Now or Never: Long-Term Care Strategy with Kosta Yepifantsev

Join Kosta and his guest: Dr. Dorian Minzter, experienced Therapist, Life and Retirement Transition Coach, Relationship Coach, Executive Coach, Author, Speaker and Teacher.

Today we’re talking about what no one told you about retirement.

In this episode: In 2023, what does a successful retirement look like? How can we more accurately predict what we actually need to retire? What are the greatest risks for derailing retirement plans and how do we avoid them? What’s your advice to the children of parents that have no retirement plan?

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What is Now or Never: Long-Term Care Strategy with Kosta Yepifantsev?

Now or Never: Long-Term Care Strategy is a podcast for all those seeking answers and solutions in the long-term care space. Too often we don’t fully understand the necessity of care until it’s too late. This podcast is designed to create solutions, start conversations and bring awareness to the industry that will inevitably impact all Americans.

Dorian Mintzer, Ph.D.: Some
people sort of think, Ah, I

don't need to plan it, I can
just wing it. You know, I'm just

so happy. I don't have to work.

Some people feel that way. I
really think it's very important

at whatever age you are to start
thinking about what's the course

of life that you're hoping for,
for yourself. We are living

longer, and people don't want to
outlive their money. And, you

know, it may be that, you know,
people need to start thinking

ahead of, you know, if these are
some of the goals and dreams

that I have, what do I need to
do to be able to support that?

Caroline Moore: Welcome to Now
or Never Long-Term Care Strategy

with Kosta Yepifantsev a podcast
for all those seeking answers

and solutions in the long term
care space. This podcast is

designed to create resources,
start conversations and bring

awareness to the industry that
will inevitably impact all

Americans. Here's your host
Kosta Yepifantsev.

Kosta Yepifantsev: Hey, y'all,
it's Kosta. Today, I'm here with

my guest, Dr. Dorian Mintzer,
experienced therapist life and

retirement transition coach,
relationship coach, executive

coach, author, speaker and
teacher. Today we're talking

about what no one told you about
retirement documents or in 2023?

What is the successful
retirement look like?

Dorian Mintzer, Ph.D.: Now, I
hate to disappoint some of your

listeners to say there is no
right way to retire. Okay. There

are many different pictures of
what a successful retirement

looks like. Because now that
we're living longer, somebody

may be retired from their full
time work, and still want to be

working in some different ways.

And using their skills and
having maybe an encore career,

or maybe even wanting to phase
out their retirement during many

of the, quote, retirement years.

And many people are just burned
out. And a successful retirement

might be a honeymoon stage
initially. But then what I find

is that people begin to feel
like something's missing. And so

I think a successful retirement
is when people have taken stock

on what his work meant to them.

What's been important, what are
the things about work, that

maybe they need and want to
build into their life, like, a

reason to get out of bed in the
morning, some structure, some

sense of connection, engagement,
purpose and meaning. So from my

perspective, what I see with
people is that a successful

retirement really is people who
are feeling a sense of well

being, maybe using their skills
in a different way. Perhaps

volunteering, maybe, you know,
giving back in some ways,

writing memoir, writing, having
some time to really enjoy and

becoming what I like to think
about as an elder, which is

developing a perspective and a
wisdom that you're able to share

with the younger generations. So
a successful retirement is, I

think, people who feel engaged
and vital and connected to the

world, maybe still through their
work. But maybe having made

peace with my identity isn't
just my work. And there are many

other parts of myself that I
want to develop in this stage of

life.

Kosta Yepifantsev: You know, one
of the things that I find so

curious, is how, somebody that's
25 years old, or let me let me

put it like this 35 years old,
and maybe is married and has

some kids, and somebody that is
65 or 75 years old, and that's

raised children, and has, you
know, essentially worked a full

career, how differently they
approach life and problems. And,

and maybe if you could just
share from your perspective,

like, how do people change their
problem solving habits and

behaviors as they get older?

Dorian Mintzer, Ph.D.: What an
interesting question. Well, I

think, in many ways, we are who
we are, right? But I think

what's important is that there
are certain experiences in life,

that if we allow ourselves we
can learn from, and so we

develop a perception, we develop
a sense of our own resilience,

we develop hopefully
appreciation of other people.

