Thrive After 55

Terry Miller is the founder of Total Life Pursuit and the Built To Thrive Ecosystem, including Thrive After 55. After a major life correction that had everything to do with a mindset change in the early 2000’s, and then a back surgery in 2009, together they produced a major unexpected turning point — Terry rebuilt himself physically, trained as a fitness, health and life coach, and started asking a bigger question: what does it actually take to thrive in life, not just get through it?

That question got personal having watched his own father live with Alzheimer’s and later caring for both his and his wife Lora's mothers in their final years. It convinced Terry that most families face this season with far too little preparation. As Terry continued into his senior years, he discovered that very few people prepare for the last third of life with the exception of financially and only applies to a minority.

Today Terry has turned his main focus towards the largest generation in American history, the Boomers. He leads the Thrive After 55 workshop, coaches through Your Dad's Fitness Coach, and is writing the Built To Thrive After 55 workbook. He wants to inspire people to thrive and not just survive and empower them with practical tools and guidance to do just that. He and Lora live in Orange County, CA, where half of his 8 children and 10 of his 23 grandchildren were raised and still live. His conviction is simple: your last third doesn't have to be your worst, weakest, or poorest — it can be your best.

Our Mission

To help people 55 and older make their last third their best third — living with strength, sharp minds, deep faith, real relationships, and lasting purpose, not by accident, but on purpose.

We believe aging isn't something to survive. It's something to build — intentionally, across every part of life: body, mind, spirit, relationships, and finances. That conviction shapes everything we do, from the workshop to the workbook to the coaching — helping you face the realities of aging honestly, hold onto real hope, and make a real plan for the decades ahead.