Physical · Mental · Financial · Connection
Ageing is not for the faint-hearted. Getting older takes courage.
Get rid of the stereotypes. Get rid of what you think is normal. The best is yet to come.
Physical · Mental · Financial · Connection
Ageing is not for the faint-hearted. Getting older takes courage.
The Four Pillars
“There’s two things you can do with the second half. You can take a shortcut, or you can actually learn about it and understand what you’re putting in your body.”
— JK
Strength, movement & recovery
Physical
The body you’ll be living in. Nobody trains for the sake of training. JK trains because he wants to surf, bend down, and pick up a grandkid without thinking about it. Motivation is about deciding what is important to you and striving for those goals, rather than the goals of someone else.
Physical health is the foundation of your 2nd half. Strength, movement and recovery — these are the tools you need to maintain your individuality throughout the ageing years.
“You can be born again if you want. How do you want to be?”
— JK’s mum
Focus, clarity & purpose
Mental
Purpose, peace and reflection are the keys to pursuing a healthy and happy life. Find what drives you, especially once career stops being the answer. Allow your curiosity to heal you and find your own peace of mind in a world that is just so busy.
Keeping a sharp, healthy mind allows you to manage and adapt to the challenges that will come your way, and find the motivation to keep improving well into the later years of your life.
“My generation didn’t get taught young enough what financial freedom actually is, and what it looks like for you. It might be really different. You might want a private jet. I might just want a house at the beach, or to feed my kids.”
— JK
Security, structure & freedom
Financial
Bigger house, better car, more money. That is the only definition of success most men are ever shown — it is not a plan. Runway, structure and security are, and the point of them is not getting rich; it is having the financial freedom to decide what success looks like to you.
Financial stability allows you to make the life decisions that provide you with satisfaction, and focus on the things you deem important.
“If you understand what you need to make your life rich, go and find those people.”
— JK
Relationships & belonging
Connection
Your family, mates and community are the connections that drive you to be better. They are the relationships you can lean on when times are tough, and celebrate the wins with.
This is often the most overlooked part of longevity, and it shows up in research as one of the strongest markers for how long and how well someone will live. Unfortunately, it is often the first thing a busy career neglects.
The Four Pillars
The body you’ll be living in. Strength, movement and recovery — the foundation of your 2nd half.