Rethink Retirement – Work (Part2)

by Dr Denise Taylor | Kitchen Conversations, Retirement

This is a series of videos where I get us rethinking about retirement. This time it focuses on work.

Will you work for the money or is more meaning important to you? Watch to get my ideas on what to consider.

And if you missed it, you can watch last weeks video on Money here.

Turning 60

20 benefits to getting older

Dr Denise Taylor / August 2, 2023

Reduced fear of failure: With age, we often become more resilient and less afraid of taking risks or trying new...

Self-Understanding

We should act from compassion

Dr Denise Taylor / June 26, 2023

There is something about spending time with Buddhist teachers; they radiate calmness and happiness. I always feel more at peace....

Money Retirement

Getting your state pension

Dr Denise Taylor / June 17, 2023

Early May, about 4 months before I reach my 66th birthday I received a letter, inviting me to claim for...

Inspiration Retirement Self-Understanding

Letting go ….

Dr Denise Taylor / June 5, 2023

Do we need all our possessions? When we travel – do we travel light? We spend a lifetime collecting possessions....

Elderhood Longer Term

Life at 80 – how AI will change our future

Dr Denise Taylor / June 1, 2023

Let's imagine my future. In less than 15 years I'll be 80! Introduction In the year 2038, as you turn...

Health & Wellbeing

Improving Health Span: The Key to a Long and Healthy Life

Dr Denise Taylor / May 22, 2023

As I review the health chapter of my forthcoming book, I was reminded about the difference between health span and...

Retirement

The Mental Health Benefits of Working Beyond Retirement Age

Dr Denise Taylor / May 18, 2023

Retirement is often associated with a well-deserved break from work and a chance to enjoy leisure time. However, research suggests...

Positive Ageing

Dr Denise Taylor / April 19, 2023

Positive ageing is “the process of maintaining a positive attitude, feeling good about yourself, keeping fit and healthy, and engaging...

Retirement Self-Understanding

What is a meaningful life?

Dr Denise Taylor / April 13, 2023

A meaningful life can be defined as a life that has a sense of purpose, fulfilment, and significance. It is...

Elderhood Retirement

On turning 90

Dr Denise Taylor / April 6, 2023

My mum has recently turned 90, she is now old-old. She is still living independently with the help of carers...

Ageism Health & Wellbeing Retirement

Stay engaged and involved to increase your well-being

Dr Denise Taylor / August 1, 2022

Research from the Sloan Centre on Aging & Work at Boston College has found that when older adults are actively engaged in...

Retirement

Do we need to stay working to maintain strong mental health?

Dr Denise Taylor / June 27, 2022

I regularly read academic papers to ensure there is an evidence base to the work I do with my clients...

Inspiration

What makes you feel alive?

Dr Denise Taylor / May 30, 2022

I’m just back from a 4 day music festival, the first for 3 years, Bearded Theory in Derbyshire. I was...

Inspiration Self-Understanding

Featured in the Daily Mail

Dr Denise Taylor / May 12, 2022

There's a section, written by me, in the Daily Mail today, Thursday 12 May - all about how to do...

Inspiration

The Deferred life plan

Dr Denise Taylor / March 9, 2022

Life is for living; you don’t want to defer it until you are retired. I hadn’t realised that I was...

Retirement

When should we retire?

Dr Denise Taylor / March 2, 2022

It was so much easier in years gone by. Most people retired at 60 or 65. So you had a...

Career

How to change your mindset to get a job in your 50s or 60s

Dr Denise Taylor / February 25, 2022

Writing about retirement, I also need to consider ageing, we are getting older, and also work, people may want or...

Retirement Turning 60

7 great things about getting older

Dr Denise Taylor / February 23, 2022

We can’t separate out ageing from retirement, we are getting older and moving into a different life phase. When young...

Health & Wellbeing Retirement

Glass half full – you will probably live longer

Dr Denise Taylor / February 21, 2022

As we think about retirement, we also think about getting older. Whilst it would be nice to live to a...

Retirement

Retirement as a Rite of Passage

Dr Denise Taylor / February 18, 2022

There is a need to mark important transitions in life, retirement being a major one. It used to be a party...

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Denise Taylor

Chief Inspiration Officer, The 50 Plus Coach.