Starting Over at Sixty | Deborah Hammett

Send us a text In this episode of Authors Who Lead, I sit down with Deborah Hammett, author of Salty at 60: Becoming Better Than Retired. Deborah’s story is the bold, honest tale of how she left her thirty-three-year career in education in pursuit of a freer, purpose-filled second act—sailing solo aboard her boat and, eventually, writing a book about her experience. Timestamp: 00:00 Trading chalkboards for chart plotters 05:16 Sailing while teaching online 09:22 Sailing adventure in retirement 10:30 Sailing into unforeseen roles 16:29 Engine troubleshooting at sea 19:44 Fiction’s purpose and life lessons 23:51 Docking and anchoring tips tutorial 25:31 Women captains and ocean nomads 28:00 Overcoming fears in sailing life 32:07 Embracing classroom chaos for growth 35:05 Embrace continuous flexibility Full show notes COMMUNITY PROGRAMS 📚 Write and Publish your book CONNECT 📷 Instagram 🎬 TikTok 👫🏻 Facebook 💼 LinkedIn 🐦‍⬛ Twitter 🤝🏻 Apply to be a Guest LEAVE A REVIEW ✍🏻 Review on Apple Podcasts ✍️ Review on Spotify 🖱️ Episode Webpage