On this episode of Roadmap to Retirement, I talked with Jon Sheldon, founder of BelleauWood Coaching LLC in Rochester, NY, about the non-financial side of the FIRE movement—especially the purpose gap that can hit when someone retires around 45 and suddenly loses the structure and meaning work provided.
Jon explains his coaching framework built on four pillars:
- Purpose (separating personal purpose from business purpose and spotting misalignment)
- Vision
- Motivation
- Ecosystem (the people, places, and tools—especially technology—that shape your best self).
We discussed how redefining success can shift priorities, and how ecosystem changes often mean adding the right relationships, not just cutting toxic ones. Jon closes with his “briefs and battle plans” approach to quicker decision-making: clarity, condition, cost, align, act, and adapt.
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