And I think that if one's on
kind of that growth trajectory,

then, you know, as we get older,
we're really able to deal in

different ways with uncertainty
in different ways. As with the

complexities of life, there's
actually been some interesting

studies during COVID, that
younger people had more

difficulty because of still
potentially working, maybe

having children at home, not
having a sense of having gone

through a lot of ups and downs.

So I think there's something
that comes from just

experiencing the vicissitudes of
life really. And knowing that

somehow we learn how to deal
with the ups and downs and good

and bad of life, and develop an
internal kind of compass and

competence. Because when you
think about it, all of life

really is a series of
transitions. And what I find

really interesting is, you know,
it's true when you're 25, or 35,

you've had less transitions, but
you still may start having a

pattern of, do you have more
trouble with the ending, the

unknown, the new beginning, by
the time you get older, you've

had more transitions, and I
think important to ask the same

kind of questions, you know, do
you have more trouble with the

unknown ones, the messy middle,
the new beginning, the unknown

ones, to begin to, if you allow
yourself learn about yourself,

and I think just have a greater
perspective, you know, I think

you can really in your 60s and
70s, develop this new identity

of being an elder where you just
appreciate kind of the ups and

downs of life.

Kosta Yepifantsev: And on that
note, how can we more accurately

predict what we actually need to
retire?

Dorian Mintzer, Ph.D.: Now? Are
you meaning that money wise, or?

Well, General? I

Kosta Yepifantsev: mean, I mean,
I'd say probably both, okay.

Dorian Mintzer, Ph.D.: I'm not a
financial planner, and I'm not a

believer that there's a number.

Because what I believe is that,
how much you have, really, and

how much you need is really
based on what kind of lifestyle

you want, and maybe what kind of
lifestyle you have. Again,

there's no right way, I think
retirement is money, but it's

more than money. And if you
think about it, money is it's a

tool, it's a resource, sometimes
it gets overvalued. And we think

you know, that it is just that
number. But I think people are

learning more and more that
there's the, quote, soft part.

You know, I like the framework
of puzzle, you know, that there

are all these pieces in our
life. And I like puzzles,

because we have to puzzle it
out, as well as it's a noun, but

they're all these parts of our
life, finances, health and

wellness, where we live, who's
important in our life, closeness

and intimacy, spirituality,
meaningful relationships,

obligations with family, legacy,
all of those things are puzzle

pieces, and they impact each
other. And so I think money and

health and wellness are two of
the biggest puzzle pieces that

are going to impact the choices
that you have. Well, and

Kosta Yepifantsev: also to that
note, I mean, money and health

and wellness are prerequisites
almost to being able to have a

long and happy retirement.

Right?

Dorian Mintzer, Ph.: Absolutely.

Although the caveat of that is
Money doesn't buy happiness.

That is very important. And I
think that it is amazing that

there are many people who don't
have an abundance of money, but

they have maybe a mindset that's
more abundance rather than

scarcity. And with that sort of
growth mindset, it's amazing

that the happiness, the sense of
well being that people can have.

Kosta Yepifantsev: What do you
think is the most overlooked

aspect of retirement planning?

Dorian Mintzer, Ph.D.: I think
even doing it, it's part of it.

I think, some people sort of
think, oh, I don't need to plan

it, I can just wing it, you
know, it'll just all fall into

place. You know, I'm just so
happy. I don't have to work.

Some people feel that way. I
really think it's very important

at whatever age you are to start
thinking about, you know, what's

the course of life that you're
hoping for, for yourself? We are

living longer, and people don't
want to outlive their money.

And, you know, it may be that,
you know, people need to start

thinking ahead of, you know, if
these are some of the goals and

dreams that I have. What do I
need to do to be able to support

that? So I really encourage
people to think ahead and plan.

It's like a financial portfolio.

It's not written in stone, but I
think it's helpful to have a

vision. And if you're part of a
relationship, to look at your

vision, your partner's vision,
see where they align where

they're different. And if it's
not a partner, it may be

siblings, or it may be good
friends that maybe whoever's on,

you know, sort of on the journey
with you to really think about,

you know, if I want, hopefully
to reach the end of my life

without regrets, if they're
things I want to accomplish

deucey say, then come back to
now, whatever your age is, and

start thinking about, Well, how
am I going to make that happen?

And that's where the planning
comes in.

