2023 ushered in some pretty major changes for me and my family.
You already know about our office move, but in addition to that, our home underwent a major transformation as we finally went ahead with a renovation that was many years in the making.
We hired good friends and custom home builders Maison Design + Build for the renovation, and it was an incredible experience. It involved moving out of our home for six months due to the nature of the changes we were implementing. On move-in day back in November, we finally got to see the finished product, and it was everything we had imagined and more.
Maison followed a tried & tested process to discover our vision for our home, and then designed and executed it to our custom specifications so that we would have the home we always wanted.
Many historic buildings around the world went through a similar process.
Tryon Palace was built in 1770 as the first permanent capital of the colony of North Carolina. Governor William Tryon had brought John Hawks, an English architect, with him to design the palace like manor homes in London. It became one of the finest buildings in the United States.
Sadly, in February of 1798, a fire started in the cellar, and the fire quickly devastated the main building.
In the 1930s, volunteers stumbled upon the original blueprints and decided to restore the palace.
Today, guides dressed in Revolutionary Era clothes give tours of Tyron Palace. Everything looks authentic due to the blueprints and John Hawks’ letters. These blueprints guided the restorers to know what to create.
Your retirement blueprint should operate in much the same way. You can build the retirement of your dreams using it and it should contain protection against life’s unexpected “fires.”
Not if they happen. When.
And after you are gone, your children and grandchildren will have a “picture” of your authentic legacy, built to specs.
The question isn’t at what age I want to retire, it’s at what income.
— George Foreman
