A New Chapter

This past year, I took a sabbatical to do something I'd been putting off for two decades.

Since 2005, I'd been sitting with an idea — 5 Great Decisions — always wondering if there was more to it. I finally decided to stop wondering and find out. I formed a cohort of 12 people who worked with me for four months, digging beneath the surface of a simple practice. What we found became a book: 5 Great Decisions, releasing May 2026.

I've been bringing my retirement readers along for the journey, sharing how 5GD applies to this chapter of life. If anything, the framework was made for people who already understand that life has chapters — and that each one deserves intention.

Now I'm ready to fully step into my identity as the Founder of 5 Great Decisions®.

That's not a small thing. Stepping away from work I know — over 15 years of helping people navigate the human side of retirement, work that has defined me, that I'm good at, that people recognize me for — takes courage. I've watched others face this exact moment: the point where you leave behind what has been your identity and step toward something you can't yet see. I've written about it. Coached people through it. Now I'm living it.

Most good things require that kind of courage.

What isn't changing is the thread that has run through all of my work: helping people get specific about the future they want — and then giving them a framework to move toward it. That's still the work. The lens has just widened.

Going forward, this blog — The Practice — is where I'll explore new applications for 5GD, share stories from people who are living the framework, and show how small, deliberate choices accumulate into a life worth living.

I've always been more curious than certain. This next chapter is no different. I don't know exactly where it leads. Honestly, that's what makes it an adventure.

If you see your own life that way — or want to — pull up a chair. We're just getting started.