Kosta Yepifantsev: You know, I'm
kind of a numbers guy. So I

follow a lot of the statistics
in for retirement planning, just

retiring in general aging,
things like that. And one of the

things that I find most
fascinating is about 22% of the

US population actually saves for
retirement. And on average, they

only save about two to 300,000.

And I mean, that's not a whole
lot. If you're wanting to retire

for an extended period of time.

Granted, there are such things
as, obviously Social Security

and VA benefits, and sometimes
even a pension. I mean, me and

Morgan, were just talking about
this. Like, where are you going

to find a company that pays you
a pension nowadays, you know,

Dorian Mintzer, Ph.D.: that that
is in the past.

Kosta Yepifantsev: But with that
being said, if people are taking

the time to plan for their
retirement, in your opinion,

because I have some opinions on
this, but I want to hear your

opinions about the greatest
risks for derailing retirement

plans, and how do we avoid them?

Dorian Mintzer, Ph.D.: Well, I
think sort of what I was

alluding to before, I think
health. I mean, there's so many

unknowns in the world. I mean,
there's can be economic

downturns, there can be health,
I mean, you might have a vision

that you are going to work a
certain number of years, and

that either you or someone close
to you, child, spouse, partner,

sibling parents, has a health
crisis. And that can just kind

of put everything into kind of a
chaos crisis mode. So I think

that can derail. I think another
thing that can derail is if and

this may seem more subtle, but
if your only sense of yourself

is your work, and you're not,
either by choice or life,

circumstances not working. If
you can really go downhill,

there can be a dark side to not
having a sense of the

connection, engagement and
purpose and meaning. I think too

much isolation, you know, can be
a derailleur. I think that, you

know, if, in fact, somebody's
you know, maybe it's a

retirement isn't by choice. You
know, unfortunately, the

statistics say that, you know,
people can drink too much use

drugs and really go through a
real bad rabbit hole. But it

doesn't have to be that way. But
it can I mean, there are many

things that can be derailleurs.

And that's where I think
planning is helpful. I mean,

it's true. You know, I think
your percentage is probably

right on, about the number of
people who plan even those who

do have some retirement savings,
health costs can come up. There

may be, you know, tuition costs
for children, was even a recent

article about even the tuition
that older people are still

paying off, you know, or people
who go back to school. Yeah, and

people who want to go back to
school. And when I think the, I

think when you go bankrupt, you
still have to pay loans and

student student loans, you know,
and so many people have thought

that they've been saving for
retirement, but then, you know,

many are in what has been
referred to as that sandwich

generation. So taking care of
parents having children and, and

maybe even wanting to retrain
yourself and things cost money.

Kosta Yepifantsev: You know,
what's interesting about that is

I was having dinner with some
friends who are some in the

millennial generation, and they
are in the Gen X. And I feel

like Gen X really got a bad
hand. Like, if if you really

take it into like, obviously,
you know, the millennials and

Gen Z's probably can't afford to
buy a house, but Gen X is just,

they are under a lot of
pressure. When you talk about

sandwich house, I'm thinking
more of like vise grip,

Dorian Mintzer, Ph.D.: or
squeezed vise grip. Yeah.

Probably more apt metaphor. It's
true. You know, and it used to

be that parents wanted the next
generation to be better off.

And, you know, and that's where
it's, you know, falling by the

wayside somewhat.

Kosta Yepifantsev: But we can I
mean, we can, I'm optimistic

that things will will will start
to improve because we're having

more and more Have these types
of conversations are starting to

occur? And people are like, you
know, I don't know if this is

actually supposed to be like
this, you know? So Alright,

moving on. As a retirement
coach, do you think that there's

a difference between what people
think they want, and what they

actually want out of retirement?

Dorian Mintzer, Ph.D.: I think
that's true. And again, it may

vary. If one has done some
reflecting and thinking ahead of

time. So you know, I say it's
true, but it depends, in a

sense. There are many different
kinds of retirees. I mean, there

are, and many different kinds of
visions that people have. I

mean, some people really have
loved their work and want to

keep working and want to keep
contributing, maybe not full

time. But in some capacity, some
people are just totally burned

out. And when you think about
the concept of retirement, I

think it's changing. It used to
be, you know, I mean, back when

Social Security was developed,
you know, people had more

industrial jobs. And people
were, you know, by the time they

were in their 60s, they were
burned out. It's very different

now, in the 21st century, not
only are we living longer, but

there's just more desk work, or
head head kind of work. I mean,

not totally. So what somebody
wants from retirement may vary,

depending on what your prior
experiences where, I mean, I

think there's always been this
vision that there can, there's

more time for leisure. And many
people, I think, as I mentioned

before, there can be this
honeymoon phase. But kind of

like, like this expression,
there's only so much golf you

can play or someone's sailing.

