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Why we exist

A proven process for renewed purpose in your fourth quarter.

The Grand Plan started with a simple recognition: too many people between 52 and 70+ have wisdom, experience, and energy to offer, yet feel under-engaged and underestimated.

They're asking what comes next. They carry decades of hard-won insight and skills, waiting to be directed with purpose.

The Grand Plan's proven process helps participants clarify what's next, reimagine what's still possible, and move forward with momentum and meaning.

Purposeful, not passive

The fourth quarter is not a season to simply manage, but an opportunity to dream bigger. The Grand Plan helps participants live with greater purpose, guided by clear priorities and goals that shape how they show up each day.

Clear, not complex

As participants move through The Grand Plan's six summits, they reflect on their life story, clarify what matters most, and set actionable goals for making their fourth quarter their best quarter yet.

Expanded, not exclusive

The Grand Plan is for anyone ready to approach their fourth quarter more intentionally. Individuals 40+, retirees, families, and organizations are already using it to take meaningful steps toward the life they want to build.

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Meet the team

Stan Endicott

Stan Endicott

Stan is the co-founder of The Slingshot Group, and has had a successful career in the music industry.

Stan lives in Phoenix, AZ with his wife Connie and has three adult children.

Dave Rhodes

Dave Rhodes

Dave is the Co-Founder of Clarity House and the Strategic Director for the Grace Family of Churches headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Dave lives in Atlanta, GA with his wife Kim, and has three children: Emma, Izzie and Frankie.

Mark Thomas

Mark Thomas

Mark Thomas is a former Big Four Practice Leader and board director with nearly four decades of experience guiding higher education and not-for-profit institutions through complex change.

Mark lives in Orange, CA with his wife Lynda and has four adult children.

Scott Papador

Scott Papador

Scott Papador brings over 40 years of corporate and entrepreneurial leadership experience, offering strategic guidance, technology expertise, and management insight to business and nonprofit boards.

He resides in Summit, WI, with his wife, Melinda, and they have three adult children.

Billy Graham Center, Wheaton College
Andrew J. Cook
Executive Director
“This idea may be one of the most significant evangelistic opportunities in decades.

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The fourth quarter isn't a slowdown. It's a narrowing of focus — a chance to be deliberate about what remains. Unfinished. On Purpose. will help you get there.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is The Grand Plan for?
The Grand Plan is for people approaching or already in their fourth quarter of life. Most participants are between 52 and 70+, though anyone from about 40 onward will find it useful. It's for people who have decades of experience and energy left to give, and who want to be deliberate about where that goes next. If you're asking what comes after the career you built, this was made for you.
How is The Grand Plan structured?
The process moves through six summits, each building on the one before: Personal Peace, Meaningful Contribution, Expanded Community, Increased Learning, Clear Legacy, and Holistic Health. Every summit combines short videos, guided reflection questions, planning exercises, and practical challenges. The course is entirely self-paced — there's no schedule to keep and no sessions to attend. You work through an updatable course dashboard and keep lifetime access to everything.
Why does The Grand Plan focus on the fourth quarter of life?
Roughly 10,000 Americans retire every day, and 77 million are between 52 and 70. Most of them were handed a version of retirement built around rest and travel, and for a lot of people that version doesn't fit. The fourth quarter is when your experience, skills, relationships, and wisdom are at their fullest — which makes it the wrong time to coast and the right time to plan.
Will participants spend more time on reflection or practical exercises?
Both, in roughly equal measure. The early summits lean toward reflection — writing your story, identifying what you're good at, naming what matters. The later ones turn that into specifics: goals, habits, routines, and a plan for how you'll spend your time. Reflection without action doesn't change anything, so every summit ends with something to do.
Is The Grand Plan only for people who are retired or planning for retirement?
No. Plenty of participants have no intention of retiring, and some are years away from thinking about it. The Grand Plan isn't about leaving work — it's about deciding what you want this stretch of your life to be for. Retirees, people still working, and people somewhere in between all go through the same six summits.
How do churches and small groups use The Grand Plan?
Yes, and it's often better that way. Churches, book clubs, alumni groups, and neighborhood circles use The Grand Plan to move through the process together. Because the course is self-paced, no trained facilitator is required — though a church or group that wants to teach it themselves certainly can. Group licensing starts at $1,500 per year, with additional participants at $35 each.

Your fourth quarter
can be your best quarter.

Get started with The Grand Plan on-demand growth course today. Or, you can schedule a conversation with our team and explore how The Grand Plan can help you dream bigger about your fourth quarter and put a plan into action for living it out.

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