When should we retire?

When should we retire?

It was so much easier in years gone by. Most people retired at 60 or 65. So you had a fixed date to focus on and this gave you time to get ready. With the removal of the fixed retirement age, and with managers and HR reticent to discuss its all a bit vague. Some...
7 great things about getting older

7 great things about getting older

We can’t separate out ageing from retirement, we are getting older and moving into a different life phase. When young we can’t imagine getting old and focus on the negative, but there are plenty of positive things about ageing. Here are 7 and I’d love to hear from...
Retirement as a Rite of Passage

Retirement as a Rite of Passage

There is a need to mark important transitions in life, retirement being a major one.  It used to be a party and a gold clock or set of golf clubs. But is/was that enough? I still remember my first boss after the retirement presentation, with a cardboard box of...
Make 2022 a more meaningful and positive year

Make 2022 a more meaningful and positive year

I was on LBC Radio at 2100 last night – 3rd January 2022 The subject was – to talk about the decisions that people can make to ensure that 2022 is a more meaningful and positive year than 2021. So glad it wasn’t about new year resolutions, I stopped making them...