A red letter day is defined as ‘any day of special significance’. The practice has Biblical roots with important days being written in red. It then extended to the Courts and Universities when the judiciary and scholars wore their dress robes on important days. In recent times this has been extended to include any day […]
Did you know that over the last few years many of the goal-posts for later life have changed? With global life expectancy increasing 50% in just the last 50 years reaching 60 is no longer ‘the beginning of the end’ instead it is life’s ‘half time interlude’. With this change many of the life goals […]
That’s the problem, when it comes to Living Longer very few of us really know when enough is enough. With a decade’s experience of researching longevity we have compelling evidence that shows few people really know when to stop. They immediately think of money but while that is certainly true if you are to strike and […]
The political debate is hotting up as we head into the June election and so to are some astounding assumptions behind the claims. Some examples: Care costs preventing people from leaving their home to their children. UK life expectancy is now around 80; the average age of UK first time Mums is 28 and they […]
The central message emerging from EML’s research is that those who are successful at making the most of their extra years are the ones who are able to strike a balance – the balance between six aspects of life identified by focus groups as being essential – maintaining relationships, valuing possessions, keeping active, optimising health, […]
Ask me the biggest challenge facing EML’s clients and that’s your answer. Cognitive bias is the scientific explanation for the ongoing battle between our brains logical and intuitive decision making processes. It is not just us making a bad decision (we all do that!) but the systematic process of making regular poor decisions because the […]
When I talk to people about living longer I can see their thought processes develop as the real implications begin to dawn. Initially the subject is dismissed as ‘something they already know’. There are constant media reports covering many of the common implications – growing demands on the health service, an increase in state pension age […]
One unexpected challenge facing those nearing the end of their ‘primary career’ is a need to change their core values – those unspoken expectations, often learnt at an early age, that have been subconsciously shaping their lives ever since. I’m not advocating radical change, just recognition that the rapid increase in life expectancy over the […]
It is often a case of mutual amazement. When people ask me about EML and I tell them expertise is in understanding the many implications of living longer they look amazed – ‘everyone knows that – its all over the news’ – how can you build a business around that? We then start to talk […]
The driving force behind establishing EML was to understand the many and varied implications resulting from the global trend of living longer. Our initial focus was on learning from the experience the ‘path-finders’ – those octogenarians who found themselves alive and well long after they thought they would have ‘checked out’. Through focus group discussions […]