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The First 30 Days: How to Turn Your Big Rock Into Daily Action retirement entrepreneurship

 (A System for 55+ Entrepreneurs)

By Curt Roese | Published: January 6, 2025

You've made the decision. You've identified your Big Rock—the one business goal that matters most this quarter. You've cleared mental clutter and committed to action.

Now you're staring at a blank calendar on Monda...

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Your One Big Rock: Why Your Second-Act Business Needs One Focus, Not Ten Goals vlog

Are you starting 2026 with 47 goals and ending it with zero executed?

This explainer reveals why experienced professionals fall into the sophisticated procrastination trap—confusing research with progress—and how to identify your ONE multiplier big rock using the four-question filter.

Learn why...

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Clear the Deck: How Strategic Decluttering Creates Space for Your Second-Act Business vlog

Are decades of unfinished projects, abandoned goals, and mental clutter draining up to 40% of your productive capacity?

This explainer reveals why clearing the deck isn't just preparation—it's the essential first step to building your second-act business.

Learn the Sunk Cost Liberation mindset,...

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Two Browser Windows: Why 2026 Needs One Focus, Not Ten Goals purposeful living

By Curt Roese | Published: December 18, 2024

I have 47 browser tabs open right now. Twelve are about YouTube strategies. Eight are AI tools I "need to learn." Six are productivity systems. Four are courses I bought but haven't started. And honestly? I have no clue what the other 17 are even a...

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Clear the Deck: Release What Was, Focus on What's Next personal fulfillment

By Curt Roese | Published: December 23, 2025

Introduction

I'm looking at a folder on my desktop called "Business Ideas 2019." I haven't opened it in three years. It's taking up 47MB of space—and about 47 pounds of mental weight.

If you're among the 11,200 Americans turning 65 every single d...

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🤣 You're like a 100 years old... personal fulfillment

Yesterday I crossed a stage I never thought I'd stand on.

At 63, surrounded by Shari—my amazing, sweet, beautiful wife and biggest supporter—along with our wonderful family, I received my Master of Science in Entrepreneurship from the University of Florida.

3.94 GPA. Straight A's throughout the ...

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✍️ About the Author
Curt Roese is a CPA, entrepreneur, real estate broker, and a graduate student in entrepreneurship at the University of Florida. With over 40 years of experience in finance, small business, and real estate, Curt understands the challenges and opportunities that come with embarking on a new chapter after retirement.

He Founded Retirepreneur to help others navigate this transition, offering straightforward tools, honest advice, and practical strategies for launching second-act businesses.

His mission is to empower retirees to live a vibrant, fulfilling, financially secure future!