A small milestone I’m grateful to share

Over the past year, I’ve been spending a lot of time writing. Not posting. Not polishing ideas for consumption.

Writing to understand something I kept seeing again and again.

🧭 What I’ve been noticing

That quiet season of writing has now led to a meaningful milestone: my book, Designing Your Second Act, has been approved for publication by Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group).

This project began as a question I couldn’t shake. Why do so many capable, thoughtful people prepare carefully for retirement financially, yet feel unprepared for what their days, identity, and sense of purpose will look like once work ends?

Over the past year, I’ve been writing, researching, coaching, and listening closely to people navigating that in-between space. People with options. People with resources. And still, people quietly wondering what will give their days structure and meaning when work no longer does.

This book grew out of those conversations.

It isn’t about reinventing yourself or making dramatic changes overnight. It’s about intentionally designing what comes after a full-time career so you don’t drift into “what’s next” by default.

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🌱 A reframe that shaped the book

Many of us assume that motivation or clarity will naturally show up once we have more time.

What I’ve come to see is something different.

When work ends or changes, what’s often lost first isn’t purpose, but structure. And without structure, even meaningful possibilities can feel surprisingly hard to engage.

That’s why so many transitions feel disorienting, even when they’re chosen.

This matters because structure can be designed. It doesn’t have to disappear just because a career chapter ends.

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💡 What this project has taught me

Confidence in a second act doesn’t come from having the perfect plan.

It grows through reflection, small experiments, and paying attention to what actually gives energy and meaning over time. Through building a bridge rather than taking a leap.

This book is my attempt to offer a practical, human-centered way to do that, grounded in real stories and simple tools rather than big declarations.

I’m deeply grateful to be bringing this work into the world, and especially grateful to be sharing the journey here, with a community that values thoughtful exploration and the craft of writing itself.

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✍️ A question to sit with

Where in your own life might a little more structure create more freedom, rather than less?

If this resonates, feel free to share a thought in the comments. I always enjoy hearing how others are making sense of what comes next.