And I think COVID put a crimp in
the fantasy of traveling. I

mean, it's opening up again, but
you know, it still exists. But I

think, you know, sometimes
people don't think ahead and

realize what it's going to feel
like not to have a paycheck, if

you're not getting a paycheck,
or not to have that identity if

it's been so much of your
identity. So, retirement,

sometimes can feel structureless
until you realize it's okay to

have and you need actually some
structure in your life, you

know, exercising, taking care of
yourself. I always like the

statistic that by the time
you're 65, it's 30% genetics,

which is not insignificant if
you've got some genetic

components. But 70% are things
you can have some control over

lifestyle choices, taking care
of your body and your brain,

spirituality, meaningful
relationships. So if you think

just doing nothing, if that's
the vision you have of

retirement, you probably will
end up being unhappy. I do think

that, again, there are different
stages of retirement. But if,

you know, some people actually
have a good picture of

retirement, and they combine in
beautiful ways, some voluntary,

maybe a little bit of working
time with family time with

friends, I'm for traveling time
for leisure, I mean, some people

truly do create, you know, what
they were envisioning. But some

don't.

Kosta Yepifantsev: So when I was
listening to your TEDx, one of

the things that you mentioned in
there is that our perception of

middle age is actually shifted,
and it's more, or between the

ages of 55 and 75. So, I want
to, I want to, I want you to

touch on that and kind of
explain it. But also, I'm

curious, you know, I'm sure
you've done some research and

have seen the statistics on
this, but how long do you think

people will be living in the
next like, 20 to 30 years, will

we be living into like, 125 or
150? I mean, I hope we are, you

know, but just curious.

Dorian Mintzer, Ph.D.: Well,
there are a few questions in

there. So no, but in terms of
lifespan, a lot of people now

are talking about healthspan
just lifespan. So you know, I

truly myself am a believer that
it's it's not just the number of

years, but I really I mean, I'd
like to live a good long time.

But I I also have a sense of
what for me quality of life is

so that just adding, you know, a
little years to my belt, if it

doesn't feel like a quality of
life. I'm not so sure I want

that. Just sticks are saying
that kids born now pretend you

know have a 5050 chance to live
into their hundreds. I don't

know that it's going to get to,
you know, way over 100 It could

be But again, it's hard to know.

But I do think that with the
extension of lifespan now and

hopefully healthspan, which is
being able to feel and be kind

of in the middle age, not old,
old and you know, more unable to

do things, you know that that's
maybe more at the final final

end. But during, you know, it is
interesting to think about this

extended middle age, you know,
it used to be 40 to 60. And 60

was old now, it's, you know, as
you say, 50 to 55 to 75. It's

like a second adulthood, or some
people actually even call it

middle essence now, that, you
know, Adolescence is only was a

term coined maybe 100 or 100
plus years ago, because there

was an awareness that there was
a time between being a child and

being an adult. And issues about
who am i Where do I want to

live? What do I want to do?

Parallels if you think about it.

So now we have this extended
middle age, you know, and people

are realizing, first of all, 62,
or 65, might be too young to

retire. Because if we're living
longer, and want to have some

lifestyle choices, we may need
to work longer if we're able to

and interpret. That's where we
can. And so, you know, thinking

about the parallels to
adolescence is we're dealing

with our identity we're dealing
with where do I want to live?

Which is your area to? You know,
who do I want to be connected

to? Parallel things, but
hopefully, at this middle

essence stage, the second
adulthood, we have an added

perspective and wisdom of just
having weathered a lot of the

ups and downs of life. But but
there is this transition. And I

think I really find it so
helpful and freeing to think

about this extended middle age,
it really is a time to keep

growing and learning and
evolving. And it doesn't have

it's not the old paradigm of
aging, which is it's all

downhill after 60. It will be if
you want it to be and let it be.

But it really doesn't have to be
there's many, many choices that

are out there.

