09/06/2026
No team turns up to a World Cup hoping for the best. You just don’t win by rocking up and playing.
Players, managers, coaches, medics, assistants and myriad other people have been working diligently towards the ultimate prize.
Every eventuality is planned for, because when you get to the tournament, there's no time to start thinking about strategy. You either have a plan or you don't.
The World Cup kicks off this week in Mexico – bigger and bolder than ever before. Behind all the headlines, the hard work has been going on for months, even years.
But many people arrive at retirement having never planned.
Financial planning has always felt like something to get round to. Something for later. The problem is that later arrives faster than you think.
The teams that win tournaments don't just have talent. They have structure, discipline and a clear picture of where they want to end up. They know what success looks like and they've worked backwards from it.
It’s the same with retirement. It’s a long-term goal and you can't simply decide one day to stop work. It doesn’t work like that.
You need to define your goal, plan and execute for years before you’re in a comfortable position to retire. Many people never do that planning. Or at least, they don’t plan well enough. And retirement becomes a financial struggle.
Have you got a financial game plan, or are you still hoping for the best?