The Question That Changed Everything
A few years ago, I asked myself a question that made me genuinely uncomfortable:
If I live to 100 — what do I want the second half of my life to look like?
Not the winding-down version. Not the slow fade into irrelevance that society quietly expects of men past 60. I mean a life that is fully lived. Purposeful. Strong. Still building something.
That question led me to write my Life Plan — a document mapping out my vision, values, life roles, and goals across every dimension of life: financial, physical, spiritual, mental, familial and social. It's the most important thing I've ever written.
The 100 Year Man was born from that plan.
What I Believe
I believe that men — especially men in their 50s, 60s and beyond — are being sold a story that doesn't serve them. The story goes: work hard, retire, slow down, step back. Hand the baton to the next generation. Your time is done.
I think that story is wrong.
Your later decades can be your most intentional ones. Not your most energetic, necessarily — but your most deliberate, most connected, most purposeful. Because you've finally stopped caring about the wrong things.
Health is not something you lose gracefully — it's something you fight for daily. I follow a 16/8 intermittent fasting approach, I exercise every day, I sleep at least 8 hours. These aren't sacrifices. They're the foundation everything else is built on.
You don't have to trade time for money forever. Learning how to generate income that doesn't depend on showing up somewhere every day is one of the most important skills a man in his 60s can develop. It's what I'm actively studying and building right now.
Legacy is built in the small, daily decisions — not in grand gestures. I connect with my close family in South Africa regularly. I invest in my grandchildren's futures. I show up for my wife, every day, in the ways that actually matter. Legacy isn't a speech. It's a habit.
My Story, Honestly
I grew up in South Africa. I've worked hard my whole life — the kind of hard work that comes from knowing exactly what you're working for. I have a wife I love, children I'm proud of, and grandchildren I want to set up for a life of real financial freedom.
I'm not a millionaire. I don't have a perfect past. I've made financial mistakes and I've had to claw my way back from them. I still have debt I'm working down. I still have goals I haven't hit yet.
But I have something I didn't have ten years ago: absolute clarity about what I want, and a plan to get there.
My plan is to work full time until I'm 70, part time until I'm 80, and generate meaningful online income until I'm 100. I want to leave my wife with a fully paid-up property. I want to bequeath a meaningful inheritance to each of my children. I want to invest in each of my grandchildren's futures and watch that compound over their lifetimes.
These aren't fantasies. They're line items in a plan with deadlines and milestones.
Why This Website
The 100 Year Man is my public commitment to that plan. It's where I share what I'm learning — about living with purpose, staying physically strong, building financial resilience, and generating income in the digital age as a man in his 60s. It's honest. It's specific. And it's built on the belief that men like me deserve a community of peers who are thinking the same way.
If you're a man somewhere between 50 and 70, who still has a lot of living to do and isn't sure how to structure the years ahead — this is the place I'm building for you.
And if you're younger than that: start the plan now. Your future self will thank you.
I'm not a guru. I don't have all the answers. I'm figuring this out as I go — and documenting the journey here. Welcome to the movement.