Kosta Yepifantsev: Let's say
somebody doesn't plan for

retirement, or just doesn't have
a plan in general. What's your

advice to the children of
parents that have no retirement

plan?

Dorian Mintzer, Ph.D.: Another
good and hard question. You

know, it's interesting,
sometimes adult children don't

want to bring up things to
parents, and sometimes parents

don't want to bring up things to
young children, younger, adult

children, it is important to
have a conversation. I mean, I

I'm a believer that
conversations and they can be

very difficult ones. But it's
important to talk about so you

know, a son or a daughter can
maybe sit down and not you

aren't doing that's blaming
shaming you statements, you

know, you should be you're not.

But to say I'm worried about
you, you know, I'm worried that,

as far as I know, I don't think
you've been thinking about this

at all. And I worry, you know,
are you going to be able to keep

working in the way that you are
now or what happens if their

health issues, I'd like us to
sit down and talk about it. So

if you can use an if statement.

And you know, if you're in a
situation where you're not used

to talking together, and you're
able to have it be just the

start, let it be a short
conversation to start with, but

then know that you can come back
to it. But I really do think

they're hard conversations to
have. But I think whether you're

the adult trying to talk to, or
the parent trying to talk to

your adult children or adult
children T talking to your

parents try to think about using
I statements avoid you don't you

should you never those, even if
it's your heart is not intended

that way. It's blaming and
shaming and people get

defensive. But it's really
important conversations, you

know, I'm worried about you and
I don't think you have had

enough money saved. Can we just
figure out, you know, what do

you have in mind? What have you
taken care of What haven't you

taken care of, and this can be
tied in also to end of life

issues and wishes, you know, if
the adult children are going to

be you know, healthcare proxies
or power of attorney, it's so

important to have these
conversations and people often

put it off it's tied into your
question about why people don't

plan sometimes people don't want
to plan because if you think

ahead then you have to think
about up. I'm not gonna live

forever, and people with that.

Kosta Yepifantsev: Yeah, and I
mean, literally when when you

say they want to avoid it, or
they'd like to avoid it like I

have heard from so Many people
when I say why are you not

having a more thoughtful
conversation with your parents

about preparing for long term
care or just buying long term

care insurance? It's because
we're wired in this way, that we

know that death is an
inevitability, right? But we

don't think about it. Because
when you accept that component,

at least, this is what this is
what the good the greater

society teaches you. And once
you accept that component, then

you're essentially going against
your instincts. And you're, you

know, you're not going to live
every single day to the fullest,

but I believe that it's the
opposite.

Dorian Mintzer, Ph.D.: I agree
with you. Yeah, I totally agree

with you. I mean, I honestly
believe that knowing that death

exists, and none of us are going
to live forever makes life more

precious. also believe that it's
an act of love to sit down with

parents and adult children or
whomever I mean, not everybody

has children, and but whoever is
important in your life to sit

down and talk about these
things. It's an act of love.

Because if you don't, then, you
know, if something happens

unexpectedly, and you know, you
died, suddenly, I mean, we see

it happen all the time, with
natural disasters, too, or with

terrorist attacks, or any many
different ways. At the time of

loss and crisis. It's hard
enough. And so if the survivors

are left not knowing what you
would like, it's just it

compounds it. So I view it as an
act of love. And just on a

personal example, like, what was
about 40 years ago, now, when my

father was dying, he, you know,
he used to be a pretty

controlling person, and I didn't
like that, but I liked that he

was controlling in this way. And
he, my brother, and I flew out

to California where they lived.

And he knew he was sick, and he
knew he was dying. And we didn't

know when it was going to be,
but he said, We need to talk.

And my brother said, Well, no, I
don't think we need to talk. And

I said, Yes, we do. And it was
so helpful. And it really helped

me appreciate that he gave us
the information about what the

accounts were, where keys were,
I got my name on the checking

account, not to have it and but
it was or, you know, and knowing

that I wasn't going to do it
unless I had to talked about

what he wanted, end of life. My
mother talked about what she

wanted, you know, I was her
health care proxy, my brother

was his, it was such a relief,
to have that information. So

when he did die, you know, it
still took a while to deal with

all the stuff we had to deal
with. But we knew we knew the

passwords. I mean, that's
another thing. We have a digital

life as well as a real life. And
it's a, it's an act of love to

survivors, that at the time when
you need to take over, that you

know how to do it. And, you
know, return to so I you know, I

speak from personal experience,
and I, you know, work with my

clients on that, too. So,

Kosta Yepifantsev: before we
wrap up, I want to talk about

everyone's favorite topic,
inflation. How does inflation

impact retirement? And how much
can inflation change someone's

retirement plans?

