Ep 094: On today’s episode, we venture into a topic that all of us know one way or another, adversity. Throughout our lives, we spend countless hours planning for monumental life goals. We take time planning to carefully map out how we want our lives to play out. But, what happens when the things we strive towards for years, don’t happen at all? This emotional rollercoaster can be especially amplified when it comes to Retirement. We spend decades planning our retirement and accumulating expectations, but then life throws us a curveball. Maybe we don’t have the Money to carry out our plans, maybe we can’t live where we want, or maybe our health or the health of our family members declines. On today’s episode, we’re going to talk about what to do when things REALLY don’t go as planned.

Our guest today is a self-made entrepreneur who has dedicated his life to helping others by sharing his own story of dedication, resiliency, and faithfulness. He is the founder and CEO of The Adversity Academy, which is a Coaching and consulting firm that helps individuals and businesses turn their challenges into opportunities. Our guest has graced several magazines such as Forbes, FOX, New York Times, and Entrepreneur Shark. He currently hosts The Overcoming Adversity Podcast and has been able to share his exact steps for overcoming adversity in his book, Overcoming Adversity: Getting Your Life Back on Track. Please welcome Michael Allison to The Retirement Success in Maine Podcast!

Chapters:

Welcome, Michael Allison! [3:10]

What is Michael’s process to overcome adversity? [20:45]

What is the end goal that we strive for when we overcome adversity? [35:36]

How important is it to keep in perspective other people’s adversity versus our own? [41:18]

What role do other people play in helping us overcome our own adversity? [50:20]

How is Michael going to find his own Retirement Success? [56:18]

Episode Conclusion. [59:20]

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Benjamin Smith Host, Retirement Success in Maine Podcast & Financial Advisor

Ben's focus with our clients is to direct the investments of their investable portfolios. In teaming with Curtis Worcester and Austin Minor, Ben combines his investment expertise from attaining the CFA Charter with Curtis & Austin's financial planning expertise to provide clients with the tools, confidence, and education to make informed decisions about their retirement. As Ben, Curtis, and Austin have a number of clients that are Northern Light Health employees, they've developed a specialty in serving clients in the healthcare field. You can read their "Employee Guide to the Northern Light Health Retirement Plans" here.

He has spent his entire career devoted to serving individual clients and institutions by developing and implementing investment strategies, setting portfolio structure, and providing the highest level of client service. He's passionate about helping clients maximize their savings and retirement income using the many financial planning and portfolio management tools available to Guidance Point consultants. Prior to working for Guidance Point Advisors, Ben worked for Acadia Trust, N.A., a subsidiary of Camden National Corporation, as Vice President, Portfolio Manager based in Bangor, Maine. Ben assumed responsibility for and oversight of over $300 million in client portfolios, including individuals, families, retirement plans, endowments, foundations, businesses, and trusts; and he served on the Company’s Investment Committee.