One of the greatest attractions of moving to a second career is the opportunity to do what you want to do. There is no family placing you under a financial burden and if you are fortunate enough to receive a pension you have the opportunity to consider the voluntary sector as well as paid employment. […]
One of six personal skills needed for making the most of living longer is Embracing Change . It is almost inevitable, the longer we live, the more change we encounter. Yet not all change is good, and embracing change just because it’s there is a fools game. The skill is is retaining an open mind […]
As part of finishing my ‘first’ career I stopped working ‘for’ people and started working ‘with’ them – and that made a big difference. I work for myself now, doing what I want. Sometimes I get paid, sometimes not – what is important is that I make a difference. Moving on from education to the […]
A client asked me to review a document. In building a portfolio of activities for his second career his love of driving classic cars had led to a role driving wedding cars. What wasn’t anticipate was the very special relationship he built with each bride. Picking them up from home signalled the end of months […]
When it comes to passing on possessions there are two key questions
Sometimes, when you least expect it it all just comes together
Deciding what to do with the rest of your life is a great starting point as we emerge from the pandemic lockdown
It’s not just possessions that are holding us back – learning to let go is a new key life skill
It’s important to keep your dreams alive – particularly in a pandemic
If you manage to create wealth during your life then you really need to think about what happens to it once you’re gone. Get that right and you leave a wonderful legacy, get it wrong and you blight the lives of those you care about