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Thursday, October 1, 2026

Across hundreds of conversations at my conference table, one of the most frequently asked questions is some version of this: how do I pass something to my children without ruining them? People who have built real wealth are not mainly...

Thursday, September 24, 2026

In this episode, Alan sits down with Nicholas to talk about three seasons of life: the Strongman, the Spotter, and the Sage. Most people go straight from Strongman to Sage, offering wisdom from a distance, skipping the Spotter stage.

Thursday, August 27, 2026

Most people spend 30 years climbing toward “enough.” Very few ever decide what the margin past “enough” is actually for. In this episode, Alan sits down with Nicholas to talk about that.

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Over the years I have sat across from a lot of families who built something meaningful and wanted it to make a difference in the lives of the people they love. I have also watched good money land the wrong way. A couple works hard,...

Thursday, July 23, 2026

Alan walks through why the culturally accepted path (accumulate, preserve, pass at death) quietly kills multi-generational wealth.

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Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Over more than two decades of advising families, I have learned that “enough” is the hardest number to pin down, because it will not hold still. A family comes to me fifteen years out from retirement and tells me exactly what they will...

Thursday, June 25, 2026

Is retirement the finish line, or could it be the starting line for something greater? In this episode of The 10 Talent Life, Alan, Nicole, and Nicholas continue the conversation about “staying on the field” after financial independence.

Thursday, June 4, 2026

In this episode, Alan Irving sits down with his wife Nicole and their son Nicholas to reflect on life after financial independence and the traditional idea of stepping onto the sidelines in retirement.

Thursday, May 28, 2026

What is The 10 Talent Life—and why does it matter? In this “Before You Listen” episode, Alan Irving is joined by his wife Nicole and son Nicholas to introduce the heart behind the podcast.

Thursday, March 19, 2026

Over the years, I have noticed something interesting about the stages of life.For most people, the first half of adulthood is spent climbing a mountain. You work hard, build a career, raise a family, and steadily move toward the goal...

Monday, October 6, 2025

There was once a man named Thomas who spent his whole life climbing a mountain. He didn’t always call it that—but that’s what it was. Early in life, he called it “making a living.” Later, it became “providing for the family.”...

Friday, April 11, 2025

Growing up in a small farming community in Maine, I saw firsthand how families navigated generational transitions—some with great success, others with heartbreaking losses. There were farms that thrived as they passed from one...

Tuesday, December 10, 2024

As much as we hate to admit it, Nicole and I aren’t as young as we used to be. Much of our lives have been focused on raising and educating our children, but now we find ourselves helping them prepare to lead their own families. This...

Friday, September 20, 2024

Having young children in our home for the last 25 years has provided us the opportunity to see nearly every animated movie produced in the 21st century. Our family enjoys quoting lines from the movies and laughing and teasing each...