; think of it as a redirection.
• Focus on purpose and engagement, not just leisure or financial survival.

Assess Your Past to Shape Your Future

• Reflect on what you loved (and hated) about previous work roles to guide your next move.
• This helps you build a vision that honors your experience but embraces new priorities.

Create a Plan Around Your Passions and Skills

• Use self-assessments to explore options: second careers, volunteering, consulting, entrepreneurship.
• The book provides step-by-step tools to evaluate opportunities aligned with your personality and goals.

Take Control of Your Time and Identity

• Many retirees struggle not with money, but with time mgmt. and loss of identity.
• The book emphasizes building a balanced and meaningful schedule post-career.