Dorian Mintzer, Ph.D.: You know,
I would, I do know that

everybody is focused on
inflation. I think inflation is

part of it. But not the whole
thing. I mean, I think the

reality is, things cost money,
and that sometimes they cost

more money, other times, maybe
less money. I think the issue

from my perspective is we're
living longer, and we really

don't want to outlive our money.

So I think if right now, we're
there's some inflation that

needs to inform in some way. You
know, your notions about when to

retire, you know, a people I
think it's, you know, the idea

of 62 or 65. You know, it really
was when the lifespan was much

shorter. I think it is really
helpful, whether it be inflation

or knowing there's the unknown
of healthcare needs or whatever

else might happen in the
economy. Many people it is

important to rethink that the 60
to 65 is not such a magical age.

And if you really want to have
you know, options for your

lifestyle choices, then part of
it may be needing to recognize

that you need to work longer
doesn't necessarily mean working

longer, full time. But it may be
that part of your retirement

vision is you know, let's not
work out as much but let's still

bring some money in so that, you
know you're adding to your nest

egg.

Kosta Yepifantsev: What is the
more appropriate age to retire

if it's not 62 and 65. And I
know you're not saying that it's

a just a specific number, but
like if you were a policymaker,

and you had to put a number on
when people should retire, and

bring it back to when they first
created the law in 1937, where

Social Security was, you know,
eligible at age X, what age is

more appropriate now?

Dorian Mintzer, Ph.D.: I think
more and more people are working

into their 70s. But, but part of
it depends on what the kind of

work is. I mean, some people
truly reach their prime in their

70s. And I mean, I'm in my late
70s, I still work and love it,

my husband actually just turned
91, he still works part time.

And so there's no right, but but
he is doing it because he loves

doing it. Right. And, you know,
not everybody loves their work.

But if you can, you know, if
you're so lucky to have a

profession that, that you do
love, or, I mean, the beauty of

getting older is it's not too
late to learn something new. And

you might want to morph some of
the skills you have into

something else and maybe work in
a different way. But I think I

think more I'm seeing more and
more people work into their 70s.

I mean, I think early 60s is way
too early. But again, if people

have some physical issues, or
it's, it's a really difficult

job in terms of stamina, and
their, you know, health issues

and stuff like that, you know,
maybe you do need to work later.

But think about how you might be
able to repurpose some of the

skills you have. If you still
need to earn some additional

money. So you have more choices.

Kosta Yepifantsev: We always
like to end the show with a call

to action. For anyone that feels
behind or like they didn't start

preparing early enough. What can
we all do today to start

planning for a better
retirement.

Dorian Mintzer, Ph.D.: So I
always say it's never too late.

And it's never too early. It's
harder when it's later. But I

think it's not too late. So I
think I'm a believer, no matter

how much or how little money you
have to talk with a financial

planner, preferably one that has
what's called a holistic view,

which is they're they're viewing
money as a tool, and helping you

really think about what your
lifestyle options are and what

you want. But I think that would
be one way to start. I think

that there's a lot of resources
out there. I actually have a

list but it's okay to say I have
a monthly free webinar series on

the fourth Tuesday of each
month. Free open to public and

professionals called
revolutionize your retirement

interview with experts series to
help you create a fulfilling

second half of life. I encourage
you it's free signups always the

week before. And it's every
month except December. I'm in my

11th year of it. And to
celebrate the 10th year starting

last year earlier, interviews
are now released his podcasts

that you also can have access to
for free. So there's a lot that

I have out there. There are
other organizations out there.

So I think it's helpful to think
about it's not too late, you

know, you can talk with a
financial planner, their

retirement coaches around, talk
with friends, you know, often

people don't think they should
talk about retirement next stage

of life, I really encourage you
to realize you're not alone. And

there's a lot of help and
support available to you. So

that would be kind of little
action steps.

Caroline Moore: Thank you for
joining us on this episode of

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Strategy with Kosta

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