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Learning New Skills After 60: Your Brain's Surprising Capacity for Growth retirement entrepreneurship

By Curt Roese | Published October 21, 2025

Introduction

What if everything you've been told about aging and learning was wrong?

For decades, we accepted that cognitive decline was inevitable—that our ability to master new skills peaked in our twenties and thirties, then slowly faded. We heard

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IDEATE Framework: Business Ideas for Age 55+ Founders vlog

"What would I even do?" This question stops more experienced professionals from starting businesses than any other barrier. But the answer isn't out there—it's already in your head.

Entrepreneurs over 55 are nearly twice as likely to launch successful businesses compared to those under 35 (Kauffman...

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Your Next Great Idea Is Already in Your Head retirement entrepreneurship

The IDEATE Framework for Second-Act Entrepreneurs

If I had a dollar for every time someone in their 50s or 60s asked me, "But what would I even do?"—well, I'd have a pretty solid consulting fee by now.

Here's the truth: You're not short on ideas. You're buried under them. The real issue isn't

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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!